Posted by Racer on November 1, 2007, at 0:43:55
In reply to Anyone know how to read an MRI?, posted by Racer on October 26, 2007, at 13:27:39
I saw the ortho today, and he says that the opaque white spot is fluid. There's fluid in the joint, and it's also formed a cyst in the soft tissue -- the joint couldn't contain it, so it moved into the soft tissue. The radiologist thought it might possibly be a tear, but it's in an inaccessible area, and anyway -- it's much more likely arthritic changes. There's also some noticeable bone loss.
So, now I'm taking a drug called Daypro, to try to bring down the inflammation. When I looked it up at rxlist.com, the list of possible side effects was not fun -- third in the list was death, and depression was on there, too. I have to admit, the first pill seemed to reduce the pain some.
Joy.
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