Friends,
This morning, I was at the hospital having my spine MRI’d. Apparently word has gotten around town that I don’t tolerate being given the “run around” because I already know the results of them. My doctor remarked that it’s the fastest that she’s ever had an MRI result – within 12 hours of the MRI.
I don’t know if I should be going to Confession or not for my outburst, but it’s getting results.
The results of the MRI on my spine: normal.
Uhm, yeah. I’ve had $3,200 worth of magnetic awesomeness and all is normal. All my blood and wee is normal. X-rays are normal. But the pain is not – nor is the weakness. So what is wrong with me?
I don’t know. But tomorrow my doctor will be calling the neurologist and see if there are any more exams she wants me to do, anything else that might provide a piece to this very frustrating puzzle.
My doctor and I eliminated a good lot of what we thought might be wrong with me. We’re down to three hypothesis:
- It’s some rare neurologic disorder that the neurologist would know about and we wouldn’t. Searching the internet comes up with nothing though. But the internet is not gospel, but usually a good source of information on rare disorders and diseases.
- It’s something like MS and it’s still so early that while I have symptoms, nothing will show up in MRIs and such. If we were betting, we’d be putting more chips on this one.
- Or, the worst: undiagnosable.
Friends, please keep me in your prayers and all the doctors who are helping me and those who are providing support for me. All this is weighing heavy on my heart and mind, but I am determined to figure out what is wrong. Some day, we’ll find it out.
Pax!!
