Prayer Request

From Holly -  As I'm sure most of you know I have chronic pain. Most of which is in my back shoulders neck and arms. I see a pain specialist wanting to try anything besides pain meds, (which is what every other Dr. wanted to just give me). I have tried everything with him and everything has lasted anywhere from a week to almost 2 months, so I have been left with taking pain meds, which only take off the "edge" of my pain. 

He decided that I should get an MRI. I went to a Spine specialist with my results which were 2 pages long, basically showing my low back has significant degeneration for a woman my age (and I have arthritis) herniated discs and nerve compression for which he advised no surgery could fix. My neck however is a different story. They found that my cervical vertebrae has herniated and created a bulge that is compressing my spinal cord and has started to damage it. 

I go in on March 2 for surgery to repair it. They will go through the front of my neck and remove the damaged cartilage and disk, replacing it with a plastic spacer and titanium splint. After years of back pain, Corey had an MRI about the same time. He went in to a spine Doctor the day after me. We found out he has spinal stenosis and degeneration for his age and herniated disk in his lower back. The doctor advised that after physical therapy and injections, surgery could be done to elevate leg pain, however surgery would not fix the lower back pain. 

Please keep us in your prayers. Blessings, Holly