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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2005I want my whole body MRIed
Just as a checkup. Recently I had my knees MRIed and discovered to my horror that the cartilage on the side of each kneecap had worn away. The orthopaedic surgeon said that my kneecaps had been tracking the wrong way for many years, and since this is a painless problem I didn't know until too late. A bit like rust in a car door; once you see it it's too late. f.ck!! As he bundled me to the door he said that "no", the cartilage will never re-grow, and "no", glycosamines are useless. But that my main knee joints are in perfect condition. And that if I do some boring excercises the "vastis medialis?" will pull the errant kneecaps back into line. Now I'm worried all my other joints are insidiously wearing away and that when I eventually feel pain it will be too late; yet again. And thats why I want to be MRIed all over. Can someone suggest a firm who specializes in total MRI, even toe joints. Please hrlp, Peter >Now I'm worried all my other joints are insidiously wearing away and that >when I eventually feel pain it will be too late; yet again. I'm afraid it's true. They are insidiously wearing away and an MRI won't stop it. How old did you say you were? > >Now I'm worried all my other joints are insidiously wearing away and that > >when I eventually feel pain it will be too late; yet again. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > How old did you say you were? The experience has aged me terribly. The purpose of the MRI is to detect any worn cartilage so that any specialist exercises can be commenced immediately. "Peter Jason" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in part: >> >Now I'm worried all my other joints are insidiously wearing away and that >> >when I eventually feel pain it will be too late; yet again. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >The purpose of the MRI is to detect any worn cartilage so that any >specialist exercises can be commenced immediately. Better to realize that they are all wearing away. Sign up for some yoga and tai chi classes. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu >"Peter Jason" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in part: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Better to realize that they are all wearing away. Sign up for some yoga and >tai chi classes. Probably damn good advice, Peter. Skip the MRI and spend the money on Jim's advice instead. You do not have to have the MRI to begin your specialist exercises. Do you not wonder how docs managed to diagnose knee injuries before MRIs were invented? They did you know; a bit of hands on finesse still practised by an competent physicians and physical therapists, who can then design a program of strengthening and therapeutic exercises for your specific needs. Zee Any radiology department/office should be able to MRI various joints. Getting a prescription and paying for it may be a little more difficult. Medically, scanning the whole body (or all the joints) is still considered of questionable use. Also, a simple x-ray may give almost as much information for most joints. Unfortunately, once you go down this route, where do you stop. CT scan whole body? PET whole body? MRI whole body? > Any radiology department/office should be able to MRI various joints. > Getting a prescription and paying for [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > whole body? PET whole body? > MRI whole body? I definitely agree on all counts Richard. Not only will this test not be covered by HMO insurance.. Any insurance actually. At least not around here. I know this is tough advice, but just hang in there! Start an excercise routine. Try not to rely on any narcotic pain killers if you can help it. Yoga is another excellent example of a good natural means of pain relief. Not only does it make you feel better physically but mentally as well. I had an MRI of my T Spine which showed moderate degeneration. But that didn't stop me from going to the gym to strengthen my accesory muscles. Try not to dwell on "what else could be wrong" aspect of things. Take it one day at a time my friend. J. Ritchie ERT-BLS/BTLS >>I had an MRI of my T Spine which showed moderate degeneration. But that didn't stop me from going to the gym to strengthen my accesory muscles. << Well, why did you have an MRI of your T-spine at all, then? Were you having pain at such a level that you were actually thinking of having some surgical procedure on your spine? SBH |
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