What's new with us? Absolutely nothing. Chris' back pain is turning into a medical mystery. It started off so simple. He tweaked his back delivering a water heater. Six visits with a chiro did not help. He moved on to top notch pain specialist who believed this to be a simple fix. I shared with him my wants to grow my family and he assured me that Chris would be healthy soon. Seven months later, taking into account the three month break from treating his back to treat his kidney stones, Chris' pain is way worse than it was in May. The doctor is baffled!
He believes the time it took to treat Chris' kidney stones worsened the situation. I would agree since his pain is off the charts. Ever try to sleep while your husband, who you've watched weather a brain injury and stay awake during surgery for two amputated finger tips, cries out in pain during the night? He ordered a second MRI believing he would see a significant change that would show on paper what Chris is feeling. The results showed a normal back. The doctor actually asked if he was on Candid Camera! The disc is bulging a bit, but not enough to indicate the kind of pain he feels.
You would think he would have some relief in the form of drugs. No way. Nothing has worked at all. Finally he was prescribed a drug that eased his pain during the kidney stones. It's my prayer tonight that it works. It's beginning to wear on me to watch Chris suffer every day. Honestly it breaks my heart. I have to try to ignore it just to keep from crying with him.
The next step is a disc-o-gram. Even though the MRI doesn't show it, we all believe the pain is coming from the disk and not just the joints. Those joints have gone through a lot of testing with only 1 out 3 test having a positive result. The disc-o-gram is a procedure which will show if the disc is healthy or not. Ever hoped for an unhealthy disc?
Until then, we'll just keep on keeping on.....
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