Cindy’s Multiple Myeloma Blog

Doctor confirmed I’m healing fine. He’s still a bit perplexed by all my numbness.  I am, too.  I do believe there’s something pinching somewhere that is causing me all this pain and discomfort.  It’s going to take time and patience to see how much of this will go away.  Still, it’s difficult to sit back and wait, especially when this healing can takes months, possibly years.  Nerves, I understand, take 30 days to heal 2 cm (that’s lesst than an inch). 

I see both my primary physician and my oncologist next week.  I need to practice describing my symptoms clearly and completely so that they can help me, or the very least know what kind of doctor to refer me to for diagnosis.  I can not continue with this pain, weirdness, and most of all…the immobility creeping up on me.  I can hardly walk.  Something is going on and it’s wrong.  But…….how long do I wait for healing from this neck operation before I pursue this other?  I think I’ll let the doctor decide…but which doctor?  Guess all I can do is play it by ear….as I talk to each of my doctors this week.  The orthopedic doctor really wasn’t definite about what to do.  He said there’s so many variables and that you really can’t know exactly what will heal.  He was sure some of my numbness was from my neck and some was from peripheral neuropathy (from medicines).  We just don’t know how much will heal or how long it will take. 

I still just think something else is pinching, like in my hips somewhere, that is causing this.  He didn’t think so, and he is the doctor. I don’t know how the body works, but I just know something is wrong.  I think it’s something in my lower back/hips.  I’ll have a better plan after next week.

I’m scheduled to go on vacation with my sister May 10-17.  It’s tough trying to live life, make memories, and yet try to figure out this weird thing going on…..

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