Thoacic and Neck xrays!

vwkamper

Hi everyone,

Well after my fall in the bath i have since got 2mg Diazepam to go with my cocktail and was sent for x-rays on my thoracic and cervical. She felt my back and said it was like an ironing board :oops:

Turns out i have wide spread spondylotic changes on my thoracic.

And my c5-c6 is not looking good with a narrowing and shift the wrong way only a mild bend at the moment and osteophytes too.

So the osteoarthritis is riddling my whole spine.

What a load of c**p that is for me to look forward too!!!!

Well my fall in the bath has made it clear to me now and i have the answers i needed to know now i have to learn to live with this now i realise what demon it is that sits on my shoulder.

lexy.

stickywicket

I'm sorry. It's been a tough time for you, Lexy. I'm afraid I've no words of comfort as my back is relatively unscathed but I hope some of our 'back people' will be along soon. I'm also sure you'll cope. We all do, one way or another. (())

barbara12

Oh Lexy I am sorry...I am currently waiting for more spine injections,
It come to something when it takes a fall to get some answers, not sure if you have had physio, but I have been given exercises to do, and they really do loosen the back.
I hope you can get some help very soon ,just one thing if you get nerve pain down your legs from the back, then I take gabapentin or there is pregabalin.
You take care xx

suzygirl

Lexy, I hope you are recovering from your fall in the bath. I have spondylosis in my neck and DDD in my lower spine so can empathise. I find muscle relaxants useful, I take robaxin and also gabapentin helps me.

You could ask OT to help out with some aids in your bathroom for your safety. Apologies if you have this already. :oops: Last thing you need is another fall and they are really helpful.

Trouble with spine is not always a lot they can do. Physio can help with exercises and massages and acupuncture to keep things flexible.

Take care

lizzieuk1

hi lexx,

thats rubbish news, but a bit of info that may or may not help!
changes seen on xray don't always correspond with the amount of pain a patient exhibits so although your show extensive changes it doesn;t necessarily mean you will have massive pain from them- just a bit of research i'm aware of so thought i'd pass it on.x

vwkamper

barbara12 wrote:

Oh Lexy I am sorry...I am currently waiting for more spine injections,
It come to something when it takes a fall to get some answers, not sure if you have had physio, but I have been given exercises to do, and they really do loosen the back.
I hope you can get some help very soon ,just one thing if you get nerve pain down your legs from the back, then I take gabapentin or there is pregabalin.
You take care xx

Hello barbara,

Thanks for your reply i'm on lots of med's as i also have Fibromyalgia,
30/500mg co-codomol
500mg Naproxen
2700mg Gabapentin ( pregablen didn't work for me )
20mg omneprezole
40mg flourexetine
3.75mg zopiclone if i don't get to sleep

so as you can see there's not really a spot on my body i DON'T feel some form of pain or grief!!
But thanks for your kind words.

lexy.

vwkamper

Hi suzie and lizzie,

Thanks for your reply's i'm waiting for a visit from the O/T and my next specialist appointment is in august i have to give it 8 weeks after haveing the jab to see him.

Pain clinic won't touch me untill they know how i get on with that appointment.

And there's been no mention yet of any other type of therapies so i have to wait untill august!!

I am seeing my doctor on the 24th july i have to wait till she comes back off her holiday!

lexy.