Not encouraging - spinal x-ray

[Ptah]

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. What are we looking at?

[Ptah]

2. A side view of a spine.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Care to give any other information?

And I sincerely hope that your spine is well and supporting you as it should.

[mitch96]

4. Retired X-Ray tech here, Looks like collapsed 10 thru 12 thoracic vertebra. The vertebra on a lateral film are suppose

look like perfect squares. These look like rectangles which means they are "squashed"
my non medical term.😜
This has got to hurt. My lower spine is messed up from dragging beached whales across x-ray tables for 40 years. I do yoga, stretching and I also use an inversion table when it really bothers me. Also turmeric to reduce the inflammation from arthritis. Works for me...very little pain at my old age
I guess looking at "dem bones" you have also...
Growing up ain't for sissys...
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[Ptah]

5. This is a 40 year old family member.

Thanks for the explanation, mitch96.

[mitch96]

7. Crap, I thought it was an older person. Were they in an accident? Jump out of a plane or fall from a hight?

This condition probably will cause muscle and nerve pain.. No fun..
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[Ptah]

8. For several years she has been prescribed steroids for a skin condition.

Current orthopedic opinion is that is probably responsible for the 'dissolving'

[mitch96]

10. Yup, steroids can be a bitch. When in doubt, prescribe steroids...nt

[mitch96]

9. This is what a normal lateral thoracic spine looks like in a healthy person..Nice little blocks that support the body

The black is air in the lung. the big thing in front of the spine is the heart. The diagonal lines are ribs that come off the thoracic spine and on top is the shoulder..
I really liked taking Radiographs. I was lucky and It was fun for me.
.Along the way I helped a few people too...And as the saying goes,
do what you love and never work a day in your life...
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[XanaDUer2]

6. What do they say?