M.R.I.

I have one scheduled at 6:45 Monday morning.

I am still having issues with my neck and upper left shoulder following my motor vehicle accident on July 11, 2008.

My last PT treatment was October 23, 2008. Yes, PT made it feel better - much like massage therapy would have. But my range of motion in my neck has never improved, I sleep most nights on a heating pad, I take A.leve daily, and my left arm has pain down to my elbow. If I bend my head just so far forward, with my chin toward my chest, I get shooting pains down my left arm. It's getting progressively worse, and I refuse to live the rest of my life this way.

I mean really. I may be turning the big 5-0 this month - but the females in my family are graced with longevity. I am not living 40 or 50 more years in this condition.

I called the insurance adjuster to ask permission to seek further treatment. He basically scolded me for waiting so long after my final PT treatment, and added that any further treatment I seek will go under review.

Review all you want, MoFo. I have sought legal counsel thanks to the loving tone you used with me on the phone.

In case you are wondering....no, I have never signed off on any paperwork. And, no, in all these months since Oct. 23, Mr. Personality has never contacted me asking how if I am satisfied with treatment. It's almost as if he was waiting for the clock to tick tick tick my time away.

Because I had a sinus infection, I doubled that appointment with my MD to seek a consultation about my neck issues - on two separate bills, of course. She ordered the MRI, saying that she needed it in order to give me a referral for a specialist. Yes, my body should have healed itself by now. And because it didn't, let's find out why. Thank you very much.

I hope he just pays the friggin bills. I only want to feel better without a fight.