So, it's a good thing Dad and I pushed for her to stay another day because a pain specialist was brought in and ordered another CT scan. (Apparently, the one done the evening of the fall was not of the entire back.) The new scan was done this morning and showed a "compression fracture." Can you imagine if they had released Mom two days ago?
The pain management specialist felt like pain medication and physical therapy could be affective but when we spoke to the neurosurgeon this evening, he seemed to think surgery would be a better option for Mom. He wants to see how she handles the pain meds and physical therapy over the weekend and then evaluate her again.
That's it for now. Thanks for praying.
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