Well, Mike finally got his MRI results today, three weeks and two days after his fall. He does, in fact, have a broken back. Officially, he has two acute compression fractures and 2 compressed discs, both on L1 and L2, and a fractured pedicle (the wing of your vertebrae). No matter how acute, it still sounds broken to me!!! I'm so glad they were in such a hurry-they actually called this morning before his appt. to see if he could wait and come in two weeks. Obviously, he said, "No, I'm coming today."
Now, they say he can't start physical therapy for about 6 more weeks, to give the fractures time to heal. In the meantime, no running, heavy lifting, etc. Just biking, swimming, walking. Not that he'll do any of that besides walking! Our move should be fun since he can't twist or lift. Good thing that what we move ourselves is minimal, and the moving company gets the big stuff.
All in all, it still could be much worse, and he will be fine, he just has to be careful for awhile. We are very thankful for that. My complaint is with the system though. Its ridiculous that it has taken this long to get answers. To all those complaining about the cost of good health care, just remember, "the grass ain't always greener". Free healthcare is free for a reason!!
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