This is probably going to sound very negative, but I'm going to blog it anyway. I am taking a one month leave of absence from the office. I intend to see a rheumatologist, get an MRI of my back, and perhaps visit a pain clinic.
I dont' really want to leave the office, but I fear that's what is coming. Office days are wonderful with the patients, but when I leave and go home, I can't walk .. and when I do, I hurt. It's off the chart on the pain scale.. so, I feel this is a good thing in a way, and perhaps I will retire finally all the way. Sometimes God has to give me a BIG nudge.. and I'm feeling it.