Went to the surgeon today. We aren't going to do the shoulder surgery as it would not help in any way, shape, or form. He finally ordered xrays of my neck...and that is the cause of the majority of my pain. I have bone spurs in my neck. They are beginning to fill up the cavity that my spinal cord runs through. They were very clear on the xrays, as were the shrinking spaces. For now, we'll wait and see. I have to use common sense in what kind of activities I participate in. No bungee jumping, horseback riding, skiing (water or snow) snow boarding, bowling(?) etc. Now granted, I don't particiapte in MOST of those activities.

The doctor wrote the report to workers comp that I am stable for now, but will need future treatment and to contact him at any time I feel worse or begin to have numbness or tingling. The worst care scenario is one in which I will have to have delicate back surgery at the C4, 5 and 6, taking out the bone spurs. I am going to choose to pray and believe in God's healing though. Surgery like that would scare the beans out of me.

To add insult to injury, one of my students pulled my chair out from under me today in class, just as I was going to sit. You'd think with all the "extra padding" I carry back there, it wouldn't have hurt so much! I'm sore......