It's been a few years since I have updated this blog, but I am back for more! And in this case it's not good news. Over the summer I experienced some intense back pain between my shoulder blades, at one point the pain was became so unbearable I knew I needed to get it checked. I went for a visit to my favorite back doctor, and after examining the x-rays for a long, quiet moment...he told us that the metal may have come off of my spine again. I just laughed! I couldn't believe it. The pain in my shoulders wasn't really related to my metal coming off, but might be contributing. Essentially I went in for a CT scan, which turned out to be bad news. My metal has come off of my spine. Doc gave us the choice, surgery or no surgery. But given the circumstances, with a hook just hanging out, it could cause pain or damage...therefore we chose the surgery route. The surgery is scheduled for December 18th. At this point I am not scared or nervous. I have other important things to worry about, like calculus 2 (which is currently kicking my butt). But I am sure that as time gets closer I will get more and more worried.
Attached is a picture of the CT scan. You can see the hook which looks like a "U". Ordinarily you wouldn't see the U, because it would be hooked into my spine.
I am going to try to update this more often, just so that everyone is in the know...
