Ouch - Double OUCH!!!

Well, this week has been an real rollercoaster! I have been down in bed all week due to a pinch in my back adn into my right leg. I knew that it was a herniated disc. I tried acupuncture and it didn't seem to help much. I had an MRI on Wednesday and on Friday morning I had an appointment with a neurologist. I went to my appointment in the morning and at Noon on Friday I was at St. Luke's having an emergency Surgery. The Dr. was really concerned that the nerves that were getting pinched from an L4-5 disc herniation was pinching off my nerves to the bladder and bowel. The Dr. thought it best to do surgery ASAP!!! After the surgery the pinching in my back is completely gone, but now the nerves into my right leg are super weak, making it difficult to walk and get around. Glad to be home though. That doesn't even top things off. Caden was at a ski night up at Bogus Basin for a school ski night on Thursday and when he got home at 9:30 p.m. he came walking into in my bedroom and had a splint and sling on his right arm. YEP!!! After my appointment on Friday, we were going to take him to the Dr. to get x-rays and poor kid had to wait till Saturday. Doug finally got him taken in and x-rays taken and he has a "Buckle Fracture" in his right wrist. He didn't get it casted but instead hs to go to an orthopedic Dr. on Monday. So, we will see what the final outcome is tomorrow.