I only have a minute. Paul and I left Las Vegas after church on Sunday (Dec 12th) and headed to Paradise to spend a few days with 4 of my daughters and surprise my dad for his 82nd birthday (and boy, was he ever surprised).
We left there Saturday to spend the afternoon and evening with Candy. Sunday morning we went to church and left for Las Vegas (on our way to Hurricane Utah). 2 short stops in LV to pick up Paul's prescriptions and see my chiropractor before heading to Hurricane.
Paul's brother has an appointment in Thousand Oaks for minor back surgery and I need to take care of his wife, Deb. She's the one with the major back surgery a few weeks ago and is still in bed. So, Paul and Jerry will leave today and come back Thursday (if all goes well).
Friday we'll drive back to Las Vegas just in time for Christmas with Paul's daughters, Jennifer, Rachel, Sara, and Leslie.
Whew, busy-busy 2 weeks but rewarding to see family and help where needed. We have been well blessed.
Merry Christmas to all and remember the reason for this holiday.
Love to all,
Karen and Paul
21 December 2010
08 December 2010
MRI: News You've all Been Waiting To Hear!!!
Is that a little presumptuous?
I finally saw the doctor on Monday and got good news. He is a surgeon and I was afraid he'd opt for surgery. He said he wouldn't do anything to me he wouldn't do to himself and I don't need surgery, yet. He said my low back is stable but he wants more diagnosis on my neck.
Doctor said he wants a nerve conduction on my hands/arms and he wants me to see another doctor for pain relief (injections in low back). He said it looks like the arthritis in the low back is causing the pain in my feet.
Now, back to the waiting game. If I don't hear in 2 weeks, I should call these two doctors. He set my return appointment with him for report on the nerve conduction study in 6 weeks. Sometimes it seems like it will never end.
I'll let you know how I do with those shots. I've been told they can be pretty painful. I've also been instructed to ask for whatever it takes to make the procedure pain free. I hear that the 3 shots can be given 10 days to 30 days apart. I guess it's up to the doctor to decide. It probably depends on the particular patient and problems.
I finally saw the doctor on Monday and got good news. He is a surgeon and I was afraid he'd opt for surgery. He said he wouldn't do anything to me he wouldn't do to himself and I don't need surgery, yet. He said my low back is stable but he wants more diagnosis on my neck.
Doctor said he wants a nerve conduction on my hands/arms and he wants me to see another doctor for pain relief (injections in low back). He said it looks like the arthritis in the low back is causing the pain in my feet.
Now, back to the waiting game. If I don't hear in 2 weeks, I should call these two doctors. He set my return appointment with him for report on the nerve conduction study in 6 weeks. Sometimes it seems like it will never end.
I'll let you know how I do with those shots. I've been told they can be pretty painful. I've also been instructed to ask for whatever it takes to make the procedure pain free. I hear that the 3 shots can be given 10 days to 30 days apart. I guess it's up to the doctor to decide. It probably depends on the particular patient and problems.
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