bone scan

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Hi all,

So, the rheumatologist called and left a message on my cell phone to

call my surgeon, that things didn't look right on the bone scan.

Well, that is not a message you get every day. I called his office

and the secretary said they had all gone home because of the storm

and I would just have to wait until Monday. Of course, now I am mad

that such a message would be left and I insist that he be found so

that I can clear this up before the weekend. Anyway, after a while,

he came on the phone (apparently had not left the building). He

explained that what he saw was uptake in the sacrum area both

veritcally and horizontally and he was afraid that it may be a

fracture and that probably only my surgeon would be able to tell if

this was " right " and whether there was a fracture there. I explained

I had 3 oesteotomies on L5 and a cage and maybe he was seeing those

cuts. He was unsure and Glazer will have to evaluate the bone scan

but he did think this uptake was the cause of my hip pain. So, once I

recieve that scan, I will send it over to Glazer. I bet he was

looking at the oesteotomies. Next. I got a letter from my insurance

company stating that they were not covering any therapy I had since

4/08. I could file a grievance if I wished. The aggrevating part is

that all my therapy sessions are PRE approved. Eight sessions at a

whack. What in the world is that?? Anyway, I guess, in their terms I

have not shown significant improvement in a short amount of time.

Yada, yada ....I tried to call but yet another company has gone home

because of the storm....it wasn't even snowing when I called. Don't

mind me,,,,it happens in three's right? someone hit the car, bone

scan nightmare, insurance disaster. I can't wait for the day to be

over so I can go to bed Good news, even though I am now in debt to

the PT, I researched my notes since April and you know what? I do

feel better. I had neuropathy ALL the time then, face, hands and

feet. Now, I have isolated incidents. I was reduced to walking maybe

200 feet at a whack because I couldn't get past the neuropathy even

with neurotin. Now, I can walk at least a mile if not more. Therapy

has helped me tremendously and I hope to convince the grievance

comittee that their money has not been wasted on me. Merry Christmas!

and God Bless ie!