CT scan
I had a CT scan in Albury today, as requested by my doctor to rule out possible nasty explanations for my ongoing headache. The headache, by the way, began to subside this afternoon after seven days.
Having the scan was like I imagine it to be stepping aboard a spaceship. I was strapped onto a plastic bed and inserted into this high-tech machine head first. Beam me up Scotty (except I was laying down). Mufflers blocked out the sound. I saw nothing and heard little.
I was required to fast four hours beforehand. After I came out of the space machine the operator asked me to stay there while she showed the radiologist the pictures. Apparently, if you break the fast, it’s usual they inject some iodine and take another scan to obtain sufficient contrast in the final image.
After the scan I had an appointment with a doctor client in Wodonga. I told him that Juliet suggested I see a chiropractor if all else fails. He thinks they’re snake oil peddlers and strongly advised that I let them nowhere near my neck, but he thinks the back manipulation harmless.
It paused me to defer that option for now. I think it possible that poor posture at a new computer desk caused the problem, so I’ve now made adjustments and I’ll see how it goes.
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Mate as crazy as it sounds. Try Yoga. I am a fairly boofy bloke and I had neck and back issues which also resulted in headaches in Europe. I tried Yoga on the advice my flatmate at the time. And the symptoms started to alleviate. I feel that it was an alignment issue. Tough stuff the old yoga but it is better then going near chiropracters. Manipluation of joints especially in the neck could lead to worse problems.
Hope it helps.
Thanks Nick. A week ago I would have said that was crazy, but everything sounds promising just now. I might give it a go.
I’ve had two MRI’s the last three years. I remember the first time I was getting ready to lay on the table the tech said, “This will take about 35 minutes.”
I told the tech I was a bit surprised, as on TV they put a guy in an MRI machince, go to commercial, and when they come back to the show he’s coming out. I really expected it to be a minute or so.
I had headphones so I could listen to music — yea, like that would work over the noise of the machine.
(I know CT scans aren’t the same as MRIs … but they’re close enough for blogging)
As for chiropractors … I’ve known two people who have gone to them and they both have good things to say about the experience.