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So. Somewhere on the list of Stuff Not To Do On A Major Holiday Week/Weekend (or in fact at *any time whatsoever*) would be: Inflict a major injury on your lower back, making it impossible to sit up, walk, stand, use the computer, leave the house, drive a car, or engage in any form of normal basic daily life activity, for the better part of a week.
Gnargh.
I am mending, thankfully, with shoutouts to: (a) my good friend Mr. Vicodin, (b) the heating pad of blessedness, (c) my wonderful hosts/roomies M and J who took care of me and entertained me and fed me a wonderful turkey dinner while I was immobilized, and (d) NPR, which helped me while away the endless tedious hours of lying flat on my back with the knees elevated while fuming about how friggin' impossible it is to read, use a laptop, or watch TV when one is flat on one's back.
I'm pretty sure I just had a muscle strain, rather than any form of spinal/structural damage; and on my list of Good Resolutions for 2008 and every year thereafter is Do NOT for godsake go to the gym and do heavy-weight back squats without a spotter at hand, dumbass.
So. *sigh* Am back to around 50% functionality, and hope to continue improving this week. WOW, does getting old suck.
Gnargh.
I am mending, thankfully, with shoutouts to: (a) my good friend Mr. Vicodin, (b) the heating pad of blessedness, (c) my wonderful hosts/roomies M and J who took care of me and entertained me and fed me a wonderful turkey dinner while I was immobilized, and (d) NPR, which helped me while away the endless tedious hours of lying flat on my back with the knees elevated while fuming about how friggin' impossible it is to read, use a laptop, or watch TV when one is flat on one's back.
I'm pretty sure I just had a muscle strain, rather than any form of spinal/structural damage; and on my list of Good Resolutions for 2008 and every year thereafter is Do NOT for godsake go to the gym and do heavy-weight back squats without a spotter at hand, dumbass.
So. *sigh* Am back to around 50% functionality, and hope to continue improving this week. WOW, does getting old suck.
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Date: 2007-11-27 01:42 am (UTC)I say again: OW.
Heal as quickly and as painlessly as possible, please. I commands it, I does.
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Date: 2007-11-27 01:48 am (UTC)If you don't want to go the serious route, Aleve/naprosyn at double dosage is also highly recommended. Again, it's the anti-inflammatory property that does the magic, as most back pain is from bits that are swollen that shouldn't be, pressing on nerves and stuff that hurts.
Feel better soon. And yeah, getting old sucks. (Hi, I am waiting on my new progressive bifocals! Yay! Not!)
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Date: 2007-11-27 10:25 pm (UTC)(And I have your new story to read, as soon as I can sit up for very lobg, yay!)
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Date: 2007-11-27 01:52 am (UTC)::sends you loads of healing vibes::
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Date: 2007-11-27 01:57 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2007-11-27 10:31 pm (UTC)*nodding* It just screws up so MANY things that one doesn't expect. (Toothbrushing! Oh my GOD, I almost killed myself trying to brush my friggin' teeth!) Thanks for the kind words!
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Date: 2007-11-27 02:51 am (UTC)looks at results of latest MRI of Doom
Yes. It really does...
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Date: 2007-11-27 10:45 pm (UTC)gnargh, indeed!
Date: 2007-11-27 04:23 am (UTC)Let me know if you need anything.
xo
Re: gnargh, indeed!
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Date: 2007-11-27 04:33 am (UTC)As you are weaned from the Heating Pad of Blessedness, may I recommend its companion, the Stick-on Heat Patch of Joy?
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Date: 2007-11-27 10:52 pm (UTC)Also, I have been negligent in sending along my deep sympathies and commiseration on all the craziness that's been breaking loose in your life lately. I just hope to god that the rest of the semester, at least, passes without any more fresh hell, and that 2008 brings all kinds of improvements in the direction of peace, prosperity, calm, health, sanity in one's intimates, etc. God knows NO one deserves it more than you.
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Date: 2007-11-27 02:34 pm (UTC)I'm glad you had good friends to take care of you. Please, do not do such things without a spotter ever again.
::more hugs::
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Date: 2007-11-27 10:59 pm (UTC)I hug you back, and Pete too, and hope everything's good with you guys!
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Date: 2007-11-27 04:11 pm (UTC)I guess it's okay that I didn't call you to hang out, then! I ended up having quite a bit more family time than I expected, so I didn't have much left over for seeing friends. :(
But! Next time I'm in Seattle, we will hang out for sure, yes?
Recover quickly, my dear!!
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Date: 2007-11-27 11:01 pm (UTC)(And thanks so much for the kind wishes --I'm actually feeling a lot better today, thank god.)
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Date: 2007-11-27 08:32 pm (UTC)I wish I'd known. I'd have sent you entertaining music or something. ):
Feel better, dammit.
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Date: 2007-11-27 11:02 pm (UTC)congratulations
Date: 2007-12-03 12:21 am (UTC)Lynn