What are you doing today?

[Cmaier]

That's awesome! Yeah, so much medicine and diagnostics, isn't ID-ing the issue, so much as just ruling out as much as possible.

And if you went through an MRI series, especially cervical/thoracic, nothing notable (herniated discs, spinal stenosis, arthritis), this sounds like a good diag and result!

LOL. Oh, the MRI *did* turn up stenosis and a slightly bulging disc or two, but he’s quite convinced it looks fine for a guy my age, and he’s seen worse in younger people. The reason he called me into the office today, in fact, was because he was worried I’d see the MRI dr’s notes about “moderate to severe foraminal stenosis” and draw the wrong conclusion. Stenosis is on the wrong side, anyway. So *shrug.*

 

[DT]

Hahaha, yeah, I love when diagnostics have language like ...

"X/Y/Z is a potential issue, but given their age, it's not unexpected, and may not be problematic."

Ummm ...

Nerve related stuff is so hard to pin down, the nervous system is so complex, you can have a problem in your neck, and it makes your left toes tingle and your right ear ring.

The one Doc buddy I mentioned had to bail on a couple of night of Helldivers, because of severe vertigo, that he said, may ... or may NOT be related to his multiple (skiing related) concussions !