Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly (Post 4016561)

Hold those babies of yours tight as there's nothing like a dog hugged close when you are feeling bad and sleep when you can. I'll bet you haven't been getting a lot of sleep with all this going on. Hope you can rest some tonight and tomorrow is a little better. Try not to worry about the test results as they will hopefully point your doctor toward some help toward you and get you feeling better. Do you use your arms above your head much working or anything?

Originally Posted by kjc (Post 4017104)

Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers....

I had a better day today... my stamina is better, still took a few naps, but 60% less painful than the last two days. It feels good to be able to move a little bit again. I think I've watched every sewing tutorial ever made on U-tube! Lol!

Originally Posted by jadabug (Post 4017198)

Kathy I am just now seeing your update:( I am sorry you were treated so rudely and all for being 10 minutes late!! How many times do we as patients sit and wait for an hour or more on our Dr. when we are on time. No excuse for the way you were treated.
I am glad you are feeling a tad better. When do you get your results? Still keeping you in my prayers.

Originally Posted by jadabug (Post 4017198)

Kathy I am just now seeing your update:( I am sorry you were treated so rudely and all for being 10 minutes late!! How many times do we as patients sit and wait for an hour or more on our Dr. when we are on time. No excuse for the way you were treated.
I am glad you are feeling a tad better. When do you get your results? Still keeping you in my prayers.

Originally Posted by kjc (Post 4015633)

I'm back(1:00)... Lol...I was 10 minutes late for my appointment:eek: so they made me wait 1.5 hours... After an hour I couldn't stand sitting in their chairs anymore, and said to DH, Come on, I'm going home! I had started getting numb in different areas on my face and head, like it was traveling around, and I felt pressure behind both eyes, and felt nauseous. I walked up to the receptionist and said I was sorry but I had to go. (Oh, Plus the whole time waiting, I kept hearing, 'Oh she was late...' Well yes I was freaking late, I can barely move!') I wake up different every day, and today was just not a real good day.

She says, I'll have to give you a refund... I said Fine... I will reschedule, I just can't sit here, I can't get comfortable and the pressure in my head is increasing. She said it shouldn't be too much longer. So I asked her to find out exactly how much longer it would take... she called in the back and they said 15-25 minutes. I said I would try to wait, but if I got worse I was leaving. I thought I should just walk across the street to the ER, and get it done that way. Then finally they called my name.

I follow the girl to the back, she directs me to a dressing room. I don't have to remove anything (knew that was coming so I wore an undershirt today) and then I hear again, 'That's the one that was late!' X 3 and no one was overly friendly, more like barely tolerating me bc I was LATE! Then she asks me something as I follow her down the hallway, I can't hear her bc my ears are clogged from the pressure in my head, so I ask her to repeat what she said. She stops abruptly and turns and rolls her eyes, and says, I asked, What is your name? I said my ears are clogged, I couldn't hear you, I'm sorry. My name is Kathy...

Just know, I do respect others time and realize it is valueable, but know too that I do not have total control over everything in my life. I can't control daycare buses and drivers, or handicapped children with monster attitudes, or when DH can or cannot get off the toilet, or how I'm going to feel in the morning, or if I can even move about once I do get up!

And if I had been on time and somone else was late, but their appt was before mine, I have no problem letting them go in front of me. I've let people get in line in front of me at the grocery store, even pitched in for their groceries when they've come up a few dollars short.

Anyway, the MRI tech was nice and we did get it done. I just hope they don't 'forget' to give the results to my doctor bc I was having a not so great day!

Sorry for the rant.... I've learned my lesson: If I'm going to be late, call and cancel the appt!:D

Originally Posted by lillymae (Post 4016009)

Kathy, you NEED to call the hospital & make a complaint about this. Sometimes being late is an inconvenience BUT they never wait long before they take the next patient on the schedule so they for the most part stay on schedule, and that's NO excuse for them to be rude to you & treat you like a second class citizen. Please do not let this go as there will be others who feel as horrible as you today & they also do not deserve to be treated so badly. Those rude people need to realize that @ some point in their lives, it could very well be them in your shoes or worse.

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly (Post 4019737)

Never did see your results so had to do a search and find this. So glad to hear it is nothing horrible like brain tumor or something! It could be the sprain of your neck when you lifting that cart is what caused the bulging disk. Are you a sewer or someone who works with their head/neck/shoulders in one position for a prolonged period, sits for a long time at the computer or does something fairly routinely that causes you to put your head back quite a bit?

Originally Posted by kjc (Post 4019747)

Yes, YT and sewing are my life! Oh and I know, I am so much less worried now knowing what it is. It's still a odd sensation though. And the weird thing is, if you go out at night an look straight up at the stars in the sky... that is the position I feel most comfortable in. So when I take a break, I lean back in my chair and lean my head back (and 9 times out of 10 I fall asleep). Just seems like an odd position to feel good in after any length of time, lol. It does bother me to sew or YT for too long at one time. When it gets bad I feel like I just have to go lay down, but sometimes that not real comfortable either, but it takes the weight off my neck and spine.

I called about the therapy today. Boy is that going to be expensive. I have an appt for Monday evening. I have no idea what they're going to have me do, lol.

I'll tell you one thing for sure, when I see kids fooling around in WalMart, I turn and walk quickly in the opposite direction, even if they're in an area where I need something. I wait till they move on, then go back for what I need, lol.

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly (Post 4020198)

I don't know if this would apply to your specific condition but I used to work for a cervical spine ortho who preached that hyperextension of the neck and working at tasks with the neck in one position for prolonged periods would both keep a cervical spine sprain/strain irritated and inhibit healing. If you will Google hyperextension of the cervical spine or the neck, you will see that mostly it is contraindicated online by reputable medical sites. I know it is with most orthopedics as I've read so many medical reports on cervical injuries/disk disease. Hyperextension really causes the facets/foramen(especially is compromised by arthritic changes due to injury/age) to crunch down on various nerves/capillaries, particularly a problem after the neck has been weakened by an injury, over stretches the muscles that are weakened and just causes little reinjuries when done. Sitting for prolonged periods with an newly injured or chronic neck strain/sprain will allow swelling in areas of irritation and more pressure on nerves so regular shrugging of shoulders & gentle prescribed neck movements, getting up, walking around is usually recommended.

Don't know if you have this type of condition in your case but if you have a bulging cervical disk, you could have a chronic strain/sprain of the cervical spine. Paresthesias in the arms/head, dizziness/nausea, headaches & tinnitus are sometimes pretty common in a chronic strain/sprain aside from the neck pain, tightness and weakness. I hope you can get some relief with your treatment. It sounds like you have been pretty miserable with this. God bless and hugs.

Originally Posted by Susan78 (Post 4021009)

Originally Posted by RustysMom (Post 4021786)

Kathy, I am so sorry this has happened to you dear. You are so sweet to everyone, it is not fair!!!! Is there not a neck brace of some kind you can wear to take pressure off your neck?