All of these posts you have read about my neck and shoulder pain. Finally! A diagnosis. The doctor called me this week to tell me the results of my xrays show I have degeneration of discs C5, C6, and C7 with C7 pressing on a nerve. Of course I had to research this to find out how one gets disc degneration. It can happen with age. It can be caused by a major trauma (car accident) or a minor trauma (a fall) or in some cases just by getting out of bed wrong. I can hear you all laughing. As my friend Amy said, "This could have started the moment I was mobile." Mom thinks with all of my accidents there would be no way to pinpoint how this process started. For now (and insurance purposes) I am working with a physical therapist to alleviate pain. Doc also told me to keep up with the ice. Really challenging when it's 17 degrees outside.
I've met with my new trainer two times. The second time we hit it. I woke up the morning after and wasn't sore at all. It was about 12:30 the following afternoon when the abdominal muscles and legs started speaking to me. Almost as though they were laughing and saying, "Hi! We're still here. Don't you love a little burn?"
I can't wait for this week's workouts. I missed two workouts last week because of the stomach flu. YUCK!
No news on the job search. More application opportunities. No interviews scheduled yet.
I've been watching some other weight loss blogs. Love finding inspiration to keep me going.
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