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

[snapdragen]

Doc's office called, the radiologist says there is definately something there, but it's possible it is congenital. They want me to go in for a CT scan instead of the MRI. I know nothing of either, so it's still a big adventure for me!

In the meantime, I'm having great fun explaining all this to people at work. "Be nice to me, my neck is broken you know....."

[silver]

I *think* that the CT scan is more dimensional than the MRI. Will give them more ability to look all around it. But I'm sure the experts will weigh in.

*worried* ....I dropped SilverDaughter on her head when she was a baby....

But she's had a CT scan of the head so surely if there was a problem they would have noticed it.

[Bad JuJu]

In the meantime, I'm having great fun explaining all this to people at work. "Be nice to me, my neck is broken you know....."

I'm just picking up on this thread--ouch, poor you! (If I were a real southerner, I'd say "Well, bless your heart!" )

You've got the right idea at work though--milk that fracture for all it's worth!

[IFjane]

Oh Snap! I just saw this thread, too. Keep us posted on the CT scan (can you show us pictures of that, too?? )

[maillotpois]

Oooh! Have fun in the CT scan machine!! I think it is probably faster and certainly less claustrophobic than MRI. I've never had MRI, though.

Seriously, keep us informed.

Do they really think any of this has anything to do with your wrists/hands??

[Wahine]

Snap - they changed their minds about the MRI because a CT scan images bone and neural tissue better than an MRI. MRI is better for diagnosing soft tissue lesions including disc and cartilage problems. My guess, and please keep in mind that it is a guess, is that they are looking for a Type 1 Chiari malformation or something similar. These are congenital and are not usually found until later on in life when people are undergoing treatment for something else. If that's what it is it could definitely have a lot to do with the arm problems.

[Running Mommy]

Wahine! You are the WOMAN! Very interesting stuff!
Keep us posted snap. Bummer that it's no longer W/C though.... Not that W/C pays all that well... (I'm a work comp administrator)

[snapdragen]

Everyone has said it is possible that what ever is going on with my neck could be affecting my wrists/arms.

I think the tingling/numbness down both arms is definitely related. I hope everything else is too, so it can get taken care of without me returning to the tenth level of hell known as workers comp.

[mtbdarby]

Good luck with it Snap. I can attest that they are related - after a bike crash last year, 1 PT, 2 ortho surgeons and 1 cortizone injection later I was still hurting. I went to my chiro and he figured it out in about 10 minutes

Guess who I'll start with next time???

[Wahine]

I understand you position Dar. But you just got stuck with a sub-par PT. A decent PT would've figured it out.

As for you Snap - don't even think about going to a chiro!!! A cervical manipulation could cause serious damage in your case.

[emily_in_nc]

Everyone has said it is possible that what ever is going on with my neck could be affecting my wrists/arms. I think the tingling/numbness down both arms is definitely related.

I definitely agree. My father-in-law had the same type of wrist/arm symptoms and was diagnosed with cervical stenosis. He had surgery last year and is much, much better.

Good luck to you, snap, and keep us posted!

Emily