It’s 7:26 am. I need to leave in about 5 minutes to go to Texas Orthopedic for my MRI results. I got the MRI because my back has been hurting since late January, and a few weeks ago the pain spread to my abdomen. There’s a chance that this is back related – it could be a pinched nerve or something. But since the pain never goes away (it’s like a burning sensation on the skin that I feel when I touch it or my clothing rubs up against it) and is worse on the front than the back, I’m a little nervous that it’s something else. Perhaps a tumor in the spine or on an organ pressing on a nerve.
I’ve done some research, and it could be something called intercostal neuralgia (inflamed nerves that go between or just under the ribs). And I hope that’s what it is because it would ot be life threatening. But my fear is that it’s something else.
Half of my fear, if it is something serious, is telling Laura and my Mom. I’m not sure how they will take it. For their sake – and for mine – I hope it’s not.
Leaving now. I’ll write about the results when I return.