I am feeling pretty good today. I got a call from my HR person at work, and pending my attorneys approval, I should be going back to work real soon. I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks for all the support that ya'll so freely give.

What about you.....................how are you doing?

Hugs,
David.

So...I guess this makes you our 'pack' leader, David! I had to laugh when I read the title since 2 of my 3 dogs are little boys. I'll try to take this seriously...really. Here goes...

I feel like a big pile of dog poop and have for several days.

Slurps and a scratch,

Cherry

im with cherry big hugs minnie cherry you forgot stinking lol

Lol...Minnie, I think that's a given!

ok i'll pee right here! lol today is a good day, hubby let me sleep in since its his last day before he starts his new job. I'm excited cause money will not be a problem anymore. That takes some stress of my daily life.

I've been working out almost every day for a month and a half now and i'm not having trouble sleeping at night like i used to. My pain levels have been low but the fatigue OMG! i just can't seem to pull out of it. I've really thought about weather i'd rather have incapacitating pain or dabilitating fatigue and i pick fatigue but not by much ha ha!

i'm still getting fevers a few days a week. I'm starting to feel like not only a chronic pain person but a chronically ill person. I'm always nausias, fatigues and have fevers that come and go ugg!

i'm looking forward to reading this thread and seeing how you all are doing.

Hmmmm.....can't seem to lift my leg.

Oh well, here goes.

I've been a wreck today and I'm paying for going to the Nascar race yesterday. My back doesn't seem real bad but my legs are a mess.

Just relaxing this evening and trying to recover, all I can say is I over-overdid it. I'll live but it's going to take awhile before I can move again.

Mike

Evening everyone! Haven't had the time to stop by much lately so thought I'd take a few seconds and drop on it. Doing fairly well lately, not sure if it's the despiramine that added to my meds or I'm just having a really good run.

Need to get my rear back on the treadmill since we've finally broken those pesky 100 degree days. Have gained way more weight than I ever want on this 5'2" body. But if that's the only major thing I have to complain about guess that's not so bad.

Okay, let me run, need to clean up the dinner dishes and get ready to chill. So enjoyed having the day off work today, got quite a bit done. Hugs to everyone!

I guess I have to squat, right? Hey,I want you all to know I am a very good squatter. Did alot of camping up in Cherry's part of the country. I hope I didn't squat in your backyard,Cherry :P

I am doing much better on my new medicine, I have another MRI tomorrow afternoon, with my Dr. putting dye in me to see the spinal cord more closely since I have alot of hardware in my spine. Lets' hope this is the last one. I requested padding this time on that cold,steel table,lol

I've missed you all; thanks for all the love and support. I really appreciate it.

Take care and David....I am happy to be in our new "home"!

Love to all,
MaryKathryn

I'm here for the pee-pee party!?! I'm doing pretty good today. I had my 3 month re-evaluation with my PM. It went well overall but I do have some issues unrelated that my PCP will need to look at next month.

I've been absent from the board quite a bit lately. Been reading about what's going on with everyone but not contributing. Please remember it's never because I don't care.....it's more of an issue with sore fingers:-(

Ray....I can totally relate with you!! Fatigue v Pain?? Tough choice sometimes.

Is it bedtime yet?

Hugs everyone!!
Deb

I've been job hunting. It's causing me some angst because I don't know how much I can physically handle. I've been doing a lot of on-line searching on Craigslist and Monster.com. Some companies list their names and others simply provide a job description. Today I received an email stating that So-and-So company is interested in talking to me. I Googled the company name and got quite the surprise. They counsel and treat sex offenders. Now, I'm all for rehabilitation, but I'm not interested in working in that environment! Gave me a chuckle.

I am like Debra I read more than i contribute. That would be my neck and shoulder. Still working on a comfortable position. I am scheduled for an injection on the 18th of October for my neck. My hopes are that I will be able to tolerate traction after that. My old L5 S1 nerve root ordeal is back again as well. When I saw the anesthesiologist he left it open for back or neck. Hopefully my back is going to settle down. It has in the past.

Wishing everyone less pain and more joy.

Hi friends.

I have pretty much had a painfree day, thanking God as I write this....I thiink physical therapy really helped this last few weeks. I get the ESI on Friday afternoon. I am currently trying to get transportation aranged. If worse comes to worse, I can take a cab there and hubby can pick me up on his way home.

Rain here off and on and grey skies. My vit D level is up for the first time in years so I am hoping for a better winter. It can be really hard with the gray days for the most of six months. But while out shopping for appliances with my girlftiend (for her), I really noticed how beautiful the trees are becoming. That made me very happy and appreciative of the beauty and splendor all around us that we so easily take for granted.

I love you all, you are in my prayers....that means al of you. Let's keep this group together. Have a great, painfree evening.

Melinda

Ray I have had both and would take the fatigue any day. My bf suffers with constant fatigue due to severe sleep apnea and he often compares our inability to get anything done but admits he'd rather be fatigued than in pain too.

I am still paying for thanksgiving with the family... just a simple drive to visit family and have dinner together and I've been hanging around a steady 8 since yesterday with stabs and spasms on top of that. Normally I'd be trying to go to sleep right now but with this pain I don't expect to see much sleep tonight.

Good night everyone, sleep well, Hugs
Lisa

Well David little Pink left me a pile of poo in my livingroom errr. Does that make you happy? LOL

Fatigue is what has had me down so much lately. Pain on top of it, but i'm use to having pain. I'm so tired all the time though I about can't move at all. I'm about ready to get me a case of red bull and drink it all! My next drs visit is the 21st and we are going to have to come up with something to fight this.

Good night sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite!
Toni

I know I need to go to bed but cant seem to turn my mind off.

Had a pretty good day and thinking of them mound of stuff I have to do tomorrow but know I will be tired because I cant go to sleep right now it is such a vicious cycle.

My back has been hurting and it is traveling down my butt so I guess I am a pain in the butt for the time being

Hope everyone has a good one and a low pain day