[Maria]

Hi CindyLou!
So glad to hear how well the SI joint fusion is coming along! Whoopee!

Re the neck use of crutches,canes or anything (even heavy purse slung over my shoulder) exacerbates my muscle spasms altho I think the C5/6 disc bulge on me acts up when really aggravated.

My regular spinal OSS suggested that the guy treating my neck (in his office) order an ESI next time I show up there with neck pain since I'm a non surgical candidate at this point.

Really sometimes I'm exhausted by this neck pain tho because unlike the low back pain which has almost never kept me awake at night the neck just cannot be comfortable enough unless use of muscle relaxers and whatever else are poured into my system and I really dislike going there as I just end up feeling so very tired the next day.. but then again that neck pain is extremely exhausting..

As you well know I'm sure. Good luck with your MRI results and hope whatever the outcome is that after you're off the cane and back to a bit of normalcy re your low back the neck and surrounding musculature will feel OK!