So the good news is, it’s almost certainly not my back. The disc herniation in my spine is still there, and hasn’t miraculously healed in the past year and a half, but it doesn’t appear to be impinging on the nerves. So I have an appointment next Thursday with a urologist, and I’ll see where that leads me.
My appointment was over pretty quick this morning, and I spent the rest of the day watching a little television — Fringe and a BBC show called Luther — and working on this short story due at the end of the week. I’m at about 3,000 words now and looking around frantically for the exit.
Tomorrow it’s back to work.
Sorry about the news. I mean, good that the back isn’t worse, but bad that it’s not better. And good that it’s not worse enough to be causing this new problem, but bad that it’s potentially something else. Kind of a mixed bag all around. 🙁