6 posts from October 2009

chiropractor

My third visit to the chiropractor today.

My tip is, work with the chiropractor. Help as much as u can in providing a precise history. And I've been mulling over it... I think it was the piriformismuscle giving me some deep, nagging pain. Felt much better after physiotherapist taught me the piriformis stretch. Chiro works on on my neck, lower back spinal alignment and piriformis. I had TENS for my neck/ shoulder. I must've been so uptight past few months. Last week: both physio andchiro had identified sacroiliac pain and we worked on it.

Hoping that I won't wake up in pain tomorrow. I asked, and he did say it may hurt during the first few visits.

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back pain

Whoever has been following me on FB would know by now that I have back pain that's killing me. It's on and off past few months, but I couldn't take it when lumbosacral support provided temporary relief only.

Here I am, 2.5 weeks later, after :
  • 2 orthopaedic appointments
  • X ray lumbosacral : anteroposterior, lateral in extension and flexion
  • MRI lumbosacral: T1W, T2W, TSE sequences
  • 6 physiotherapy sessions
  • 2 chiropractor visits

There are so many possible diagnoses, but mine's just disc dessication ie disc degenerative disease ie slipped disc. Well, it sounds bad... but factoring age, activities... I think mild disc protrusion is logical. Slipped disc sounds horrible... it's not like I had a bad fall, that old or something :-)

Conservative is the way to go, I mean not everything in life need surgery(right, Orthopods?). Chiro works on bones/joints (thanks Adrianna, for sharing a place closer to home), physio works on my muscle... now there's another conservative method... rolfing (thanks Uncle Khairol... never knew it before).

I've been neglecting my body, I'm fatter, flabbier despite my improved stamina, bone density post breastfeeding. I forgot my stretching for deep muscles of my back (honestly multifidus was known to me for MRI reporting, never realised it's importance in flexion of the trunk).

Ok, I'm babbling. No pictures... I like real pics rather than googled pic. So click on the links, coz those links are what I've bookmarked for myself. Will share more as I progress towards a more flexible momma.

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FB on NB at SB

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This was last week when I went to PMC. Where else to chill, especially on that day when Starbucks gives out free coffee. Hmm.... I really should stick to no-morning-coffee in weeks to come.

Towards healthier lifestyle?
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past 2 weeks


In Nuclear Medicine past 2 weeks, so much to do and learn, so little time! 
Surviving without my dose of early morning coffee since Tuesday. Of course I had 2 days worth of withdrawal headache, but hoping this will last this time around. It's such a diuretic that I get pretty dehydrated when I'm fasting.
Yay! Fasted 6 days, just 1 more day to go.
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interesting oncall

  • ultrasound hepatobiliary
  • CT thorax - ricocheting bullet effect (seriously!)
  • CT brain/ skull/ cervical spine
Rest weren't as exciting. Or rather I picked the above three studies to do at the moment.

CT is over... but wasn't doing much reporting compared to the menial task. Mammo is a great posting coz it's all about the breast only. Normal, menopausal, lactating, gynecomastia, TABAR, BIRADS, biopsies.
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little things that matter...

in the past week:

  1. me getting UD44 (finally!)
  2. DH losing 2kg+ in a week
  3. LO navigating stairs confidently
  4. my lil' babbler wanting to do phonics now
Those little things that make me stop the whiny voice in me (like what the heck have I gotten myself into, whether I'd survive this 4 years of torture). 
Suck it up, char bo! Fine mess you've gotten yourself into.

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