GOOD NEWS!!!

ok...THIS WILL BE SHORT, BUT i WANTED TO LET THE PEOPLE THAT READ THIS, KNOW THAT, MY HEALTH TESTS ( THREE mri'S, EXRAYS AND ONE EMG) ARE OVER AND i AM NOT IN AS BAD A SHAPE AS WAS FIRST THOUGHT....(i GUESS THAT IS REALLY A MATTER OF OPINION) aNYWAY, i DO HAVE MODERATE TO SEVERE cARPEL TUNNEL AND WILL HAVE SURGERY AS SOON AS CAN BE SCHEDULED. tHEN, MY NECK HAS GOTTEN WORSE, SO WE HAVE TO DO ANOTHER SURGICAL PROCEEDURE ON IT. tHE SPACE BETWEEN DISCS 3 & 4 (CERVICAL SPINE) HAVE CLOSED DOWN TO ONLY 70% OF NORMAL. tHE SURGEON SAYS THAT THE SPINAL CORD IS BEING PINCHED ENOUGH THAT WE ARE IN THE "RED ZONE" AND THE SURGERY IS NEEDED NOW. sO, SINCE THE NECK IS FROM AN OLD WORK INJURY, WE HAVE TO GO THRU wORKER'S cOMP TO GET AUTHORIZATION. tHAT COULD TAKE UP TO ??? iT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO GETS THE CASE AND WHO SAYS YAY OR NAY. iF IT COMES BACK NAY, THEN IT HAS TO BE APPEALED AND APPEALED UNTIL SOMEONE DECIDES THAT i SHOULD BE SAVED. iT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN i HAVE A SIGNED AWARD FROM A JUDGE THAT i AM COVERED FOR ALL MEDICAL ON MY NECK FOR LIFE...AND THEN i HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM SOME "DOCTOR" FOR A NEEDED SURGERY. tHE LAST TIME i HAD TO GET THE APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST NECK SURGERY, THEY WENT THRU 4 DIFFERENT DOCTORS, NONE OF WHICH WERE ORTHOPEDICS OR NEUROSURGEONS.

wELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT i DO NOT HAVE THE CUBITEL TUNNEL PROBLEM. (THAT'S INVOLVING THE NERVE FROM THE ELBOW THRU THE FOREARM). sO NO SURGERY ON THAT. aND THE SHOULDER HAS TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE NECK, SO THAT ONE IS ON HOLD FOR A WHILE. iT LOOKS LIKE i WILL HAVE A GOOD SUMMER AFTER ALL. i WON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL OF IT IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL OR THERAPY.
aLSO, i WILL BE ABLE TO TYPE MORE-AGAIN, WITHOUT IT HURTING. THAT WILL REALLY BE WONDERFUL! ok...GOTTA GO FOR NOW....HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL FOR YOU...CIAO