Ok ouch

So I just got back from the orthopedic. I thought that I was going to go in and him say "cortisone shot" and all would be well.

Not the case. I have 3 herniated discs, which, I already knew. Well the problem is that one of the discs broke, also known as a burst fracture, and a piece of the disc is laying on my nerve which is what is causing me all of the pain. When he told me this, I kind of laughed to myself. When the episode that caused me to go to the hospital happened back in October my saint of a mother asked me where it hurt and what the pain was like.
My reply to her was "It feels like something is laying on my nerve". Turns out, there is.

Ok, so you are probably thinking what is the point of your rambling. The point is... I HAVE to have surgery. They have to go in and remove the fragment. I called my wonderful, knowledgeable Dad to find out if they were perhaps bullshitting me, no they aren't. If I don't want chronic pain this needs to be done.

On to the surgery details, I don't have a date yet because this timing sucks. I will be out of commission for at least 6 weeks. So we have to work out a schedule, and when I find something out, I will keep posted.

It seems like 2009 is off with a bang. Let's hope it only gets better from here. Oh yeah and my new laptop will be to me in 7-10 days, I probably have a box full of emails that I can't get to and I will have to set up all of my picture stuff again. Fun, fun! On a happy note, one of my best friends sent Damien a Christmas gift. A Wii! He was so happy when he saw it (so was Mommy). We have been playing it all weekend. I do have to say, I have the best friends in the universe! I love them all dearly.

~Til next time!