Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Something Funny On The C2 Vertebrae
The news is not so great this time. Friday I woke up with a stiff and sore neck. Nothing made it better. I can reach things on the lower shelves in the frig, tie my shoes, etc... I finally agreed to go to the ER Monday.
Note: July when the new student doctors come on and during a holiday when people do stupid and hurtful things is a bad time to go to the ER.
Xrays and a followup CT showed "something funny" on one of the processes of my C2 vertebrae. By something funny they meant a lesion.They did a full body bone scan. Good news is that only the process on the C2 was lit up.The next step was to do a biopsy to find out if the carcinoma or the sarcoma had spread.
My sarcoma doctor at MD Anderson said not to do a biopsy and that he wanted to see the scans. So I am at home with a muscle relaxer that helps waiting for the next opinion.
The C2 vertebrae allows you to turn your head. The muscles attach to the process. They say the part that holds my spinal cord is strong enough and not affected yet.
Note: July when the new student doctors come on and during a holiday when people do stupid and hurtful things is a bad time to go to the ER.
Xrays and a followup CT showed "something funny" on one of the processes of my C2 vertebrae. By something funny they meant a lesion.They did a full body bone scan. Good news is that only the process on the C2 was lit up.The next step was to do a biopsy to find out if the carcinoma or the sarcoma had spread.
My sarcoma doctor at MD Anderson said not to do a biopsy and that he wanted to see the scans. So I am at home with a muscle relaxer that helps waiting for the next opinion.
The C2 vertebrae allows you to turn your head. The muscles attach to the process. They say the part that holds my spinal cord is strong enough and not affected yet.
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