Things took a turn for the wore yesterday afternoon.  I had to ask my wife to comer home from work (she's a RN) and she wanted to hospitalize me  Fever got high and she kept me cool and drinking a lot of fluids.  This morning the fever is gone and all I have is body ache, sniffles and sore throat.  But getting better.  I haven't been sick in a long time and flying back from Cincinnati I was worried about SARS.

In 1994 I had an MRI and a Mylogram (sp)  The MRI was freaky because I am clostophobic (sp).  With my wide shoulders the first time they pushed me in I got stuck and freaked out.  Next time they folded my arms very my chest and I closed my eyes and went for it.  Man is that scary.  Tomorrow I'm taking two valium before I go (prescribed of course).  They talked aboput removing the lower Lombard vertebrae.  I guess thats where the spinal core ends and the nerves go through the lomrbar  I think they said my problem was in both L3 and L5.  The Mylogram was even tougher but not as scary.  the pain I had when they pushed that needle into my spinal core was like getting electrocuted.  I didn't want to end my career in 1994 do I opted to forgo the operation until I got ready to retire.  Well I guess its time.

Thank you all for the well wishes.

To keep it bowl;in related:  Card79, remember to bend your knee

V/R,
Barry

Edited on 6/12/2003 10:55 AM