Ardith,   
      
   AH>Please keep us posted.  We'll be thinking of you....  :-)   
      
     Several things...   
      
     The part of the procedure I thought would be more painful (the EMG   
   with the needle), wasn't as bad...a couple of times, I didn't even feel   
   the needle being inserted. The electric nerve conductivity study, with   
   quick 1 milliamp electric shocks (think static electricity shock from   
   the doorknob in your house, after walking across the carpet in the dead   
   of winter), was worse.   
      
     I did do some bleeding after the needles, but that was because I had   
   taken Excederin Migraine 2 days before. But, the neurologist did NOT   
   see any evidence of bones pressing on the spinal column...believing   
   severe arthritis was the cause of the pain and burning...and he said I   
   did NOT need neck surgery...because the nervous system data was   
   basically "normal". I think I now have osteoarthritis practically   
   through my entire body.   
      
     I thought I'd have to disrobe for the procedures, and had purged out   
   the colon and urinary tract...not eating solid food for almost 4 days,   
   and losing 12 pounds as a result...because I thought the electrical   
   shocks might mess up the urinary and anal sphincters. Even the   
   neurologist himself said he HATES the shock part of it.   
      
     I also got the Urolift Prostate Outpatient Procedure scheduled for   
   Wednesday, April 8...but have to be at the facility at the ungodly hour   
   of 5:30am. So, I have to pick up my elderly Mom at 5am, to get us to the   
   facility by 5:30am...to get me checked in and prepped for the procedure.   
   She'll drive us back to her place, where we'll both likely sleep the   
   rest of the day!! That means a 4am wakeup call for me that morning, and   
   calling her at 4:30am. Neither of us like getting up that early, but   
   they only do those procedures in the mornings. I will drive us to the   
   facility, and she will drive us back home afterwards.   
      
     However, after the procedures yesterday, I had to help my Mom with a   
   couple of quick errands...and by the time I headed home, it was too late   
   to stop off at the store or a restaurant to get some food to last a few   
   days. They don't have Reserved Parking at my apartment complex (for   
   whatever reason), and I think if I had stopped off to get some food (I   
   finished the last of the food in the apartment earlier today...which was   
   more of what I had last night...cans of Star Kist Tuna Salad and   
   crackers), I might not have had a parking place when I got back.   
   Needless to say, that was NOT what I had in mind for dinner last night,   
   or lunch today. :P   
      
     While there is some pasta I could microvave in this thing called a   
   "Pasta Boat", it takes nearly 25 minutes to cook. And, with forecast   
   rain and thunderstorms approaching...combined with the fact that I do   
   NOT use the stove...except for a few cans of Sprite, I am OUT of food   
   and drink. I had delayed shopping intentionally, prior to the medical   
   procedures, because I did NOT want a food temptation while I was   
   supposed to be fasting, and on "clear liquids" only.   
      
     Unfortunately, with inspections (that are done quite often)...I have   
   to be HERE, practically WAITING ALL DAY for them to show up. It's like   
   being held prisoner in my own apartment. Sometimes, they say they will   
   inspect ALL apartments; other times, only a random set will be selected.   
      
     The problem is, you do NOT know IF you're going to get picked. While I   
   have an ADT alarm system, and renters insurance, I don't want my stuff   
   "walking off". Plus, with the potential for rain and thunderstorms over   
   the next week, I may not get a chance to get out until Saturday.   
      
     So, my stomach and I won't be on very good speaking terms for awhile,   
   unfortunately. :P   
      
   Daryl   
      
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