My doctor says "SURGERY" and he says that it is unlikely to get better on its own. So, immediately I started planning for my future of pain and immobility. Naturally, this made me very sad.
But as I was laying there on my side in my bed (which is one of the only truly comfortable positions I can be in) I began to realize something. If my vertebrae are squeezing the disc in my back which is in turn squeezing my sciatic nerve, what would happen if I took off a bunch of the pressure on my vertebrae? What kind of difference would that make? My doctor says it's unlikely to heal on its own. But does he say that because I'm over 300 lbs and with that kind of pressure, the disc is never going to be able to pop back in? Maybe he just doesn't think I can lose the weight. Maybe he just doesn't have faith in me. Do I have faith in me?
That was when I started to think about my two biggest goals; goals I've had for years.
Goal number 1: Get to a healthy weight.
Goal number 2: Write. Everyday.
So, it suddenly occurred to me, that if I was brave enough, I might be able to work on both of these goals together. The answer was there in front of me.
A blog.
I could use Goal Number 2 to help achieve Goal Number 1. So, here we are in cyberland. I'm hoping this blog reaches people and actually manages to help other people reach their goals, whatever their number.
So, please feel free to share this and comment. I'd really like to get a conversation going.
See you tomorrow!
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