Hi my helpful friends,

I picked up my x-ray results from med. records today:

mild apparent chronic compression deformities of L3 and L5

Mild degenerative disc disease primarily at the L4/L5 level

small anterolateral osteophytes scattered throughout the lumbar spine

Actually, I find this to be some of the better news that I have received lately. I see the doc next week and we will go over what I can do. The only thing that bothers me that in my on-line research. They mainly refer to the elderly (80) and I am ONLY 50.
There are so many wonderful things that are happening also and I pick something positive out of each medical adventure..................I truly believe that I am becoming a better sibling, friend and stranger; looking at the world with eyes wide open.

Plus the fact that as I back-down on my prednisone my mental clarity is returning and for that I am truly grateful. I am able to think clearer than I have in more than 3 months.

Finally..................WE CAN HAVE EVERY MATERIAL THING IN THE WORLD, BUT WITHOUT OUR HEALTH, DOES IT MATTER?

I have always been functionally ill, but the last few months have humbled me beyond belief. With each thing I endure, it increases my compassion for others and for that I am grateful.

Love to you all, and what we share and how it strengthens us.

Judy