[Zhawk]

Hope not...
Background.
Last year, as I was fighting off pneumonia, my doctor notice me rubbing my hands. Soon, she had the truth out of me. My hands always hurt, sometimes so bad that I can't do ANYTHING! The pain is unpredictable and can get worse at any time, for no reason at all (ask IrocZLover about it).Its sometimes shoots up or down my arms like an electrical shock.
Needless to say I am now on medication for it and have had tests done, and noone knows for sure why this is happening.
One theory was that the 2 bulging discs in my neck were pinching the nerve bundles and causing pain that way.

Well I had another Drs appointment yesterday, this time with a Neurologist. He checked my medical history out, looked at my last MRI, gave me a checkup and told me he didn't know for sure what was up.
He did state that the bulging discs could be part of the problem but not all of it. They aren't bulging THAT much. He did state that my cervical spine (neck) is completely straight (it should look like a 'C')-hmmm, that might help explain the migraines.
Now, he is sending me to a clinic to have what is called a 'nerve conduction study' done. I had one back in 2001 and am not looking forward to another one. The hook you up to a computer and send electrical shocks down you arm to measure the strength and speed of you nerve impulses. Then they stick probes in your arms and neck to measure other impulses. Not fun and it hurts. Last time they wound up overloading my nervous system so that I couldn't feel pain for nearly a half hour. When everything kicked back in I was extremely glad I had a prescirption for Vicadin.

OK, I know I need this and Tammy and our kids are way too important to me to ignore my health. I can't afford to have this continue too much longer or get worse so that I can't do my job any more. I just wish we knew what the problem was and really wish I didn't have to go through this test again. Put me back in the MRI machine, kick me in the shin, whatever.

Thanks for letting me vent.