After finally going to the sports medicine doctor we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the pain should stop soon. The bad news is the reason he is in pain is because he has a broken vertebrae in his lower back.
This has been an injury he has had since he crashed his bobsled in high school, but they didn't find it at the time. Everyone since then has told him it is just a strained muscle and he knew it was different than that.
They did a bunch of x-rays and could clearly see a large fracture going from one side and wrapping around to the other. The fracture has "healed" itself numerous times, but the spot is so fragile that he just re-aggravates and re-breaks it every time he has had a flare up like this. This one has been pretty bad though.
He went last night and got fitted with some special brace that is supposed to keep him from bending backwards and side to side. He has to wear that for 4 weeks and then they want him to start physical therapy to build up the muscles around it. The only other option is really invasive surgery that would be a last option.
No wonder the poor guy says it hurts all the time! I thought he was just being a baby ;)
2 comments:
Oh no... that sounds so painful! Men are babies though, so I get why you thought that... I always feel bad when something really is wrong that I wasn't more sensitive! Tell Carl we hope he gets feeling better soon!!
Poor Carl! And poor you! Carson's sick (and you are too) and know you have to do some pampering to Carl!
At least it's not permanent!
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