So...for the family members that don't know whats going on I have been diagnosed with osteophytes (bone spurs) in my neck on the right side. I have them from my C3 down to my C5. I was referred to a spine specialist, but since he's deployed my referral got kicked up to the nero-surgeon. He saw my MRI, and I'm happy to report he turned me down. He doesn't want to see me, and said that my "MRI is not abnormal enough yet to operate on." So those that were worried about me having operation this early, rest assured they wont give it to me anyway...so, my doctor has now referred me to physical medicine. There he said they will attempt non-evasive procedures for pain management. For example, steriodal injections. Please pray for me, those are not the ones I want...I can't afford to gain more weight, and I hear that that is only a temporary fix to my problem. I continue to pursue a permanent profile so that I'm guaranteed a lil help from the Army to keep my neck in the works of bein fixed once I leave the Army. I'll know by November what my next step is, I've already brought up a medical board discharge with my doctor. He said he wants to wait until November when my latest profile (no running, no situps...) expires to see where we'll go next. Once he puts me on a non-deployable profile, which I'm pushing for...the medical board process will start...or so he says...please keep me in your prayers, I have a hard time bringing it up to my church and the chaplains...but it scares me and the pain bothers me daily.
Love you all
Auntie Em
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Been prayin for you.
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