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Hi , I am at work so I can't answer in detail . I hope to get back to you later today
BTW, I am not a clinician though I am currently working on a project that's looking at diagnostic requests; hence some of my responses
However, as a patient I have C6/7 disc bulge which hasn't gone away. I really do share your pain ! How bad was the pain and how often were you taking pain killers? Have you had physio yet?
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Peter_Carter
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@Peter_Carter, you might be able to help me here... if you don't mind....
I am due for a MRI for the carotid artery on my neck in Dec, there is a problem apparently and it's turing into a yearly thing for me now. It was an accidental find when they were scanning for my chronic C-spine problem a couple of years ago. Now the scan in Dec is to check on the artery making sure it's not gonna burst anytime soon (only joking, if anything it might block than burst...), can I ask them to look at the C-spine as well? I know the doctors are two different types of specialists and at that but since I am going into a scanner for the same area, I see this as a money and time saving thing to do.
Why do I want a scan for my neck again you ask? My neck pain has been pretty constant the last 6 months or so instead of having the odd flare-up now and then, so I am worried that the discs might be getting more damaged.
I cna ask for a scan for the C-spine I guess, but like I said, since I am going into a scanner and the clinicans who do the scans surly know how to read scans for all sorts of problems?
Does it work like that? Can it work like that?