Ok so we finally got the results of hubbys CT scan back. At the C3-4 level there is a mild disc bulge but no herniation. At the C4-5 level, he has calcium spurs and they are producing a noticeable narrowing of the right and left intervertebral foramina, and contacting the anterior surface of the dural sac. Disc bulge is associated but no herniation.
Wow that actually made me sound smart and medical then didn’t it LOL I actually copied it from the report. Basically we were told that he has arthritis in his neck and some calcium spurs in the neck from the arthritis. There is nothing that they want to do right now, because if he goes to physiotherapy (at a cost of $60.00 a visit) it might help it and ease the pain. Like we are made of money and can afford to shell out $60.00 for a 30-minute visit! If he has time off work he doesn’t get paid so he would be losing pay just to spend money we don’t have. Catch 22 eh!
The doctor was good though he told us that there might be some useful exercises on line that we could use for the time being and gave me a few terms to look up to find the specific exercises to help not hinder.
If nothing helps it get better and it persists then we have to wait for an appointment with a specialist that is about four hours away from where we live. He has the shortest wait time of a year apparently! The doctor that fixed my back when I was paralyzed is booked solid for the next while otherwise I would have suggested him he was awesome!
Yes I did go for my walk today with my mom and daughter. We decided to go twice around the perimeter today, as it was so nice outside. I am thinking that now we can do it once around without having to drag my mom along, that we should increase our distance to twice around the cemetery for the next month or so and then just keep increasing it.
Well, that’s about all my news!
Hope you went out for your walk today and enjoyed the wonderful sunshine that we have been having… unless your weather is crappy!
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April 7th, 2011
sounds like it's going to work out?! good :)
ReplyDeletei've lived in a physio office for 2.5 years ... blech ... poor hubby
I hope hobby gets better and the exercises help. I hear you on the doctors visits they tried to get me thay way for my arm I was like oh no ain't happening LOL
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