I hurt enough today that I bowed out of my regular sewing circle with my Rendezvous friends. FH came home early from the Hunter Safety class he helps teach and took me to a doctor.
The physician we saw has ordered an MRI to see if there is any additional damage to my spine versus a tumor or even a pinched nerve. He also mentioned "confirming the spina bifida diagnosis" from my early adulthood.
Dude. I saw the x-rays myself. There was a hole in the vertebra where no hole should be. Apparently working with fossil bones and anatomy isn't good enough for me to understand when a hole isn't supposed to be in a spinal column. Who knew?
I suppose Daddy was right when he said, "Doctors are practicing."
Someone will be calling me on Monday to schedule the test. I'm not overly pleased about it, since I detest enclosed spaces and those machines are loud. Hopefully the insurance will cover the nice open MRI at different hospital.
4 comments:
I'm sorry you're hurting, Kat. I hope they can help you and that your insurance pays.
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Oh my gosh, MiniKat-I'm so sorry to hear this. Sending good thoughts your way regarding the upcoming MRI.
I'm discovering that not all the blog posts show up on my Google blog roll. I've found a bunch of blogs though my Dashboard that are new to me, like this one! It's too late, since you're right in the middle of the MRI right now, but if I had to do one again, I'd request sedation. When I had one for my shoulder, I thought I would totally lose it and knew that if I opened my eyes, I'd go crazy. I kept them squeezed and said more Hail Marys and Our Fathers than I think I've ever said in my entire life. Next time - drugs please.
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