March 22, 2013

narcos and flexerols and aleves, oh my

i've never been much of a pill taker myself. i was actually well into high school before i managed to swallow one...i had previously gotten by on chewable children's tylenol and that delicious pink stuff i always requested from the pediatrician. i may take an ibuprofen from time to time, but i'd say i only average about four per year. donald finds this moderately ridiculous and always encourages me to take at least two if i'm having a headache or something, but i'm pretty firm on my one pill at a time rule. so when i woke up on a friday morning writhing in pain and asked for 'as many pills as i can take'...he knew there was a problem.

it was exactly one month ago, the day after the first of our two back to back snowstorms, and the day before our kansas city open house. we'd spend a little time shoveling show on thursday and apparently my back was not pleased. the pain was significant, but seeing as how i don't have a doctor, i figured i'd just wait it out. sore muscles typically last only a day or two and i figured it could only get better, not worse. i was wrong. after enduring three days of constant pain, and hobbling through our open house, i gave in. first thing monday morning we went to urgent care and i finally found a bit of relief in the form of narcotics and muscle relaxers. assured that time would heal [a week, two at the most] i gratefully took my pills and headed home. long story short, that didn't happen. another doctor, a round of x-rays, lots of drugs, a massage and three chiropractic visits later...i think it's finally improving. in fact, just yesterday i had a day where my pain, on a scale of zero to ten, was a one. a ONE!  glory hallelujah!!! i'm really hoping it will all be over soon, because i think dear donald is getting tired of my furrowed brow.


it hasn't been all bad. donald and i have played a lot of ticket to ride...and i am proud to say that despite my handicap, i am currently at the top of the leader board. my mom came to visit and helped kick start the 'clean out the basement' campaign [and if you, or someone you know, has ever lived in this house you will understand that this is a monumental task], and of course, dag has been very supportive.

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