Just another back pain?

This will be an update for some, and an announcement of sorts for others. Although there is no concrete news to share, I want to let you know what’s going on.

A couple weeks ago, I began experiencing back pain as I have many times over the years. Monday, June 27^tharound 3:am I went to the emergency room for extreme back plain. They took a couple x-rays which showed nothing, so the Dr. sent me home with pain pills.

The pills didn’t help, so I went back to the ER. They did an MRI which revealed a crushed vertebra, and the word tumor was mentioned. Now that I have had cancer, I guess there will always be that double checking to see if it has come back or spread. I must say the needle biopsies in my back were the worst physical pain I have endured.

If it is cancer, I’m told I have a few options in hoping for a cure. If it’s just your everyday run of the mill crushed vertebra, there is talk of filling it with cement.

I spent a few days in the hospital and now a few days home in grandpa’s recliner.

Diane has been wonderful in taking care of me. Tuesday I go early for a PET scan (I guess I’m supposed to take both cats), and a CT scan, and Thursday we are supposed to get the results of many if not all the tests.

If you are on the list of folks who pray for Diane and I, Thank You. God’s love and mercy are infinite, and although I feel a bit like a prayer hog lately, I think its okay to continue tapping into that overflowing source of peace.

Thank you, each of you who pray for us, and thank you (Jon Cadd) for helping me walk and find things, thank you for making me laugh, and thank you for mowing our lawn.

Many thanks, until later,

Scott