Hi all-- I learned today that when mky husband fell (backwards) on 1/10/01 he sustained a compression fracture of the 12th (lowest) Thoracic vertebra. I mention this because at the time an Xray showed NOTHING! As he has continued to have pain, we had another Xray yesterday, which DID reveal the injury.......and ended my wishful thinking that it was "only" the pain from PD spasms and rigidity. The poor guy can only wait 6 or 8 weeks for it to heal, taking acetaminophen and Ibuprofen for the pain, as opiates are a no-no with the PD meds. I also learned by calling our pharmacist that the ER doc should not have prescribed Ultram (as an alternative to Vicodin,Percocet,etc) because it can react dangerously with the Prozac he takes, and cause seizures. Luckily, he only took one of those. I guess we can't take ANYTHING for granted !
This reinforces what we are always telling ourselves and each other that it is never safe to ASSUME that a symptom is from PD.......if it persists, double check it to make sure ! Eternal vigilance may be the price of freedom, but it is also the responsibility of CGs and PWPs.........
