Saturday Health Update: Of Scans, Spines, and What Was Left Behind There are pieces of metal still in my spine that were supposed to be removed. This is a story about what happens when medical care leaves something behind, and expects you to carry it quietly. About anger that’s justified. Grief that doesn’t look dramatic. And the small, stubborn moments, like playing fetch with your dog on the first warm day of spring, that remind you you’re still here. This is the DRG saga. And it isn’t over yet.

They left something behind in my spine.
This is what happens next.
Chronic illness, medical trauma, and refusing to be ignored. 🖤
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a close up of a man wearing a white lab coat and smiling . Alt: Dr Cox from Scrubs

Not me that drove an 8hr round trip for a specialist scan of my spinal cord only for one of the electrodes on my implant to be unreadable and therefore not be allowed in the MRI
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Daily Prompt – Walk or Run – 9.13.25 The author discusses the challenges of walking and running due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and L4 facet joint arthropathy, which cause joint pain and electrical shocks. Despite these difficulties and a spinal cord stimulator that often fails, they are gradually increasing their walking and stair climbing, focusing on recovery.

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On my first walk in over 4 1/2 years first thing I see is this gorgeous Passion flower right there on the ground in our walkway. Magic 🌸
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