Well here it is... The results

First I have to say we have some great news.
Mary had a biopsy on her Thyroid and everything came back clean.
So Mary was so happy she wanted to dance with me.
Bad news... I couldn't dance...

Now my turn
Had the MRI on Friday.
They gave me a copy of the MRI on CD.
I looked at it... I don't know for sure what I am looking at but it did not look good.
Then I get the call Saturday.
Dr. H. called and said I need to make an appointment with a Neurological specialist to see if I need surgery.
Not happy about this because I don't want surgery again.
But with the discomfort I am going through now I need to keep an open mind.
I will wait and see what the Neurosurgeon has to say and try to decide what is going to be the best choice for me.
Luckily I have changed positions at work.
I now am working from my home office so I may be able to continue working during recovery if I go with the surgery.
Oh well, I guess that will have to wait till I can call and set up an appointment.
I will try to do better at keeping this blog updated.

I have said "Never ignore pain." But do I listen to myself?

OK Last post says I was feeling better.
That was a premature assessment.
I am paying for ignoring the warning signs I guess.
Last year I had a stiff back while moving servers for a client from Chicago to Salt Lake City.
The flying back and forth was the worst part I think.
But after I moved around a bit it would be alright.
Then this year we were cleaning up the last few servers packing and shipping.
so I was stiff. Moved around and all was ok.
Then after vacation I was sore and it didn't go away.
I should have started seeking treatment sooner.
Now I have this... Days of very bad pain followed by a few days of not so bad pain.
I am waiting for the call early next week to say when to go in for an MRI.
The treatment is not going as well as expected. They are afraid that there is something there that they cannot see in the X-Rays.
This is all very bad timing.
Mary will be having her appointment Tuesday. (for more information see http://alwaysandforever-mary.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-bobopsy-is-scheduled.html)

I am being moved to a new position in my work. In training online. Hard to sit in the chair long enough to do the work. But I am managing. I should take a picture of how I have to sit to keep working longer. I am sure it would be funny for some of you. I have one good thing though, my work has moved me from being an on-site engineer to being a work from home office employee. I don't have to ride the train anymore. The sad part is I won't be riding the train with Ethan when he comes home from school.
Oh well.
Just have to take my own advice next time.
Don't ignore pain. It is saying something is wrong.