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My neck has been hurting enough that last week I asked the physiotherapist to OK an X-ray. The X-ray report came back saying that my C-5 vertabrae had collapsed. I knew that previously C-3 had collapsed and that C-6 had a void where cancer use to be, but C-5 was new. On went the *^!X^ neck collar.
Today I saw my regular bone doctor. He looked at the x-ray and pointed out that my C-3 has collapsed to the point where the radiologist missed it. He had miscounted my neck vertabrae and his comments were about C-6.
Good. No new bones involved but it looks like C-6 is getting shorter now too. Soon I'm going to need to sit on a phone book to see out the van's windshield. However it's the neck/shoulder pain that's the problem. The good doctor suggests I wait until C-6 stops collapsing, and the neck muscles compensate. Then the neck pain will go away.
I need to find a doctor with a magic wand.
Love
Carolin
Today I saw my regular bone doctor. He looked at the x-ray and pointed out that my C-3 has collapsed to the point where the radiologist missed it. He had miscounted my neck vertabrae and his comments were about C-6.
Good. No new bones involved but it looks like C-6 is getting shorter now too. Soon I'm going to need to sit on a phone book to see out the van's windshield. However it's the neck/shoulder pain that's the problem. The good doctor suggests I wait until C-6 stops collapsing, and the neck muscles compensate. Then the neck pain will go away.
I need to find a doctor with a magic wand.
Love
Carolin
1 Comments:
At 10:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Carolin,
Here's hoping Houdini will show up with his magic wand a.s.a.p., and fix this darn neck situation. As usual, you sound like you are taking this in stride. I am so proud to have a strong friend like you, and though I know you must grow so tired of hearing it, you are such a trooper. I KNOW one of these days this will all pay off in spades! Thinking of you, Rebecca
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