Well, we know now what has been giving me a lot of back and hip pain the last 2 or 3 weeks. The MRI I had Friday shows a "protruding disk, between 3rd and 4th lumbar" in my spine. It's nice to know that it's not the cancer, but something more mechanical. Still hurts like heck, but knowing why is a great comfort.
The struggle we now have, and have had the last week, is getting the right pain-killer so I don't go over 2000 mcg of acetaminphine (tylenol) in a day. This is because of the Warfarin I'm taking for the blood clot, the tylenol affects the INR. Normally 4000 mcg of tylenol is fine, and the vicodin and darvocet take care of most pain. But, trying to cut back on dosage, leaves me with more pain. The doctor has prescribed Norco, and supposedly it only has 325 mcg. of tylenol in it, which should make the dosing easier to figure out.
Even my cough is finally starting to fade away, the zithromycin is doing it's magic!!
Praise the Lord for the good news!! Please keep those prayers coming. While figuring out the pain-killer dosage, sometimes I can really tell that only thing helping me endure the pain is the Holy Spirit's constant presence.
Soli Deo Gloria!!
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