[jsewell]

I have no idea how the hammertoes formed. They are on both feet well i had the 4 toes operated on in the left side. Yesterday i walked into a door and broke at least one of them, it is so bruised and not quite in the same position it should be.
As far as what started all the spine problems, I wish i really knew. One thing i have is hypopituitarism. So my pituatary which is the master gland is not performing well. The hormones are very powerful things and when replacing it is very difficult to get the adjustments that Mother Nature is so good at. One of the functions of growth hormone after you have finished growing is to maintain bone density or help a lot in the process. So far i have not been able to convince my insurance co that i need the replacement treatment because it is expennsive. So therefore i have got a lot of spine fractures . Also my neck broke in a very strange way. It was very technically difficult surgery to perform and not done very much at all. I only found one case in the UK from a while ago. One surgery throws everything else out of alignment and i did start off with scoliosis too. I will also need to go on some bone density meds when my most recent fusions have healed to a certain level.

I sure hope you can get some diagnostics going on . It must be so frustrating. When i lived in Georgia with an HMO my doc said no one would ever touch my back , it he could only see my incision down from my neck to my butt. They sure did nothiing in the east coast but push anit inflammatories which proceeded to ruin my stomach. I really am a mess!!
again good luck
judy