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Complete Spine MRI

Lumbar, Thoracic, Sacral Spine MRI, including the Coccyx

         Wow, what a day.  Before I tell you about my MRI adventure, I want to mention a minor separate issue.  Wednesday I was cutting meat (Kidneys and Liver) for our dogs when I managed to poke my right thumb with the knife.  I thought I had cut myself, but when I checked, I saw nothing.  No blood, no cut, nothing at all, so I continued my work.  Now, the thumb is red and swollen, very tender at the point where I poked myself.  A quick trip to Convenient Care was done, I've been put on Antibiotics, which is what I thought would happen.  No change today, we'll see how things are tomorrow.

         Before I  tell you about the MRI's, I want to stress that I AM NOT complaining.  I don't talk about this (various health matters) much, except with Kathy.  She hears it all.  I'm letting you all know in case I suddenly am not as active as I have been.  Which as you might imagine after reading this entry, is not near as active as I'd love to be.  Anywho, or anyway, however you want to say it, on with it.  I don't mind sharing health news, it's not HIPAA if it's about me, and comes from me, is it?

         I've suffered from back pain for many years now, and today a 3-year old MRI result 'appeared'.  Yeah, neither of us know where it came from or how it got to the top of my drawer unit, but there it was.  I forgot I have Spinal Stenosis with degeneration in 3-4 discs in my lower back.  The MRI's are a follow-up to MRI's conducted in 2022 (the test results found earlier today.  Still shaking my had over their sudden appearance).

         The Spinal Stenosis and disc issue cause Peripheral Neurophthy.  What those fancy words mean is, I can't stand for long, plus I have a bit of Vertigo when I do stand.  I'm not dizzy per se, I have Vertigo.  I know, some of you might say it's the same thing, but in my eyes it isn't.  But, if I can't stand, I should sit, right?  Yeah, tell my back that.  I stand, my left hip and leg ache.  I sit, my back aches.  So I should lie down, right?  Except I lay on my left side for the most part, and my left hip let's me know it doesn't like that.  It's hard to find a comfortable way to lie in bed.

         The MRI's without Contrast were done first, of course.  Why is it that when you're required to lie still that about every place on your face decides to itch?  Yeah, it happened.  Plus, since the MRI was of essentially my entire spine, it took over 40 minutes!  The itch started about 8 minutes into the test.  It became a case of mind over matter at that point.  I won some, but there were times I was asked how I was doing, so I asked if I could scratch my nose.  You know I did. 

         The MRI with Contrast was next, and didn't take near as long, nor were near as bad.  After a little over an hour of lying still in one spot, we were finally done.  Ahhh, peace and quiet, because the MRI machine is very noisy.

         Well, that's it, I'm done.  Enjoy yourself, enjoy your life, and love those in your life that really matter!  Most of all, WRITE!

Love To You All,

JimD