Met w/ neck doctor this week.
I had my appt. with my neck doctor on Monday, and he said since my MRI of the neck was 2 years old, we needed a new one. So I had that done yesterday, and am waiting to hear back from them. He said he needed to call Dr. Stark, who did this latest SI Joint Fusion, to see if it was ok to administer a steroid injection in my neck. Very good point, so I wait and see. I'm wondering why he couldn't go ahead and do the nerve cauterizing, but perhaps there is too much steroid injected for that procedure as well. Meanwhile, the muscle relaxants are helping keep the demons at bay, so that is good. I definitely think the crutch use and coddling my back exacerbated the neck issues. My right SI Joint fusion is coming along nicely. 2 more weeks of cane use, unless he thinks I need more. So all good there.
Cindylou
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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Met w/ neck doctor this week.
04-08-2009, 04:11 PM
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