Dave Mustaine Has Degenerative Disk Disease And Arthritis In His Neck

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has had some back problems for sometime now that I was never aware of. But when you’ve been banging your head on tour for over 25 years, you’re bound to cause some kind of damage to your body. According to his post in the official Megadeth Forums, Dave has been diagnosed with Degenerative Disk Disease And Arthritis in his Neck.

“I have been struggling with my back for some time, and have been doing yoga, stretching, acupuncture, faith healing, ‘laying’ on of hands, injections, chiropractic, and everything else you can imagine.

“Two years ago, almost, I went out to my friend in Ohio and went to the OSU Medical center and had MRI’s done on my neck and spine for 1 3/4 hours. The next day, the doctor (and I say that reluctantly) said that I had stenosis, and acted like it was just indigestion and went on talking to someone else. Needless to say, I was pissed by his cavalier attitude, and when he told me that there was nothing I could do except take two Aleve and get used to it, I felt doomed. After two more years of destroying my neck and back on tour and ruining my liver from the medication, I finally went to the Kieran Jobe Clinic in Anaheim and my Dr. Orr Limpisvasti did more x-rays, and requested I get another series of MRIs done. I was also to be fitted with a brace, and a traction unit, and physical therapy. AGAIN WITH THE FUCKING PT! This time it’s for six months. I went there on Thursday to find out the results of the MRI. This was the day that I find out if I go under the knife or not.

“I have been diagnosed with degenerative disk disease and arthritis in my neck and that is what’s causing all of the problems in my back.