Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Road Traveled....

Honestly....I do not mean to sound like I am complaining....I just wanted to you sort of see the road we are and have been traveling..........in case some of you are experiencing similar situations.....
  • September - Found out Roger's secular job of 20+ years was ending because they were out-sourcing to a company in India.
  • End of October - Blow #1.  (When we got socked in the face....dealing with something we have never dealt with personally or with other folks...something I will eventually share....because we all know I am an open book....but right now I am not at liberty to do so.)
  • November 11th - Roger's last day of secular work, so our combined income was decreased by 2/3.
  • January 2018 - discovered that my shoulder pain was not due to tennis elbow...it is a secondary issue....got a cortisone shot in my shoulder and began Physical Therapy for a month.
  • End of January....Blow #2.  (Which compounded with Blow #1.......)
  • First of February - I'm being sent to a spine and neck specialist because the shot and physical therapy did not help me.
  • First of March.....Blow #3.  (Which now....with Blow #1 and Blow #2.....we were at our near breaking point.)
  • In late summer, Roger got a cortisone shot in his shoulder.....it's gotten worse so he went back to his doctor and they did an x-ray.  It is torn, he has spurs and something is pushing on the nerve...............a MRI was ordered.....because of insurance delays... he was finally scheduled for March 16th.....and he was to go back to surgeon in three weeks to see what could be done.
  • March 16th Roger had his MRI.  An hour and half later....got a call from the surgeon and he wants to see him Monday morning.
  • March 16th.....afternoon - Roger has been doing tons of labor work, trying to get everything done in case he has to have surgery.  He took the riding lawnmower to the shop to get new tires.  To help the guy out, he lifted the front of the mower...wound up twisting and his back that has been hurting off and on for a couple of weeks.........wound up in severe pain.....running down his leg.
  • March 17th - went to the doctor.......Roger has pinched his sciatic nerve.....got a steroid shot...sent home to rest, use ice pack and alternate Tylenol and Advil.
  • MONDAY.....Roger's doctor gave him the results of the MRI.  His rotator cuff is hanging by a string.  He's torn his labrum and tendons and he has bone spurs.  Surgery is scheduled for April 3......they will have to cut him open.  The doctor feels he can fix him.................but it will be a LONG, EXTENDED process.

BUT....in spite of all of these DETOURS in our life.........GOD IS GOOD..........and He Blesses Us Each and everyday.  We have SOOOOO much to be thankful for.  Our blessings by far outweigh the troubles.

I am sure part of the detours are where Satan is trying to discourage us because.....right now.........OUR CHURCH is BOOMINGSunday we had a baptism.....during the day, two more got saved.  That makes 10 saved since December.  AND....we are a country church..........we run in the 80's in Sunday School...............so we are not a huge church.  God is GOOD!

P.S.  If you have read any of my previous blogs....you will know....I am a DETAILED person.  I drive my husband crazy...........he always tells me to birth that baby.....he don't need the entire nine months.  Well....sorry ladies....you just got the nine months version!


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