Tuesday, August 05, 2008

The Usual Dilemna

Ow, ow, ow.

I went to stand up from the couch tonight and something happened. A huge heart-dropping *CRUNCH* in my back. Sounded like a few upper vertebra.

It hurts, more chest pressure/pain from coming around from the back area. *shrug* Do I have it looked at? And by whom? And how long can this go?

The longer you are exposed to high levels of steroids the more likely you can break ribs & vertebra by normal movement. A few years ago my husband broke my sternum by giving me a hug. >:o By the looks of the stretchmarks ripping up my underarms and breasts lately, I'm hypercortisol'ing. I hope I am wrong.

I wonder if Scalpy or GruntDoc are working tonight? LOL I'd be a favorite pt to see, for sure. ;)

*edited to add*

Yup, it's a broken riblet ~ right next to the spine. Niiiiice. And a UTI to add insult to inury. I do love my local Urgent Care docs, they always take good care of me :)

4 comments:

RSmith said...

H, Lisa.... I'm so sorry! I remember the sternum incident well. How are your cortisol levels now?

In other words, haven't heard much from you lately and I care!!!!!
XOXOOX
Robin

Lisa said...

I'm going to start testing again next week, so we'll see! I am so ready to move on. :) Good to see you and I love your blog, awesome - awesome source of information! Good work, my friend. :)

Anonymous said...

Sounds like Cushing's Syndrome. You know that right??

Anonymous said...

Sounds like Cushing's Syndrome. You know that right??