Sunday, February 21, 2010

Pain, Pain, Go Away...Don't Come Back Another Day!!

I don't know about you, but I hate it when people have nothing positive to say, complain about every little thing, think that their issues are worse than yours and are basically a total bummer to be around!! THIS is why I have not been posting this past week!!
I HAVE BEEN THAT TOTAL BUMMER PERSON!!
I thought that I had been doing such a good job of keeping up with myself - rethought my approach to my school year, knew I could only do so much for myself and others and was/am ok with that, got back to my daily cards of creativity, decided to change doctors so that I could really start to focus on a healthier Jos, and partake in a little yoga to get rid of really the only thing I didn't seem to think I had control over - my stupid sciatica!! All has been going well... until last weekend.
I am not sure what happened, but the whole pain management and things slowly getting better took a side-trip this past week!! Needless to say, it has not been pleasant one!! Between showering at night knowing it would take most of the morning to get dressed, putting on the cheeriest face I could muster at work so not to seem like I was miserable and crawling up the stairs at the end of my day excited to go to bed so that I could have a little relief from the leg pains - I finally hit a wall Friday night and broke down in tears!! Luckily, I had Ayden and Lorraine (via phone since Ayden didn't know what else to do...) talking me down from my mountain of hysterical crying!!
Last Wednesday I went to see a chiropractor who's office was filled with the nicest of people. She and her staff were so welcoming and understanding of my issues. The x-rays they took confirmed that I really do have some serious back issues that need to be addressed and there was no question that my pain was severe....all of this followed by a
"We are closed all next week for vacation, so we will not be able to begin adjusting you until March 1st" UGGH!!
So, although I thought I could tough my way through it, I am having to give in and go to the hospital tomorrow and see what they can do to help me start getting back to normal!
I am crossing my fingers that my next post will be filled with wonderful news about how much better I feel!! Because I am not sure I like this version of me!! Wish me luck!!


1 comments:

jenn shurkus said...

{{{{{hugs}}}}}