Never Again!

 

I spent the morning (and into the afternoon) in the local ER a couple days ago. It seems severe pain in the left side will cause one to find their way down there. When I say "severe" I am talking "Please Jesus, make it stop" kinda pain. It wasn't a kidney stone. I have had those several times and Iknow what that feels like, Kidney stones are more of a "PLEASE GOD! TAKE ME NOW!" kind of pain. This was, thankfully, not that, though it was definitely more than an "Oh my. That was an unpleasant feeling."  sissy kind of pain.

After 5 hours and three blood draws, an ekg, and a CT scan, they said it was a severely strained muscle. Are you kidding me?! I just spent all that time, not to mention a small fortune, and it's a muscle strain?! They did perscribe me a nice muscle relaxer and some hydracodone, though. As long as I am taking those I am fine for six hours at a time. ...Then it wears off. Like a few minutes ago when I woke up and needed a bathroom at 5:30 am. So here I sit at the computer. Can't sleep and don't want to get addicted to the pain meds so I try to occupy my mind and hands here.

I tried for quite a while to remember how I could have injured myself given my rather sedentary lifestyle. I don't do anything that makes me sweat.  I racked my brain...and BAM!  It came to me. I had been out on my big mower a couple days before the pain started and came up on a plastic bag. I didn't want it wrapping up on the blades, so I leaned way over and picked it up. I could just barely touch it with the ends of my fingers but I managed to grab it. Quite a stretch, but I did it. BOY! Did I "do it"! That has to be where I pulled or strained or whatever this muscle! I am now determined that I shall never again stretch to get anything, anywhere, for any reason! Did I mention that I am in pain? Did I say it was severe? OK. Just checking.

OHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crap! That hurt!! I just raised my left hand to scratch my neck and I swear I saw angels and a bright light!

OK... Time for another round of pills. Wish me luck.