I have to vent
As you all may or may not know, I hurt my back last week. It felt like a strained muscle at the beginning of the day, then progressively got worse. By noon, it was so bad, I couldn't even lift my left arm and I was crying. (FYI--I never cry from pain! Not even when I broke my bones!) So they sent me home from work. I rested it all the next day, but it wasn't getting any better, so I went to the doctor. His findings: scoliosis, total spine misalignment, compression of the lumbar spine, left-sided motor deficit, nerve and muscle inflammation and irritation, and the biggie: a rotated (skewed) vertebra crushing a nerve at the left shoulder blade point (which means everytime I move the left side of my back, or my left arm, or rotate my left shoulder, I experience piercing pain). He said that will take a long time to heal. So the plan: therapy (including massage, physical therapy, electric treatment, and adjustments) 4 times a week for 10 weeks. Plus therapeutic cream and ice application 3 times a day, and hour each application. And no more working out or bike training or anything. And no more working. Wait, what??? NO MORE WORKING???
Now this is what I have to vent: I NEED TO WORK! HOW ON EARTH DOES HE POSSIBLY EXPECT ME NOT TO WORK? I'm so mad and frustrated and upset and nervous and scared. Now what am I supposed to do? Even if I could work, my job wouldn't allow me to. This sucks major big time.
Now this is what I have to vent: I NEED TO WORK! HOW ON EARTH DOES HE POSSIBLY EXPECT ME NOT TO WORK? I'm so mad and frustrated and upset and nervous and scared. Now what am I supposed to do? Even if I could work, my job wouldn't allow me to. This sucks major big time.