Well had the CT Scan this morning and they were able to read it right away and get the ball rolling. Here is the skinny of it, as well as my blood test.

Blood test: Came back Neg for Lupis and Rhuemitiod Arthritis! yeahhhhh! Went over the pictures I have been taking of these swollen joints and the diary I've been writting. Doc is not sure just yet, why, but my Immune system is attacking it's self, thus causing these pain, reddish spot, heat, and swolleness of the joints. Gave me a shot in each of the butt cheeks, Toredal and I can't remember the name, it was a steriodal one tho, burned like a MOTHA! Basically wanted to flood my system with anti inflamitory to chill out the monster and hopefully reset the system, we shall see. It's been 5hrs since the shot's and I am starting to feel the effect's, body is relaxing. Thank god! And he is also not feeling like this is MS, now.

CT Scan: Well now, this be another story. In a nut shell, my neck is hosed! C3, C4, C5, and C6 are not well.

Slight Stenosis in C4 and C5.

Gnarly spurs on C3, C4 and C5. Nerve pinching in C3, C4, C5.

Degenerating disks, C3,4 C4,5 C5,6.

And severe Arthritis throught the neck.

In a nut shell, he say's, "you WILL have neck surgery to repair/stablize the issue's at some point soon."

And it looks like I need to start looking for a new career (basically started this). As a Welder/Fabricator, this line of work is now coming to an end.

Have an appointment with a Rheumitologist (sp?) to go over a few other things with my neck. We shall see how that goes.

I would like to thank everyone here for the well wishes and information, very helpfull . Since it looks like "pain managment" is what I will be learning to control, I'll be sticking around eventho It's not MS.

Curt