On to the specialist.....

So after crying like a teenager girl who's first boyfriend just told her he wants to be friends, my doctor sent me off with some happy pills and a visit to a specialist. I was still worried about going to another doctor, especially after I found out it was pain management. I have nothing against pain management, it's just that I don't want to manage my pain, I want to fix it. So when I went to the I was expecting the same as always. But they took an X-ray of my back and right away the nurse told me that she was almost positive that they are going to recommend surgery. When the doctor took a look he said it looks like the disc is pretty much gone and my bone is fusing together. That would explain the excruciating pain. They then sent me for a MRI, which turned out to be exactly what he said. My bones were fusing and yes surgery was needed. So a month after I seen the doctor, I had a spinal fusion done on 1/14/2011. I thought my pain would get better, but little did I know I was going to be having another back surgery a year later.