Thanks so much for your prayers yesterday!!

The spinal tap wasn't really all that bad; it made me antsy, (I hate sitting around doing nothing) but I wasn't very nervous at all when it came time!!

I had to lay on my back for 24 hrs post surgery and am now allowed up but supposed to continue resting, even though I'd LIKE to jump back into getting my house in order, etc...

I have NOT gotten the spinal headache, praise God!!!, and continue to hope it doesn't happen!! I'll continue to lay around for the rest of the day and hopefully be back to life tomorrow!

Today I went back to the neurologist to find out the results of my many MRIs.
Sure as I thought, they looked rather 'spotty'. So basically, without SAYING that I do have MS, he said I have MS. There are a couple things I guess that he hasn't ruled out, but since he didn't see any reason to mention them, I'm pretty sure he doesn't see them as probable.
So... what's next? Well I have a couple more tests - the 'evoked potential' tests, which are no big deal. But then... THEN is that which I have been scared of since the first guess of MS - the lumbar puncture (aka spinal tap). THAT is the only thing that has freaked me out so far!! It's next Tuesday afternoon, so I'd appreciate prayers on that day!
After that ... I make friends with the MS Center at S.Western Medical Center, get put on a type of drug that slows down the process of the MS ... and keep on keepin' on.

So... I'm pretty ok with it so far, as I'm not surprised. (But maybe that's because I'm still in denial, who knows?) The first signs of this were 12 yrs ago (I had vertigo off & on for 2 yrs w/no known cause), so the doctor agrees with me that I have been very blessed to have 12 symptom free years! I think that is why I am not shocked about this or anything. And... I'll keep you all updated if anything pertinent comes up or anything changes!

(And now I have a built in excuse for EVERYTHING. The wrong word comes out of my mouth? Blame MS. I trip over the couch? Totally MS. It's a cloudy day instead of sunny? I'll blame MS. It's good to have a scapegoat!!)

Picture in your head the scene...

(cue tender music)
Mother and daughter are putting on jackets and mittens for a cold morning's walk to school.
The daughter stops putting on her own gloves, and reaches for her mother's glove. The daughter gently pulls it on her hand, and they both observe, smiling, as the adult fingers of the glove hang off her small child hands.
daughter: "They are so soft!"
The mom smiles tenderly at her young child.
(here tender music comes to a scraping halt.)
daughter: "Can I have them when you're dead?"