Traumatic Injury (over a year)

I'm to the point where I know what's going on; but, my Reports from the imaging are clear and I can't find any doctors who can read the MRI for themselves and/or perform surgery to get my muscles back together.

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Oh my I'm so sorry you're going through this! I sure hope you can find the answers you need! Love & Hugs!!! XXX

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When people say you have to be your own advocate, they aren't kidding. The medical industry will pull you in their own directions even if it's not the right one.

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Very true! We know ourselves better than anyone else! Have a wonderful day! XXX

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You are wrong, like 100%.

[b1b1b1]

This is a very strange x ray. The radiologist report should clarify what is wrong. It is also a very strange injury. How did it occur? Your doctor should be able to explain the problem and refer you to someone who can correct it.

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It's an MRI, The report doesn't recognize this as an injury; but, an MRI artifact... The criteria is not known to me. I fell on a hard edge platform and landed exactly where you see those defects. The doctor doesn't know how to read the MRI and I cannot find any surgeons who perform muscle surgery.

[bantam12]

The Consultant Radiologist reads the MRI and reports the findings to the Dr, are you saying the Radiologist doesn't know what the MRI is showing ? It's a strange MRI as no internal organs are showing.

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The doctor doesn't know how to read the MRI and apparently, neither does the radiologist. I can't get to step 2 if step 1 doesn't recognize the problem. This is a coronal view of the back muscles, the organs are further up in the abdomen.

[Agora1]

Dave, I noticed back in 2017, you had 17 doctors that took 6 months to diagnose your issue with your gallbladder not working. And now having had an MRI tht no one can read is unreal. I would ask if you live in a remote area but then again you were able to have the MRI and the Gallbladder surgery (although still in pain). I am truly sorry.

Depending where you live, it may take you into going to a diagnostic hospital where people with obscure findings can be evaluated. Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is just one of those hospitals available. Good Luck and keep us updated.

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These images are done through Yale and I'm currently seeking help from Yale physicians for the problem. The big deal is that you can't see the people who can help you without cause and if the report is wrong then I will never know because the guys who would know won't see me because they won't recognize the imaging (only the reporting).

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Dave I hope this gets figured out. Yale is right there at the top. So sorry

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I would rely on Yale and their radiologists and doctors. You may be going down rabbit holes.

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I relied on the doctors for the first year and it got me nowhere but deemed perfectly healthy and anxious. Except my entire GI system had gone haywire from nerve trauma and my gallbladder was getting infected because it died. Needless to say, I'm driving now. And I'm not building results on unsound information.

[dangerousmind4523]

Hi Dave, it took years to remember I even had a traumatic brain injury. It is frustrating to no end and I feel your pain. Today, I struggle with quite a bit but the hardest part for me is forgetting that my body, brain and heart can no longer take the physical pain I once put it through. Try not to focus so much on what we can no longer do but instead on what we can still do.