Hi,
sorry if this is a long and confusing post. About a year ago I slipped on a wet path and landed really hard on my bum and sustained a wedge fracture of T9 and T7. A few months later I was in a lot of pain again, so was sent back for another x-ray which showed some further loss of height in the vertebral body and some progression in the T7 fracture.
Last November I had an MRI scan of my spine for something unrelated (I have a split spinal cord with a bony spur going through it and have started to develop neurological symptoms). When I got the results of my MRI scan back it noted compression fractures of T6-T9 which really confused me as I always told I just had two fractures. I asked my GP about it and she doesn’t know as it was neurology who referred me for that scan, so she advised me to ask at my hospital appointment (neurology have now handed me over to the complex spine clinic after discussing my case at the complex spine mdt and I’m waiting for my first appointment). But my GP also sent me back for an x-ray again last week as I was in agony again. I saw the results on the nhs app yesterday and it says no changes but still mentions T6-T9 fractures. To me this is a change as as I said before when I initially had the accident I was told T7 and T9. I’m trying to get an appointment with my GP but there aren’t any available for two weeks. Am I being unreasonable to question why they’re not concerned that my x-rays are now showing four vertebrae? I’m really worried about the impact this is going to have on my life as I age as the MRI scan showed that I’ve now got mild kyphosis and I’ve already got scoliosis of my lumbar spine. Should I be concerned? Does anyone have any experience of multiple compression fractures?