After a weekend of lush green peace and quiet, I got to spend this morning in one of these:
MRIs are generally not painful, but my back has gotten so bad that half way through I began to have muscle spasms and was blurring the pictures, so we had to stop and start over. Thankfully, only three of the 4-minute scans needed to be done again. I also had to have a few done with contrast to differentiate between scar tissue from my December surgery and my regular tissue. I see the surgeon on Wednesday. I wish I could hope that there were an option other than bolts and screws, but at this point I’m afraid that’s what I will need. My back is just very unstable. I’m fine except for when I walk — not good.
The good news is that, thanks to the hydraulics my brother installed while I was at MQX, I can quilt quite comfortably. I used to sit a lot to quilt, now I stand most of the time. That’s a much better position for me. I have a couple of easy all-overs to do this weekend, so hopefully I’ll make a dent in my backlog.
Happy weekend all!
That is a real bummer. I hope they can fix it for you once and for all! At least you can quilt!
Damn it…… Sending you gentle hugs,,, I swear if it is not muscle spasms in that tube it is the bladder that says Gotta go NOW! Hang in there,, Love ya….
Linda, sounds like a brutal time with the muscle spasms during the MRI. Hope the doctor will be able to offer a solution to the problems you’ve been experiencing. I misunderstood and thought the MRI was next week. Glad that it is behind you now.
Wonderful that the hydralics are making quilting possible (and more comfortable) for you now. I think I have my frame a bit too high…but dread having to ask DH to get the floor jack out to lower it for me……..hydralics sound really good — even to someone who uses their machine as little as I do.
Hope you have a restful, painfree and good weekend.