Um...I have a neck fracture....maybe....

[mtkitchn]

Oh my gosh! What a crazy thing to find out! Hope they can get you fixed up right.

[DebW]

If a normal scanner doesn't work on the x-ray, try taping it to a window or blank computer screen and take a snapshot with a digital camera.

[Kitsune06]

so is it c1 or c2?

Given your xrays, it *sounds* like you have a type II fracture- through the base of the dens... if, in fact, it's c2... which is more likely because odontoid fractures make up ~1/3 of the fractures of the C-spine... Freaky, huh? So you're not alone...
A decent CT example of a positive... with xrays here.
Ok. Gotta stop being a dork. Makes me wonder if I sustained a similar injury as a kid, either faceplanting over my dad's shoulder (squirmy kid) or attempting a backflip on my bed (and failing...)
Take care of yourself, Snap.

I'll have an orange drop for you tonight. I've... rather lost my taste for lemon drops since the party in CA.

[snapdragen]

The note I have from the first doc says C1, with compression of the others below. I'm hoping to hear from my doc on Monday.

**this is not how I planned on spending my vacation days**

[Wahine]

C2 is a very common fracture and is often related to diving accidents. C1 fractures are more rare but are most often related to a traumatic comprssion type force which explains the compression of the vertebra or discs below. It's all very intriguing. Keep us posted.

[DirtDiva]

What are you saying there? That someone dropped snap on her head when she was a baby?

[LBTC]

DD - sure, I can see that. My brothers used to drop me head first on the concrete floor when I was a kid. I'll never forget that sound...a very deep echo-y thud.

We're pretty sure that this contributed to my current health problems, too. Well, and a neck that a chiropractor told me was full of osteoarthritis when I was 18 years old.

Neck pain sux. Hopefully the fact that they an see something on the x-ray will mean that they can do something to make you feel better!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[DirtDiva]

Ain't brothers wonderful? I have a friend whose brothers used to get her to jump out of the upstairs window and convinced her she'd be fine as long as she landed on the target they'd painted on a sheet! She never did break any bones that way, but she did take up skydiving as an adult.