30 or 90?

Well...many of you know that I have had a "bad back" for many years. It would feel pretty good for a while and then it would flair up...usually due to over-use. But lately, it has been pretty bad for almost a month. Because it is taking so long to get better, my Chiropractor ordered an MRI. The results showed that I have an herniated L5-S1 disc. I was given 3 different options of treatment. One involves surgery, another involves a series of Cortisone shots and Physical Therapy and the other involves just P.T. and Chiropractic adjustments. Of course, I would like to choose the least invasive option, so I'm leaning towards P.T. and Chiro Care, but I have to have a Spine specialist look at the MRI and see if that is a worth while option.

Even though this is no laughing matter, Carl and I are trying to stay as positive as possible. When I walk, I look like an ninety-year old man! I very much look like a need a walker (preferably with Tennis balls on the sliders).

Hopefully, I will continue to get a little better one day at a time. My goal is to be able to carry Claire again (this has been the hardest thing...poor baby...poor mommy)! I can hold her while I sit on the couch, but she doesn't want to sit on the couch for long! That is way too boring for this 9-month-old mover and shaker! I just want to be able to be a normal-functioning mother again!