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Originally Posted by thursday
Found out what my MRI said when I visited my doctor today! Disc bulges @ C4-5 (1-2mm) & C5-6, C6-7 levels (both 2-3mm). The only solution we talked about is neck traction.
Not sure about a lot of things:
> how this physically hurts me
> how long they've been bulging
> if this will count as predisposition thus, docking points in my Rating for WC.
> will traction get my discs back to normal?
As always, I am able to form these questions within 3 hours of my doctor visit. Why is that??  |
DDayMBB
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Thursday are they saying your TOS is not really TOS but a pinched nerve
OMG has to be a WC DOC most all of us TOSers have Cervical disc problems or an X-tra rib they are just spreading the BullSH>t around
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I have no idea what the WC Doc will interpret this as
My treating doctor did say that because the MRI was done so late in the game it would be impossible to say if this was a precursor to the injury just as much as it would be a secondary injury. So quite possibly it won't help or hurt my case.
In other news I went for a special TOS specific massage from a bodywork/ massage therapist. I will be going weekly!!!
It wasn't relaxing it was more like having muscles manipulated, lymph drainage, and some triggerpoint work. I had a better range of motion in my neck afterwards
I am willing to go thru some this new form of torture because I truly trust my massage therapist (he's a friend!) and because its more economic than PT now that I'm in WC limbo (not settled and not receiving ANYTHING while they decide if they're responsible for my permanent partial disability). Also it was very awesome to talk to a person who isn't my doctor and isn't a person that has RSIs using all the words I've never knew pre-injury. Like myofacia, lymph edema, and transverse process. I will update yall as we do more work together.
