Well I heard back from my doctor about my spine test. He says "the preliminary results are quite suggestive for both a spinal cord conduction delay and some sort of peripheral nerve compression in your arms". What the hell does that mean? I tried goggling it and don't get much specific information. The doctor did tell me that my historically "high pain threshold" may in fact be somewhat attributable to the nerve and spinal cord trauma that I suffered from jumping into that hay loft oh so many years ago. The doctor then went on to say, "Clearly there is an objective explanation for your complaints and you will require specific treatment which we can discuss at your next appointment". And finally "It is highly unlikely you will do anything to worsen your problems as long as you avoid any overhead lifting, prolonged neck
flexion or extension or any contact/collision sports".
Ok, why couldn't he just tell me what the "specific treatment" would be. And I know he has never seen me play guitar but some people swear I do that as a contact sport. This
also means I probably won't be doing any off road
motorcycle rides in the near future. That was definitely a contact/collision sport the last time I did it.
Either way, I now have an appointment for this Friday the 4
th to see what this specific treatment will be. I'll keep you tuned in.
the John
Clem Jones, M.D.
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