Neck MRI results

[ny biker]

Yay Pax!!!

[OakLeaf]

Yayyyy Pax! When do you start?

[Pax]

Yayyyy Pax! When do you start?

He told me I could take as long as I needed to give notice elsewhere, but I'm not working right now... so I start Monday!

We spent the day up in Daytona (shudder) trying to find a couple of decent shirts for me to wear. I have almost no business casual clothes as I wore jeans and tshirts to work in the stacks previously. Found a few things so now I'm all good to go!

[Catrin]

This is just wonderful news, good luck next week! We just hired for a new position in my section, they've made great hiring decisions these last couple of years so am looking forward to the new staff member.

[emily_in_nc]

I just got the call, I got the library job!!

Woohoo! Happy dance for Pax! :-)

[Catrin]

Finally got SOME news! Apparently my neck pain is from arthritis rather than stenosis, and the neurological problems appear to be coming down to an intermittent pinched nerve in my "good" shoulder. NO neck surgery - and right now that is all I care about. I've had to modify my activities, again, to lessen my symptoms but if I DID have the surgery, I would have to make the very same modifications. I don't have to give up my kettlebells (whew), just no over-head work with them and my leg is finally strengthening so I can continue hiking. I can live with that

[OakLeaf]

That's good news! Hoping that your leg keeps getting stronger and you can re-align whatever's pinching that nerve. Stay determined!

[Crankin]

That is great news, Catrin. It was very wise to get all those different opinions.

[Catrin]

It was an expensive but helpful process. None if it would have happened if the MRI report hadn't been quite long and scary, my Dr was very concerned. Thankful to know than to guess so both coach and Chiro can help me out!

[Pax]

Good deal, Catrin! Always good to get some definitive info so you know what you're actually dealing with.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad for the follow-up, Catrin. I think nearly everyone ends up with at least some arthritis in their neck and lower back after a certain age... I know mine started young and continues (in my lumbar spine). Not sure about the cervical spine, but there's probably at least some there. My mother, age 81, has it bad enough in her lumbar spine that her doc told her, after a recent x-ray, that he was a amazed she was still walking around! And yet, she gets around pretty darn well for her age and fitness level (not good). But she does have back pain a lot of the time.

I'm so glad you can continue with hiking and kettlebells! You've given up enough already.

[Catrin]

I've had moderate to severe cervical spine arthritis for at least 5 years I know of...which is why I'm so active, and that isn't the only place. I've a large amount of symmetrical arthritis, so much they keep testing for something underlying all of it but, thankfully, nothing has yet been found to tie it all together. Guess I'm just prone to it!

[ny biker]

I'm glad you got good news, Catrin!!

I've started having pain in the knuckles of some fingers on my left hand which I guess is arthritis. I haven't been to a doctor about it yet, but after poking around on the Arthritis Foundation website I am trying to get more "anti-inflammatory" foods into my diet like oily fish and nuts.