possible incomplete fusion in my neck

February 20, 2004

Hi guys,

I got a phone message today from my new rehab. doc who I had seen last week

for continued pain in my neck. She asked that I have her paged. This is a new

pain that I didn't have prior to the fusion. It also radiates down to what I

now know understand to be my left trapezius.

She asked me to call her about my new next xrays which she had looked at in

front of me in the office and said that they looked ok to her,,, no instability

or anything.

She evidentally had received the radioligist's written report. That doctor

had been concerned that there was an incomplete fusion. I wasn't too too

concerned when she left the message but , well, maybe a teensy bit. WHen she

told me

what the doc had said, I still wasn't terribly concerned... just had fleeting

images of that horrible ASPEN collar with wings on it flying across the window

of my mind!! THis doctor went ahead with my permission and called Dr. Heffez

in Chicago(this was all after her office had closed and his , being an hour

later, was within minutes of closing for the weekend). He had not received the

copy that I had sent nor a report but felt like it was probably fine , that at

just 6 months, it was to be expected unless there wsa any instabilty. He said

he would check into whether the films had arrived and she was going to hav a

new set sent.

I'm really not worried but will be glad when they tell me for sure not to

worry..ya know? I was impressed that my doc went to the trouble to call me and

to

call him. Maybe this one is a keepeer. She is the one who got me the home

estim unit.

I will try to put off the skydiving trip till next weekend til I've heard

something back!!

Everyone have a great weekend. We're going to a part for the sorority parents

at JMU tomorrow. It should be fun. I'll tell Mike not to get rearended too!!

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