Update...
I went and saw the doctor (the new neurosurgeon) this morning. He gave me a very thorough examination, more on my shoulders and spine then my neck (which no doctor has ever even looked at). He pushed around on my bones and found some tender spots (the same areas on the front part of my shoulders that used to be numb), which he told me means that I could have some shoulder--the rotator cuff--damage. (No one has ever checked my shoulders...imagine that.)
I really like the doctor. He answered my questions, but at the same time he didn't really want to say or think too much because he wants to be able to go into looking at my scans with an open mind. He wants to look at everything, not just what the other doctors have looked at. It was so nice to finally have someone like that look at me.
He scheduled an MRI for me on Sunday at 3:00p, so I called into work and told them I couldn't be there. That's also good because Jonny and Megan's party is Sunday, so I will get to go to that after my MRI. Tyson said that getting an MRI of my head all the way to my shoulders will probably "take forever"...which is kind of scary to me because I'm claustrophobic...and MRI's are pretty tight. I can hardly stand a tanning bed for 10 minutes and you can move around in those. But oh well, I'll survive.
Then next week I'll be going back to Dr. Curtis to find out what they learned from all of my tests.
I am feeling hopeful about it. I just have this feeling that they're going to figure out what's wrong and they're going to be able to fix it. But I still would like the prayers please.
I really like the doctor. He answered my questions, but at the same time he didn't really want to say or think too much because he wants to be able to go into looking at my scans with an open mind. He wants to look at everything, not just what the other doctors have looked at. It was so nice to finally have someone like that look at me.
He scheduled an MRI for me on Sunday at 3:00p, so I called into work and told them I couldn't be there. That's also good because Jonny and Megan's party is Sunday, so I will get to go to that after my MRI. Tyson said that getting an MRI of my head all the way to my shoulders will probably "take forever"...which is kind of scary to me because I'm claustrophobic...and MRI's are pretty tight. I can hardly stand a tanning bed for 10 minutes and you can move around in those. But oh well, I'll survive.
Then next week I'll be going back to Dr. Curtis to find out what they learned from all of my tests.
I am feeling hopeful about it. I just have this feeling that they're going to figure out what's wrong and they're going to be able to fix it. But I still would like the prayers please.