10/06/2026
It started out as tingling in my fingers.
But, I’ve been massaging people for a decade…
Probably carpal tunnel.
Nope.
Continues to get worse.
Sometimes my right hand itches like crazy. Like an itch inside that I can’t scratch.
Maybe I’m allergic to something? But why my right hand only?
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Then my hand starts to burn like it’s on fire, and it works its way up my arm to my elbow.
Only when I’m lying down for a couple hours.
Night after night, three hours of sleep, and my hand and forearms start burning like fire.
It wakes me up, it’s too painful to sleep, nothing I take touches it. Massage, cupping, chiropractic care - again and again and again trying to figure it out. Nothing helps.
Exhausted, I’m trying to heal other people every day, and manage relationships.
I just went through this last year with my lower back - frustrating!
I blame old age.
I start doctoring.
I find out that it’s actually a pinched nerve at my C6 vertebrae at the bottom of my neck.
It’s full of arthritis from looking down at my massage table for 10 years.
Bodies do that…
My Body said wow she’s looking down a lot and putting a lot of pressure on that vertebrae. I better strengthen it with some arthritis!
The only solution is to remove the arthritis which means removing part of the facet joint, which means a fusion in my neck at that level.
So here I am.
My sleep has been so poor for the last 3 months that it’s affecting my work, my relationships, and my mental health.
I did find that doing a steroid pack helps while I’m on it for a week so I can catch up on a few Z’s.
But I can only do two, and I just finished the second one two days ago.
Last night was terrible.
I wanted to wait until January to have the surgery so I could save money to take takeoff.
There’s only my income, and I so regret not taking out a temp disability policy back in the day when I first became a Massage therapist.
I can’t wait till January, because I can’t live like this anymore and I need help.
I don’t have parents or grandparents, aunts and uncles that I can go to for help.
I can’t put this burden on my children who are raising children of their own, or just beginning their lives as adults.
I have my community 🙏🏼
I have Faith 🙏🏼
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Hello friends and family.You may or may not know that 43 years ago, when I was just 13, I broke my back and underwent two major surgeries. By the time I was…
