You'll also notice, junk all over the floor, a nekkid baby, and three loads worth of laundry that my wonderful friends came over and folded. Yep, because a girl with a laid up husband can only do so much.
So Monday we took Jeremy in to be evaluated. His diagnosis:
Right-side Radiculopathy
That's right and Jeremy and I both busted up laughing when she said it. Trust Jeremy to have "Radicular" pain. Because we all know it's just a joke anyway, just one more convenient injury to get out of doing chores.
No, really Jeremy's been in tons of pain. It just sounds a little ridiculous when you tell your doctor, "I hurt my back somehow, and it made the side of my leg hurt, and my ankle too." Turns out that is a 100% accurate description of the "referred nerve pain" associated with radiculopathy.
Who knew?
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I had a fabulous chiropractor in Manhattan if you're interested.
At least he wasn't in too much pain to play the Wii with Owen!
Steve can fix right-sided radiculopathy in his sleep :)
These Merrill men and their bad backs. When Tyler hurt his back and was in bed for a couple of days, I remember realizing the importance of and promising myself I would always carry more than adequate disability insurance on Tyler! Poor Jer!
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