Hi Everyone.

I wanted to put my 2 cents worth in on this thread.

The very very most important thing that I've lost is the fact that I can't snuggle with my husband or even get a nice hug because of the pain. I feel that I'm letting him down - oh that sounds horrible. I feel like I struggle to just give him attention. What's even more wonderful is that he doesn't complain or ask for anything. From what I know now, this is chronic and will never go away... I was also just told that I probably also have RSD.

I also have a MRI tomorrow and I hope it's good news. I could really use good news.

Ada , I don't really do anything with my horse except feed her and work her in the paddock with out a halter usually.
the horse whisperer thing LOL.

she hasn't been out side of the barnyard {1 acre} for years except when the vet came once and once when the gate got left open.
but she stayed right in the yard anyway.

You could think about a mini?? if you just want to pet, feed and look at it? they can pull a cart too.
it could even go into the house LOL
brothers and I took our baby pony into the house once just for the heck of it.

My awesome first horse was a palomino he looked like Trigger & Mr Ed. Beautiful Golden with a blaze down his face.
I rode him without a bridle a couple of times- we used to jump 5' high, solid logs on trails, run through little ponds splashing the other friends riding with us.
he could even scent track his "girlfriend horse" we would play hide and seek in my grandpas woods and he would put his nose to the ground and track her down every time.

I too used to be into backpacking and camping. I had actually planned on either a 7 day trip on the appalachian trail this summer, or a 7 day canoe trip up in the Boundary Waters (MN and Canada border). Barring a miracle, I won't be doing EITHER. I can't help but feel like I'm letting my daughter and wife down, since i have a hard time picking up the baby and even holding her while i'm standing up. At first, I thought I was doing well with dealing with all this stuff, but it just seems that as time goes on, more stuff piles up, and it gets tougher and tougher to deal with. sorry to ramble.....just trying to put into words what i've been feeling the last couple of days.