Mysticwingz
09-07-08, 22:34
Hi everyone,
My name is Jerilyn and I will be 40 next week (yahoo!)
During the past 10 years I have been to so many doctors that I've actually lost count. I have been diagnosed with Anxiety,Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Gastritis, GERD, Hiatal Hernia and IBS. Needless to say, I'm in alot of pain.
Last month I got this really bad spasm in my back which I'd never had before. It got so bad that I thought it might be a kidney infection just based on where the spasm was. I ended up going to the ER to get it checked out. They did a urine test and found a little bit of blood so they thought it might be a kidney stone. They did a CAT scan and the good news was...no kidney stone. The bad news is that they found a "bi-lateral pars defect in L5" which basically means a fracture of the facet joint in my L5 vertabrae. I asked the ER doctor how that could have happended and he immediately asked me if i was in gymnastics when I was younger. I said YES for about 10 years. He said it probably happenend then and I might have recently lifted something heavy which cause the spasm, thus aggravating the fracture. He gave me a prescription for some pain meds and suggested that I follow up with a spine doctor. Well I went to a spine doctor and he said that this type of fracture does not require any type of surgery (thank god) but that I need to start doing some core strengthening exercises and perhaps start physical therapy. They do have a chiropractor in their office so I am going to go see him today. I hope that he can give me some relief because my back (although much better) is still hurting alot.
I've been having alot of anxiety over this because along with everything else I am dealing with I now have back pain. I've also been having some chest pain but I think that is being caused by being so worried about all of this.
I'm really glad to have found this site and I am looking foward to meeting/chatting with you all,
Jerilyn
My name is Jerilyn and I will be 40 next week (yahoo!)
During the past 10 years I have been to so many doctors that I've actually lost count. I have been diagnosed with Anxiety,Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Gastritis, GERD, Hiatal Hernia and IBS. Needless to say, I'm in alot of pain.
Last month I got this really bad spasm in my back which I'd never had before. It got so bad that I thought it might be a kidney infection just based on where the spasm was. I ended up going to the ER to get it checked out. They did a urine test and found a little bit of blood so they thought it might be a kidney stone. They did a CAT scan and the good news was...no kidney stone. The bad news is that they found a "bi-lateral pars defect in L5" which basically means a fracture of the facet joint in my L5 vertabrae. I asked the ER doctor how that could have happended and he immediately asked me if i was in gymnastics when I was younger. I said YES for about 10 years. He said it probably happenend then and I might have recently lifted something heavy which cause the spasm, thus aggravating the fracture. He gave me a prescription for some pain meds and suggested that I follow up with a spine doctor. Well I went to a spine doctor and he said that this type of fracture does not require any type of surgery (thank god) but that I need to start doing some core strengthening exercises and perhaps start physical therapy. They do have a chiropractor in their office so I am going to go see him today. I hope that he can give me some relief because my back (although much better) is still hurting alot.
I've been having alot of anxiety over this because along with everything else I am dealing with I now have back pain. I've also been having some chest pain but I think that is being caused by being so worried about all of this.
I'm really glad to have found this site and I am looking foward to meeting/chatting with you all,
Jerilyn