Hi Jennifer and thank you for your response,
I re-read what I'd previously said. Prior to the surgery this year, I had several cat scans and the last one showed that both 5/6 and 6/7 were compromised. My surgeon did not want to do several levels at the same time and apparently felt the compression at 3/4 wasn't as urgent. He also double checked where my symptoms were and tailored the surgery accordantly. You had brought up TOS and in 2021 I did see my neurologist and brought it up but he said it was not TOS. I have some type of polyradiculopthy with demyelinating processes that affects all limbs. I just saw him last week and told him I could now feel balance issues (which in Spring last year he told me it was getting worse though I hadn't noticed it) I have issues with very slow conduction, etc., that the EMG testing shows. This year, I showed him the image of the MRI that was just done and he said doing any testing would be a waste of time because he would not be able to tell what was the causation considering the compression would also produce abnormal results. He was definitely distressed about the image. Also with immune response to metal, Ive never had problems that could be traced to that. But further, I have abnormally low IgG, particularly in the subclasses. I don't believe I could mount such a massive attack but anything is possible. The new edema in 3/4 is concerning to me as it definitely could be infection but that happens with severe arthritis as well. In September I did have a blood test-CRP-which was elevated but not as bad as when I did have MRSA. I chocked this up to the big increase in inflammation when I had a sudden change of pain. The ESR was normal. I'm having a cat scan today and have a telephone appointment with my surgeon mid-week. As I said, the MRI report was not available when I saw him but he typically reads the imaging himself. So we'll see what he says.