The First One

 January 18, 2022

With the pain & swelling worsening a bit and Brittani off work, I decided I needed to see my primary care provider (PCP). The way my doc does it, he has scheduled appointments and they also run walk-in hours. Since I had called the day before, I knew walk-in was the way to go. The NP did an exam and ordered X-Rays. She told me to use the brace and gave me samples of an anti-inflammatory cream. So I went next door for the X-Ray, went home and called it a day.

                                        

The following day, they called with the results: negative for fracture or anything significant. YAY!!! No fracture! But I actually didn’t think it was-I didn’t fall or almost fall & slam into the wall or drop anything or any traumatic event. So what was next? The nurse asked when my last cervical spine MRI and EMG/NCS(nerve testing) was. I had a cervical MRI in TN after a car accident several years ago & had never had an EMG/NCS on my upper extremities. I sent those reports to my PCP and he ordered a cervical spine MRI as well as an upper extremity EMG/NCS. The MRI was easy & scheduled in the following two weeks; the EMG/NCS was a bit more difficult as there were only 2 places in town that did them, and I had a bad experience with one of those places. I waited a couple days and called the place for the EMG/NCS. Let’s just say I now had bad experiences at both places 😠

Let’s turn the page here…