Long awaited update

Hey all,

 So, its been about a month since my last post and I want to start off with apologizing for not keeping ya'll updated in a timely manor. I never was very good at writing in a journal or diary or even school papers. Anyway a lot of things have been going on.

 For starters, the first nerve block epidural didn't go as well as I had hoped. It hurt like heck for the first couple of days then I got back to normal. When I say normal I mean well nothing much changed except I got slight feeling back in my finger tips, woo! The doctors said it would take 7-10 days to get the full effect of it working. 7-10 days later still hardly anything and I had a follow up appointment. They asked how I was feeling and if anything changed, of course not much. I was then scheduled for my second epidural, this time between my C6-T7 vertebrate.

My second epidural was on April 12. It didn't hurt as much as the first and after a few days I had feeling back in my hand. Last week I had an appointment with the back and neck surgeon, he said if I had full feeling back in my arm and hand then I would get surgery to make it permanent. At that time the feeling was going in and out of my hand and arm so he said based on that, I won't be having neck surgery! He suggested to get an EMG. (How I understand it, its sending vibrations through my nerves to see where the hurting or pinched nerve is.)
    But remember it takes 7-10 days to feel the full effects of the epidural? Well a few days ago I could feel my whole arm and hand like before the accident without taking pain meds! So, it's a bit confusing what the doctor said. I am all for no surgery but my parents and I feel it is best to get a second opinion. I have my semi-second opinion appointment tomorrow afternoon with my regular doctor who is also an Osteopath, and we hope he can send us in a better direction for a second opinion. 


Its been a big waiting game and there is no way I'll be on a flight in a week and half like I had hoped but hey that just means I'll save and go on an even bigger adventure at a different time.


That's all for now, I'll keep posting!


p.s. Good luck on finals ya'll!