Update

I am still not doing fabulous but I suppose I am getting along just fine.

Neurosurgeon doesn't believe that there is anything surgical. I am going back to follow up on tuesday to make sure that the results of the CT/Xray were ok. I am still on light duty until then. Hoping to get some steroid injections into the joint that he believes is severely inflamed. (My sacroiliac for those with some anatomical knowledge)

I have good days and bad. Last night was a decent day until I went to the movies to watch Transformers 2 and then by the end of the show I was dying. Ended up in tears at my friends house and he was totally flabbergasted at how to react to that. But he was sweet and did help by showing me he cared. I ended up not being able to sleep and driving home at 2:30 bc I didn't want to keep him up all night with my incessant tossing and turning and tears.

Life as I know it...

I went to the doctor that I have been seeing for my work injury on my back. It didn't go so well.

I have an inflamed nerve root at s1. What does that mean for me? I don't know. I am now referred to a neurosurgeon and on light duty again, but only until Monday. I get to return to full duty on Monday. I'm still having an exceptional amount of pain. It's debilitating. I am still waking up every single day in pretty severe pain, and I am unable to do many of the normal things I'd like to do in my life because of it. I can't walk far so I am not able to go to the mall, take my son for a walk to the park, etc. I can't workout. I can't spend alot of time sitting with Ethan while he plays outside.. It's depressing. I don't know how much longer I can live like this.

I am currently sitting in a patients room watching them lay there. That's pretty much my job for the day. The pt. is being ruled out for the fun fun flu (yes that one) So I am sitting here in a yellow gown, gloves, TB mask, and goggles. It's oh so hot. You know the thought of it makes you all hot...

I have NO idea how i'm gonna stay entertained until 3 :/ This is going to kill me. The chair is very uncomfortable. My poor back :(