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*sigh*

FINDINGS

1.       T12/L1: No extradural defects, spinal canal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.

2.       L1/2:  No extradural defects, spinal canal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.

3.       L2/3: Anular symmetric bulge of the disc of the L2/3 disc.  No spinal canal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.

4.       L3/4: 2mm anular symmetric bulge of the disc, slightly more on the left than the right, with narrowing of the left neural foramen more than the right, moderate degree of narrowing bilaterally, mild hypertrophic change of the articular facets.  The AP dimension of the central canal is 1.1cm, normal.  Disc protrusion 3mm to 4mm, worse on the left than the right.

5.       L4/5: Bulging disc, anular symmetric, 4mm, bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, mild hypertrophic change of the articular facets, bilateral moderate neural foraminal narrowing, with borderline central canal stenosis, 9-10mm.

6.       L5/S1: Bulging disc, primarily centrally, 4mm broad-based, bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, moderate hypertrophic change of the articular facets, with no central canal stenosis.

IMPRESSION

1.       L5/S1, 4mm anular symmetric bulge of the disc, broad-based, neural foraminal narrowing bilaterally moderate, mild to moderate hypertrophic change of the articular facets.

2.       L4/5, lower limits of the normal spinal canal, AP dimension 9-10mm, mild spinal stenosis bilateral anular symmetric bulge of the disc.  The disc measures 3-4mm, with narrowing moderately of the neural foramina bilaterally, moderate hypertrophic change of the articular facets.

3.       L3/4, bulging disc, more on the left than the right, measuring 4mm, bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, mild to moderate hypertrophic change of the articular facets, lower limits of the normal spinal canal, 1cm, borderline stenosis.

4.       L2/3, mild bulging disc 2mm.  No neural foraminal narrowing.

so, yeah.  went to get the CT today and then to the doctor and got preliminary news on my back.  we still need to get the official radiology report but we know for sure that my L5/S1 is shot.  we know that i have arthritis in my lumbar spine.  we know i have lumbar stenosis and that my sacrum is “anatomically incorrect”.

bah.

we’re moving.  not much time to blog.  once we get settled in the new house i’ll have more time to sit here and say something.

tomorrow i have to go for a CT scan of my hip to see what the fuck.  then to the doctor then home to finish packing.

i’m in excrutiating pain right now so it’s slow going.

hope you’re well, dear interested reader person.

well, dear interested reader person, we did it.  we actually closed and got the keys today.  holy shamoley, we didn’t think we’d get the keys today since the relo company is out of illinois and they weren’t telling us when they’d send the docs down here to be certified and all that … but shazamarama, we got the keys.  (and a shit load of them too!  front door has a key, side door has its own key, back door has its own key and door to garage has its own key!  lord.)

things we need to do asap is order a locksmith out to rekey the house.  waaaaay too many contractors in and out the past month tending to our “demands”.  we need to measure the refrigerator to make sure the damn thing isn’t too tall for the space.  shit.  go purchase closet system thing for my closet, purchase paint for painter contractor guy that’s coming out on wednesday …

ugh, the list overwhelms me so i’m just going to stop there.

now, the fun part of all of this is that i have managed to hurt, what i thought was, my back.  however, today i broke down and went to see a doctor (ugh!) and learned that i didn’t technically hurt my “back” but my sacro-iliac joint.  basically i’m out of whack and he even went so far as to say that it was partially dislocated but apparently that’s been like that for some long time.  perhaps a sports injury from some time past.  who knows.

anyhow … tons to do.  not enough time.

pictures of the house once we get settled.

so we didn’t move.  we haven’t even closed yet.  supposedly today for closing.  keys maybe by wednesday.

i’m stressing.

I WANNA DO THAT!

you must must must go check this out.  it looks like too much fun.

corn starch trick thing on ellen

well, sister is officially married. finally. talk about months of planning and planning and money and more money. but, it was so worth it. it turned out so sweet. simple and pretty.

congrats sister and new brother-in-law.

(yes, i really am that much taller than her.  LOL)

so my girl kimmy over at i have no name for this posted about her favorite expressions and tasked us with thinking on it and coming up with our own. so …

here goes.

damn, dude. usually in response to something that is just outright stupid, super funny or just annoying.
you dumbass motherfucker. favorite curse phrase, hands down.
what’s the word, thunderbird. general greeting to friends.
peace out, word to your mom. said in my super white chick way - not sure why, i picked it up from a friend and it’s funny.
shut the front door! expression of surprise instead of saying “shut the fuck up!”
shut the fuck up! see above
yo, chicken butt! greeting to my best girl friend :)
pump your brakes, step away from the ledge.  as in calm the fuck down.
put your big girl panties (bgp’s) and deal with it.  no explanation needed.
oh! shooooot-chya.  again, no explanation.

and now that i try to think up annoying ones … i can’t think of any.

boo.

[edit] oh shoot yeah, i got one — “ideal” at any time when it should be “idea”.  GRRR

what are your expressions, dear interested reader person?

so the uncle made it thru surgery just fine, surprisingly enough.  everyone (doctors, nurses, family, friends) honestly believed he wouldn’t wake up from it.  but, he’s a tough old bird and made it thru to spite us all.  i’m happy for him and i do hope he recovers well.

this weekend i headed out to austin to see some friends and their band play a show.  absolutely fantastic!  i had the best time i could hope for with all the commotion that happened last week with my mom, dad, uncle and other things.

i was suppose to meet one of my best friends there and it had been planned for over a month and confirmed just less than a week ago.  so i start calling her earlier in the week and she doesn’t answer text messages.  nothing.  then finally i send a “what the fuck” type message and get a reply that just says she’s been busy and will call me.  but, of course, she doesn’t.  so i’m driving to austin trying to reach her so i know what my plans need to be and of course, she doesn’t answer.  i send a text with a “if you aren’t going, let me know” type message and sure enough, she replies saying she isn’t going.  when i’m already within 45 fucking minutes of being there!  i was absolutely, completely and totally, motherfucking pissed.

i just find it disrespectful and rude.  if you make plans to be OUT OF TOWN with someone and plans have to change, at least have the goddamn fucking courtesy to let the other person know, right?  i mean, seriously, am i that off base for thinking that is the very least you should do?!  aren’t i glad that hotel reservations were in my name, eh?

anyways, aside from that … and STILL not having heard any type of explanation from her about it … i had a great time.  eric and sharon are the coolest couple and it was fun hanging with the band and getting to know them a little more.  i like hanging with non-pretentious good people who aren’t consumed with status, money and etc.

when i left the bar, i really thought i was good.  but when i got back to the hotel, it hit me almost all the sudden and ugh, i was ready for SLEEP!  one, two or three too many shots of patron!

ahh but it was worth it.

and it didn’t hurt that i felt like i looked hot.  hahahahaha  even though i struggled with the whole “let’s not flash everyone” challenge of my shirt.

pictures are posted in the blogshare link on the last page.  some are blurry but that about correlates to how we were feeling, i’d surmise.  ;)

sister gets married on saturday.  yikes.  so much to do.

then the following weekend we move.

shit, so much going on.

how was your weekend, dear interested reader person?

at sometime tomorrow my uncle will have surgery.  word is there is a “slim” chance at surviving.  i will head to the hospital tomorrow and be there until whatever “end” happens.  since dad can’t be up here thanks to a bleeding eye and needing shots to stop that … *sigh* i will be his presence for the family.

on one hand, i hope he can survive it.  on the other hand, i hope he doesn’t because i don’t want to see him suffer anymore.  saying it out loud seems awful.

stress.  simply.  stress.