It's been almost a month, I've been miserable . I did exactly what I counsel people not to do, I had a nagging health problem and instead of getting it looked at I waited until it went code red. I guess being stupid that way is a classic 'guy thing' .
Last winter my neck went south one morning when Curt and I were fishing the rocks at the Holiday Inn. I was having horrible spasms that would radiate down my arm from the neck whenever I'd work it hard or reach for things , so I was left with stopping the activity that was triggering it....and you know how I hate to stop anything. Well the spasms began to come more often and finally a month ago it became chronic. If I reach or hold my arm up etc....I haven't driven a car or my bike in a month, the computer brings it on , if I trip or reach it's like getting a hold of live 110 wire.
The MRI showed it is age and activity related spondylosis or osteo arthritis in the cervical area, degenerative spine disease....kinda the pinched nerve I thought would go away. My vertebrae at C5 and C6 are so rubbing that the doc doesn't think there is room to accept cortizone for relief.....SO, I'm in Physical therapy in hopes of strengthening and loosening up the muscles that spasm after the bones rub. I've had 4 treatments now and at first I was skeptical but just today I'm feeling like it is helping and just maybe surgery can be avoided.
