During the last week of July, I was drying off after a shower and suddenly felt a sharp pain in my neck and down my right arm! I had an X-Ray which showed no bone damage and the doctor guessed that I had a herniated disc in my neck or a severly pinched nerve. Well thirteen weeks later, the pain has never gone away dispite physical thearpy, visits to a chiropractor, a message thearpist, and an MRI. At least the MRI revealed that I have cervical stenosis. I think that maybe Latin for old age. :)
They are recommending that I take it easy (very hard for me to do) and continue physical thearpy. I also got a home traction machine from Mary McCormick. Hopefully I can stretch my neck, create some space for the nerve and avoid going under the knife!
Me and my home traction machine! Who needs doctors?
No comments:
Post a Comment