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Health Update & Birthday~
5 years ago
Today I turn 29! w00t w00t! Hubby took me out to a nice steak dinner, and now I'm chillaxing with a nice buzz.
Sorry for not writing or posting anything lately, or frequently. I've been pretty exhausted the past couple of months, with physical therapy and whatnot. I think I'm finally figuring out what's wrong with me though, you see on the 13th I had a full MRI for my head, neck, and back. They found a lot of messed up things in my lower back:
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Medical Nerd Alert!
(Copied from the MRI Report)
L4-5: Disc desiccation. There is a right foraminal disc herniation with annular tear. There is facet hypertrophy with facet fluid. There is mild subarticular zone and foraminal stenosis. Disc abuts exiting right L4 nerve root.
L5-S1: Disc bulge asymmetric to the left. There is facet hypertrophy. There is mild left subarticular zone stenosis.
IMPRESSION: No compression fracture, spondylolisthesis or destructive lesion. Disc bulge with a right foraminal disc herniation L4-5. Disc bulge asymmetric to the left L5-S1.
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I don't know yet what this will mean for my future since I get to see my results before the doctor calls me. My husband thinks I might need surgery, we'll just have to see. However, I know this is probably a major cause of all my nerve pain, numbness/weakness, and coordination issues. On top of that, I also have destabilized joints (Hypermobility, partial dislocations, etc) that I'm working on strengthening. It'll be a slow process, but hopefully, I can get to a place where I can draw comfortably, consistently, and without pain. :)
In short.....VINDICATION!!!!! I've been pushing to get an MRI since at least March. 0'...'0 I really wish I could get an apology from the doctor for blowing me off. This also hopefully means a juicy settlement from the Car Insurance Company :D
In other news, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get an official diagnosis for asthma at the end of the month. My PCMs have always flip-flopped on if I had it because I always get a negative pulmonary test. However, I have respiratory issues, that aren't directly caused by allergies. The allergist gave me a medicine that if he said work, that meant I had asthma, and gosh dang it worked almost immediately. It felt so wonderful to actually get a deep breath. ;;-;;
So yes, sorry that I haven't been drawing or anything, but I've been mostly focusing on my health and avoiding back spasms. (That drawing causes) My hubby did suggest I start writing again instead. Maybe little one-shots of my OCs, would you be interested in those?
Sorry for not writing or posting anything lately, or frequently. I've been pretty exhausted the past couple of months, with physical therapy and whatnot. I think I'm finally figuring out what's wrong with me though, you see on the 13th I had a full MRI for my head, neck, and back. They found a lot of messed up things in my lower back:
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Medical Nerd Alert!
(Copied from the MRI Report)
L4-5: Disc desiccation. There is a right foraminal disc herniation with annular tear. There is facet hypertrophy with facet fluid. There is mild subarticular zone and foraminal stenosis. Disc abuts exiting right L4 nerve root.
L5-S1: Disc bulge asymmetric to the left. There is facet hypertrophy. There is mild left subarticular zone stenosis.
IMPRESSION: No compression fracture, spondylolisthesis or destructive lesion. Disc bulge with a right foraminal disc herniation L4-5. Disc bulge asymmetric to the left L5-S1.
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I don't know yet what this will mean for my future since I get to see my results before the doctor calls me. My husband thinks I might need surgery, we'll just have to see. However, I know this is probably a major cause of all my nerve pain, numbness/weakness, and coordination issues. On top of that, I also have destabilized joints (Hypermobility, partial dislocations, etc) that I'm working on strengthening. It'll be a slow process, but hopefully, I can get to a place where I can draw comfortably, consistently, and without pain. :)
In short.....VINDICATION!!!!! I've been pushing to get an MRI since at least March. 0'...'0 I really wish I could get an apology from the doctor for blowing me off. This also hopefully means a juicy settlement from the Car Insurance Company :D
In other news, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get an official diagnosis for asthma at the end of the month. My PCMs have always flip-flopped on if I had it because I always get a negative pulmonary test. However, I have respiratory issues, that aren't directly caused by allergies. The allergist gave me a medicine that if he said work, that meant I had asthma, and gosh dang it worked almost immediately. It felt so wonderful to actually get a deep breath. ;;-;;
So yes, sorry that I haven't been drawing or anything, but I've been mostly focusing on my health and avoiding back spasms. (That drawing causes) My hubby did suggest I start writing again instead. Maybe little one-shots of my OCs, would you be interested in those?
Taelune
~taelune
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Thank you! I'm trying my best, but sometimes I feel like I'm getting forgotten since I'm not very active now. XD
