>DING<
OVERALL, STABLE OR BETTER.
TOM LEE.
BONE SURVEY IN 12/11: IMPRESSION:
Thoracic and lumbar spine -- Severe L2 compression fracture noted similar to the previous 2008 study. Moderate degenerative change and spondylosis identified in the thoracic and lumbar spine. Facet degeneration.
Skull -- no obvious finding. Lucency previously described 2008 study not very well demonstrated.
Cervical spine -- Minimal degenerative change and spondylosis in the spine. No focal lesion is seen.
Pelvis and femur -- mild to change in hip joints. Faint lucency in the right proximal femur similar to previous report. Other described lucencies not very well demonstrated now.
Humerus series -- Mild Degenerative change in the acromioclavicular joint. Only one lucency is seen in the mid distal aspect of the left humerus measuring about 1.4-cm.
Well, at least I am stable.
jc
Showing posts with label back pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label back pain. Show all posts
Bad back...BAD!
Well, not as bad as what dumped me in the hospital a few years ago, but twinges and twangs of flashback proportions.
The problem is thus: Collapsed vertebrae damaged nerves, healed wrong, keeping those nerves dangerously close to bone chips ( chips that healed where they fell). Most of the time I am OK, but then a peculiar twist or bend "twangs" the nerve bundle. PANIC. I shut down for a few days, overly cautious and super paranoid that I will have to use the GD walker again. I eat, get fat, and exasperate the back problem with new stresses. Repeat.
Yesterday, it hit me as I was getting out of the car. Luckily, I had gripped the door handle as I was transitioning from sitting to standing, or it would have been ugly. It took me a few moments to get my hips under my back and settle myself down.
Not fun.
I will crash for a bit before Kristin's birthday bash (ok, just going out to dinner).
jc
The problem is thus: Collapsed vertebrae damaged nerves, healed wrong, keeping those nerves dangerously close to bone chips ( chips that healed where they fell). Most of the time I am OK, but then a peculiar twist or bend "twangs" the nerve bundle. PANIC. I shut down for a few days, overly cautious and super paranoid that I will have to use the GD walker again. I eat, get fat, and exasperate the back problem with new stresses. Repeat.
Yesterday, it hit me as I was getting out of the car. Luckily, I had gripped the door handle as I was transitioning from sitting to standing, or it would have been ugly. It took me a few moments to get my hips under my back and settle myself down.
Not fun.
I will crash for a bit before Kristin's birthday bash (ok, just going out to dinner).
jc
Grumpy old Fart
That's what I called myself today to one of the Daisy moms. I have a head cold (or allergies), my back hurts when I cough, and I am walking around in a haze.
My back went south Saturday night, and Sunday was just miserable. While It is slowly getting better, once in a while it "catches" and all those bad old memories come back. Coughing doesn't help. Especially the cough jags that I have with this allergy/cold thing.
Oh, and the Sudafed seems to mess with the thyroid pills.
It's 3:45, time for a nap...
jc
My back went south Saturday night, and Sunday was just miserable. While It is slowly getting better, once in a while it "catches" and all those bad old memories come back. Coughing doesn't help. Especially the cough jags that I have with this allergy/cold thing.
Oh, and the Sudafed seems to mess with the thyroid pills.
It's 3:45, time for a nap...
jc
Back from Carson City...
...and note that I didn't say vacation.
Visited with the grands, and considering, they seem OK. Did a bit of work around the house for grandma, nothing serious, but she needs new valves on her washer, and the roof is fine for now, but coming to its chronological end soon.
Pauline and Bob were fantastic hosts, as usual. Went with Bob to Cabella's and finally found a belt that I can wear through security. Re-installed XP on his computer, and it works great now.
While up there, I don't know if it was the altitude, humidity (or lack thereof), or the cold, but I had cramps all over. It took me a few days to recover, once I got home. I think I actually pulled a muscle in my leg when I got home.
As I write this, I am having an old experience that I hoped I had left in the past. Those mid back, sharp twitches that suck the air out of me have started up again. Not fun. Hopefully it is because I pushed myself a bit too far today, carnying some new plants when we went to the Arb today (got some peanuts to plant for Jenna and tomatoes for me).
I should rest now...
jc
Visited with the grands, and considering, they seem OK. Did a bit of work around the house for grandma, nothing serious, but she needs new valves on her washer, and the roof is fine for now, but coming to its chronological end soon.
Pauline and Bob were fantastic hosts, as usual. Went with Bob to Cabella's and finally found a belt that I can wear through security. Re-installed XP on his computer, and it works great now.
While up there, I don't know if it was the altitude, humidity (or lack thereof), or the cold, but I had cramps all over. It took me a few days to recover, once I got home. I think I actually pulled a muscle in my leg when I got home.
As I write this, I am having an old experience that I hoped I had left in the past. Those mid back, sharp twitches that suck the air out of me have started up again. Not fun. Hopefully it is because I pushed myself a bit too far today, carnying some new plants when we went to the Arb today (got some peanuts to plant for Jenna and tomatoes for me).
I should rest now...
jc
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