Fe Fi Fo Fum

Well, the day is nearing.  It's been very stressful and I wish it was done.  The game plan is a bit graphic, they saw off a chunk of my spine ( yeah!), scrape out the damaged disc, grind up my bone they sawed off and put it into a cage, like a plastic Lego then they stuff it in where the disc was, then they take 4 giant screws and put two in each vertebrae and a rod connecting them to hold my spine at the correct distance.  Easy Peasy.  To make this even more fun I found out yesterday I have a bladder infection. So I get to eat even more pills!  and cranberry juice....yum.

So in an effort to ease my anxiety I look at my MRI.  Well, there is a line right through the damaged area, but the disc herniated again.  A lot.  The first photo is from the side ( again my dear hubby cropped my belly fat.  Thank you!) and the second is me cut in half, like a magician trick gone horribly wrong.  I'm not a doctor but even I can see the stuff pressing on my spinal nerves.  

Here's another picture, it's a bit blurry but you get the idea.  The white line is NOT suppose to have black gunk in it.  To add a dash of joy to this, this has caused spinal instability!  Now, this happens sometimes, it's not anyone's fault.  I keep saying that, I really tried to be careful and knew it was a risk but I still wonder if I could have done something different.  If wishes were horses all beggars would ride.

On to another topic.  Today is my mother and father in law's wedding anniversary.  48 years!  They took a wonderful trip to Nebraska.  It was a dream of theirs to see....ummm...the largest grass stabilized sand dunes in the world.  Thats right!  We got that here!   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!  We are very glad they are here, cause they are the ones holding us together emotionally.  I've thought many times that my head was about to implode and they have stopped it from happening every time.  THANK YOU!

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