Just a quick 6 month update on my Humpty Dumpty Saga: Ribs seem to be holding steady for the moment...[pause for applause]...and I had my 5th traction treatment this week which seems to be helping the disc in my neck, despite a few zingers that I still experience every so often. We're now moving on to the beast that is my decades-old shoulder injury. Hopefully with some more butt-kicking PT and continued strength training I can get my wing back into working order. It's not going to be easy to undo all that's been done, but I'll get there eventually.
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Laying with my neck in traction, a bit chilly, counting ceiling tiles; 5, 10, light fixture, 15...wondering how the heck I ended up here. My husband laughed and made a few jokes when I told him, my mom seemed overly nervous for me and I just felt anxious as I waited a week for my first treatment. Traction has somehow earned itself a pretty negative stigma over the years, (picture hospital beds and various body parts rigged up to strange contraptions), so honestly I was expecting the worst. I'm happy to report that other than looking a little awkward, it's surprisingly relaxing and feels like Heaven on my achy neck. I only wish I had my headphones along so that I wouldn't have overheard another patient candidly discussing various, um, restroom habits from the other side of the room... TMI sir, T - M - I. Anyway, back to those ceiling tiles...20, air vent, 25, another light fixture... Day 265 {Awesome} - Blackjack A lot of "awesome" happened today: I witnessed the awesome power of a thunderstorm, I had my first traction treatment for my neck, which felt awesome, my kitchen light fixture unexpectedly fell from the ceiling - NOT awesome, but an awesome neighbor helped detach the wires for me so it wouldn't come crashing down in the middle of the night...see, awesome! And since I didn't manage to get a photo of any of that awesomeness, I decided to shoot the awesome mirror caps on my awesome car. The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you've lost it. It's been a dizzying week. Life just keeps throwing me curves. Day 259 {From Where I Stand} - From Where I Land Unfortunately I didn't do much standing today...Having almost passed out after a round of trigger point injections in my shoulder today, I spent a chunk of my day in bed with a case of the dizzies. I'm still feeling a little dazed tonight, like I had a few too many Appletini's. And so my Humpty Dumpty Saga rolls on. This week marks the unofficial "End of Summer" and the official start of sweater and tea pot season. Not to mention, warm sock, fuzzy blanket, dark morning and constant chill in my spine season. I'll admit I'm a bit of a pessimist when it comes to welcoming in the fall and winter seasons. But the thought of wearing a scarf and gloves while I work (indoors), is enough to drive a girl crazy. I know we'll still get a few more warm days before the dreadful Wisconsin deep freeze, but the days of flip-flops, drippy popsicles and fireflies are long gone. Thankfully I already have the space heater set up in my bathroom for those cold, dark 5:00 a.m. showers. Day 252 {Eyes} - Oh, the Irony of it All Sometimes your photo-of-the-day just finds you...I had a crap day that involved more serious neck pain and an emergency trip to the chiropractor, I was given the finger by a jerk in a Porsche who pulled out in front of me, and then I burnt dinner which left a smoking smiley face on my burner. Hoping the world doesn't hate me as much tomorrow. It's back-to-school week! A very happy week for all of the stressed out, work-from-home parents like me. I'm never happy to see summer end, but this year I almost did cartwheels as the school bus drove away (but don't worry Doc, I didn't do any...yet...) Finally seven(ish) hours to work in complete silence, with ZERO interruptions. I used to feel terribly guilty about this, but I've since gotten over it. In fact, I'm WAY over it. So here's to the 2016-2017 school year for restoring my sanity! Day 245 {Me} - Education Celebration Though it may appear that I'm jumping for joy that I finally get 7 hours of peace & quiet to work during the day, I'm really just so excited for my kids to further their education...oh heck, who am I kidding? It's the first day of school!!! I'm freeeeeeeee!** **No ribs were dislocated in the preserving of this precious memory. |
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