Present

Duke called. They scheduled me for the spinal cord procedure this weekend. They were supposed to call me and talk to me. Now, you might think, so what. You've got your appointment. But...of all the weekends...of the the whole month...or year...they chose this one.

My friends Danielle and Brian are getting married on Saturday. I am playing the piano.

Okay, don't worry. They rescheduled it for January 21^st (9 days after my birthday...hint...hint). So this is it. This is the test. From what I've heard (the doctor hasn't given me the final instructions) I'll have to be there on the 20^th for pre-op, then they do their thing on the 21^st, then I go home for a few days. Try out my new super power, and see if it helps. If it eliminates 50% of the pain, the trial is considered a success. Then they take out the leads from my spine. I have to heal for two weeks. Then I come back and they put in the permanent version.

I've had things stuck into my spine before and it wasn't fun. Please pray that I'll have God's grace to bear it...oh and that it will work too.
In the mean time, I have the wedding. And then my next appointment (the regular kind for medication and good prodding fun) on December 22^nd.