[Bugman]

Thanks Kevin, No serious injuries. I'm hoping, I jerked my neck pretty hard which compressed a disc. I was fin for a week then bam, one morning it felt like somebody stabbed a hot iron behind my shoulder blade and my left tricep tightened up and the index finger on that side went numb. Saw a doc they did some xrays found some disc compession at C7,T1. started me on Prednisone. Ran a 10 day course and the pain went away tremendously. when I stopped the prednisone stiffness returned to my shoulderblade and pain started coming back. Yesterday they started me on a 2nd 10 day course of prednisone and within a few hours of the first dose the stiffness began to subside. They also gave me flexoril a muscle relaxer this time. The index finger is still numb but it doesn't hurt too bad so I can sleep. I'm hoping it works this go round. If it doesn't work this time it's off for an MRI and trigger point injections. If that doesn't work they say surgery would be next. I'm not going to go that far. I'd rather have a numb finger than risk back surgery.

You are absoluetly correct though this place has the best guys in world hanging around!