The Results Are In!

So...the MRI of my cervical spine was the same...all jacked up. Every vertebrae herniated or bulging. The MRI of my right shoulder turned out to be bursitis. Ouch! I had NO idea how painful bursitis is. Looks like another 4-6 weeks of physical therapy for me. (I love my physical therapist. She allows me to do my therapy in the dark. Ha!) As for the pain of the degenerative disc disease, my meds were increased. My Dr was honest with me when I asked, "There really is no pain medication for nerve pain, is there?" and she responded, "Outside of the cortisone injections...no." So, the question in my head is, how does one live like this? I refuse to think that the state I'm in is permanent. I refuse to think this is the way God wants me to live the rest of my life...and with those thoughts, I begin to wonder, "What are my next steps?", "What am I doing wrong?", "What do I need to do now?", "How do I survive this?" :::heavy sigh::: But by the grace of God...

Chronic pain is no joke! I think when I try to describe it, people can't fathom constant pain. If there's any kind of relief, it's few and far between. And even when you feel relief, you dare not do anything to aggravate pain. Once aggravated, it consumes your day or night.

As I sit her typing, the pain patch I now wear doesn't take away the pain, it just makes me groggy and irritable. On top of that, the adhesive on the patch is breaking my skin out, so now I have read blotches surrounding a 2" x 3" clear patch. SHEESH! This is my life! lol