I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Mom! I hope you have many, many more! :)

Well, I guess the MRI scans came back showing nothing. This is good news, I suppose. That means there isn't anything horribly wrong with me. I have an appointment Friday morning with my doctor again to see what the next step is.

It is good news that the MRI didn't show anything bad, but now I'm just worried that I'm going to have to go through a series of treatments that may or may not work. When I saw him the doctor said that there were ways it could be treated if it was just a pinched nerve or something. I just don't want to get a pill or a shot that covers up the pain but doesn't FIX whatever the problem is. I guess I'll know more when I see the doctor Friday. I'll be sure to let you all know!

Well, I'm finally taking the next step in trying to make my neck pain go away. It's been bothering me for quite a while, and my chiropractor doesn't seem to be working. I saw him yesterday, and he was almost afraid to touch me. He recommended that I go see my regular doctor and get an MRI taken of my neck. He thinks there are some other issues going on with soft tissue, not just an alignment problem.

Mom is home from the hospital! She came home yesterday evening. She is very happy to be home!

I saw my mom again tonight in the hospital. She is doing pretty well. She has a LOT less pain tonight than last night. She was sitting in the recliner chair in her room when I got there tonight. I went after work, so it was after 8:30 when I got there. She was getting pretty tired. She had a big day! She had physical therapy, she did a lot of walking up and down the hall (with the help of a walker), and a huge meal made by the hospital. She has physical therapy again in the morning, and if all looks good she will hopefully be coming home tomorrow afternoon. We'll all keep our fingers crossed that she'll be back in her own bed tomorrow night!

Mom's knee surgery is complete! All went well and she is now in the process of recovering in the hospital. The procedure was done Monday morning. I got to see her Monday night in the hospital, but she was really sleepy and out of it from the anesthesia. She was told that yesterday would be the worst pain, and that it would get better from there. I talked to her on the phone last night, and she didn't sound too good. She was really hurting. They had given her lots of pain pills, but it didn