A typical day in my life:
Wake up
Rub steroid cream over aching muscles in back
Massage aching muscles with massage wand thing-a-ma-bob
Take shower
Apply Lidocaine patch
Take Alleve
Take Tylenol
Take mild muscle relaxer
Go to work and scrape through as much of the day as possible
Come home in agony
Take alleve
Remove Lidocaine patch
Rub steroid cream into aching muscles
Take mild muscle relaxer
Lay on ice pack, wait one hour to see if pain diminishes
Take stronger muscle relaxer
Take vicodin
Lay on ice pack, wait one hour to see if pain diminishes
Take strongest muscle relaxer
Lay on ice pack until I fall asleep
You can see why I haven�t been updating much. I do have to say, though, that my mood is better. I just feel like I�m back in the game of life again. I mean, I�m still several squares away from passing �go� and collecting my $200, but I�m rolling the dice again. In fact, on Wednesday, I finally called up a local chiropractor (since my appointment with the specialist isn�t until the 15th and I just am tired of being in pain) and saw him yesterday and today. I can say, that other than the achiness that comes from being adjusted (and the immune system response I always get when ever I start that kind of treatment � low grade fevers, skin sensitivity, overall aches and pains), my back actually feels a little better. It�s a good thing my friends, a good thing.
In other areas of my life, I�m working on acknowledging a huge elephant that�s been in the room for a while. It�s a big step for me to point and say �oh my god, there�s an elephant in the room� and I�m proud of myself for taking that step. I don�t yet know where the step will lead as not everyone involved wanted to acknowledge the elephant, but it was time for me, so it�s a done deal. Maybe soon, I can really talk about it, but right now, I�m just waiting to see how it all plays out.
And that�s all I�ve got folks.
