Monthly post

Well, it seems it is that time of year for me.  The time when a body system decides to go kerplunk.  In the previous years it has been a blood clot in the lungs, last year it was numbness in my foot and this year it is a bulging disk in my lower back that has caused a massive spasm on my left side low back.  I swear, I have never felt pain like that before and I have had kidney stones.  This would have dropped me to the floor if my muscles hadn't locked up. OMG.  I totally understand what my brother is going through with his back.

So with that you would think I'm on some good drugs, right?  Not so fast.  I was put on Ibuprofen, darvocet, and flexaril.  The darvocet didn't seem to take much of the pain away and I seem to be having a reaction to the Ibuprofen.  Then to top that all off, I can't drive my car because my left leg won't function enough to use the clutch.  This suks!!!  Oh yeah, this happened three hours away while I was on assignment and I had to go into the emergency room.  Even then my options were to have someone come all that way to bring me home (and at that time, I could not get up from a prone position without tears of pain running freely down my face), I stay overnight and have them pump painkillers in me and try and get home the next day, or go ahead and drive home and then start the painkillers.  Yep, I did the last option.  This all happened last Wednesday and I'm still in pain.  At least I can get up out of bed without tears, but I still hurt walking.

Anyway, vent done.  I have to call the doc and see if I can get my scripts changed.

Keep on go!