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09-09-2006, 03:19 AM | #2 | |||
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Hi, MoonAngel...
Whether or not you're an oddball may be subject to conjecture, but the grinding sound or feeling (sort of like a rusty hinge or gravel under your shoes) is real. That phenomenon is called "crepitation." Surprisingly, it's caused by bones rubbing against bones where the cartilage is either worn away or simply worn thin. You might ask your doctor if he's familiar with the phenomenon...
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Regards from, ponyboy 1991 Laminectomy L5-S1 (My First Spinal Mistake) 1993 Microdiscectomy L4-5 1995 Foramenotomy L4-S1 1997 DX'd L4-5 Spondylolisthesis, L5-S1 Retrolisthesis 1999 Fighting Fusion. 2001 L2-3-4-5-S1 Decompression & posterior hardware: 2 rods, 10 (count 'em!) Pedicle screws. 2002 L2-3-4-5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Fusion delayed again! 2003 Pedicle screws at L2 and L3 pulled out. Now what? 2004 Cervical spondylolisthesis & stenosis. 2006 Heart attack 2007 Quad Bypass |
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