Josh's back (with update)

**Update- Josh went ahead and went to see his family doctor to see if he could get him in any faster. The dr. was concerned because he was losing function in his foot, which means nerve damage. Josh is going to have an MRI done tomorrow morning, and when the results are back (hopefully by tomorrow afternoon) they will show whether the nerve is being compressed by his herniated disc (what we want) or that his vertebrae has fractured into the nerve. If it has, the only road is back surgery, which we don't want because people have such mixed results with back surgery. PLEASE say a prayer that it's the first one! I'll let you know as soon as I can.**

Josh is having major back trouble right now. He has a back condition, and majorly hurt it in college playing football and lifting too much weight (back when he would work out 1-2 times a day). It has been better since he has started doing certain exercises to help it, kept his weight down, and gotten an epidural stop to help it. He'll reinjure it from time to time playing softball, basketball, and football (he says it's worth it), helping people move, etc. and really hurt it recently helping my sis and bro-in-law move. He always offers to help, and wants to be able to handle it, but I think from now on, he'll remember why he shouldn't. He has not been able to sleep because the pain is so bad, can hardly walk, and now is starting to have pain wrap around his leg. He says this is officially the worst it has ever been. He's going in to the doctor on Monday (he's been calling everyday to see if they have a cancellation to no avail). Please pray for his back to get better, hopefully without surgery! His birthday is tomorrow, and I'm having my family and his best friend over for hamburgers, hotdogs, birthday cake, and presents. Hopefully this will cheer him up a little! I'll keep you updated.