Went to the doctor yesterday for my back pain and he did an x-ray from the side and back and found nothing! Should I be disappointed or relieved?
If I stand too long it hurts, if I sit down it causes me to
grunt out loud if I descend the steps it feels like my spine is being
compressed.
The problem is this isn’t where most pain is found in the
back, mainly the lower part, this pain is central to the spine but under the
shoulder blades, and the doctor is bothered by the fact that it could be any
one of many organs that sit in the area mainly, the lungs and the heart among
the group.
I could probably feel better about the pain if I knew where
it is coming from or what is causing it. I’m not afraid to know, or what it
will mean, after all, I am old as in old man, we all have to go sometime.
As I write this I am waiting for my doctor to call me with a
referral for an MRI and cardiogram. Apparently, the x-rays you get in the
doctor’s office is not going to show you everything. I suspect that it might
have to do with my heart since a few years ago the doctor mentioned that
calcium was building up against the aorta and that they can’t touch that. Turns
out I have about 4 vertebrae about mid-way down the spine that are degenerating
and turning into pointed intrusions and the aorta is showing calcium deposits!
These are the causes of my pain since the aorta is showing on the x-ray and
shouldn’t. Unfortunately for me, I can’t have an operation in that spot, and so
I have to see an orthopedic specialist at some point, but first the scans.
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