Here The Skinny..

Good news............. Dr appointment went well today......... ......... I do have 4 disc that are misbehaving but only one of them need to be punished... .. hahahhah The Dr did nerve tests to see if any nerves were damaged beyond repair.. None as yet and that is good news.......... The L-5 and S-1 are involved which is the lowest part of my spine... Seems that the disc is squishing to the outside and the back...Seems that this is important information for the Drs. I have been referred to an Orthopedic Surgeon and not Neurosurgeon. The Dr said he sends all his lower back patients to the McBride Clinic in Oklahoma City........ He has been sending his patients there for over 20 years......... Is very confident in the surgeons there........... I go to the McBride clinic next Wednesday.. Need to be seen right now because numbness is up into hips now (I walk funny) and terrible pain in legs at night.. I do not like being on pain meds.. sooooooo ......... bummer.... Dr said to expect one of two things, another test with dye to see exactly where the nerves are involved or they will look at the MRI and know exactly what they are going to do and they will schedule surgery............ soooooooooooo looks like I am not going to be able to avoid surgery,, but I still have 5 days before we face that.. And maybe the surgeon will have some "outside" of surgery " options........ We will see......... sooooooo that is my news for the day and all in all I am pleased. I thought that I was looking at surgery on 4 discs and now just one... so I will take that as a blessing......... But for now, still much of the same.. no heavy lifting and take it easy............ Easier said than done...........................

Have a good weekend ladies................... My weather is beautiful but we have a rent house to finish so guess we will spend our Saturday and Sunday finishing up over there............. YUCK!!! . Of course my DH will not let me do a thing so all I can do is sit and keep him company.......... Bless his heart.............

A REMINDER

Just a reminder that we have a TEE shirt contest going on over at Sew The Word...... go over there and enter your thoughts on what the shirt should say............ I am closing the contest on Valentine Day at noon......... sooooooo if you have not submitted a suggestion give it some thought.......... It will be fun to see this come together....... After we close the contest we will all vote on the entries...................... soooooooooooooo go take a look and submit a catchy caption................

Thankful Thursday..... For Sure

...As some of you know I am having some back problems.. I had an appointment this past Monday with a Neurologist in Edmond Oklahoma.. This Neurologist is the one that my Dr. here is very adamant about who I am to see and this Dr in Edmond is the only one that he wanted to refer me to....

..... My Dr here is a Christian and I so trust him....... It was very difficult to get me in so quick but Monday morning we headed to Edmond.. About 2 hours into the trip we got a call and my appointment was canceled...... The Dr was very sick with the flu and they were having to move all his patients.........
......... When asked they told me that it would be March. Well as some of you know, March will not work as the condition in my back is progressing pretty quick. Long story short, they put me into another appointment this Friday but with another Dr. As I thought my Dr. here was very disappointed and told me to keep the Friday appointment but to make another appointment with the first Dr before I decided on any surgery........ He was so emphatic about that......... I agreed......... However God had other plans........

..... This morning while having my coffee and blogging my cell phone rang and it was the nurse from the original Dr office........ The Dr was better and back in his office and they decided to put me in first thing Friday morning at 8 a.m. I was so thrilled and so thankful that God was working on my behalf and I am going to be able to see the right man........ How do I know he is the right man..... I was not at peace with the mix up and my spirit man was restless......... Now knowing that I am headed to the Dr that my Dr sent me to my spirit man is at peace........... It is truly a Thankful Thursday

Comfort and Protection

.........Pray for the precious people in the states that lost loved ones last night in that destructive weather.

.....I got up this morning thinking that I would see headlines of Super Tuesday and in it place the destruction of homes... and the loss of 47 lives. I hate tornadoes.. they come up on you without much warning and sometimes there is just no escape.. I have a terrible fear of them but I have managed over the years to control that fear... I pray for those that lost home and loved ones.. I pray for those that have had their lives disrupted.. I pray for those people in the path of those storms today................

.............. So...... we as the body of Christ each in one accord...... pray for comfort and pray that the Father would hold close those that lost family and friends..........and protection of those still in its path

I made this just for my sister.... I hope she sees it..........