Sunday, April 29, 2012
Still Not Happening
I made it through weekend. Nothing eventful happened, I just
took it easy. I realize though, that I am not going to be able to make it
through work on Monday and keep my fingers crossed for that maybe I can do
Tuesday. I emailed my principal, Lynn, and ask her what I should do. I don’t have any time left,
I don’t want things to go badly at school, I don’t want to be missing my kids.
She tells me to take the time that I need, everything will be fine. I call
my teammate, Cammy, and ask her if she can make some copies of worksheets for my kiddos,
because I don’t think I left enough to have made it through last Wednesday,
Thursday and now Monday too. She tells me not to worry about it, and put in for
the sub. She’ll make sure that there are things to do.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Off to see the Doctor
I head to the doctor to see my P.A.at the office I've been with since 1999. I've been with this P.A. for about a year and a half
of that time. The office is in Tempe and I live in Peoria, its about a 40
minute drive. I know I should find somewhere over here, but I like that the
office knows me and my history. They know about my appendectomy, the history of
my migraines; and all the approaches that we took for that. Plus, I like the P.A.
she is friendly, listens and is knowledgeable. She recommends that I get an
x-ray taken so we can see what is going on. She changes me from Valium to
Flexeril, which is an actual muscle relaxant. Cody and I leave the office and I
call the radiology place near our house to find out what their wait time is,
it’s about an hour. The radiology place near the doctor only has a 30 minute
wait, so we decide to head over there. At this point the pain isn’t too
extreme; I sit a little uncomfortably in the waiting room reading. The process
is fast, the tech was awesome helping me move (I’m still slow and twisting at
the waist for some of the different images is painful and hard. They let me
know that the doctor should have the images by Monday afternoon. I head home to
start the weekend.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Another Long Day... This Time in the E.R.
I woke up at 6am while Cody was still asleep to use the
bathroom. When I stood up from the toilet I screamed and nearly passed out! The
pain was horrible. When I feel like I’m about to pass out, something in me
tells me to lie down on the floor. I don’t know why, that’s just my go to
reaction. I lowered myself to the ground. I was hot and clammy, and in pain.
Going to the ground was the dumbest decision I could have made. I spent an hour
trying to get up from the bathroom floor. Even with Cody trying to help, the
pain was overwhelming. I was on my stomach and tried going onto my knees, I
tried rolling over, and I tried pushing up. Every little movement of my back
was horrible. The only thing that got me up off of that floor without just
calling for an ambulance was Castro and the fact that I had to give him his
insulin. Once I was up and Castro was taken care of, I got dressed and we
decided instead of the appointment that was scheduled for chiropractor's office, it
was time to go to the E.R. Cody drove us over to the nearby hospital, and the wait wasn’t that bad. They got me back and I
saw a PA who said that it was something called sacroiliitis.
She said that she didn’t believe that any imaging was necessary at this point
because of my age (34). She gave me a shot of something in the E.R. (I think it
was Toradol) and prescriptions for Valium and Percocet. She was using the
Valium as a muscle relaxant; even though that’s not really its function (I
worked in pharmacies for 9 years before I became a teacher). I was feeling
pretty good when I was at home that night, thankful though that we didn’t have
school the next day because it would give me extra time to relax and let my
muscles loosen. I even felt well enough to take a shower and watch some t.v.
(Thursday night is Vampire Diaries night!)
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Trip to the Chiropractor
I woke up and went into work because I needed to finish getting
things ready for the sub to come in and work with my kids. I had to go in that
morning, because I had spent after school on Tuesday hobbling around on campus
trying to locate my favorite subs to see if they would be available to fill in,
and I couldn’t stay late because I had the appointments for the pedicure and
massage. I called the chiropractor’s office recommended by my mother in law, as soon as they opened, and they were able to get me in right away in the
morning. When I got there, the chiropractor did a basic exam, palpating the muscles and
did a small little massage on my back. He used some kind of tool (I don’t even
have any idea what kind) that sounded like he was using a stapler on my back.
He said that it would help get between the discs and loosen up the muscles. He
told me the same thing that the masseuse had said, the lower lumbar muscles are
tight, and we need to loosen them up. He recommended bed rest, and that I come
see him the following morning and I booked the appointment. I put in for a sub
for the next day at work, thankful that I had left a lot of worksheets on my
desk, so I won't have to go in tomorrow morning and make more copies. I didn't
really notice a change in the pain or discomfort during the evening.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Long Day
I attended a professional development at another school in the
morning. I noticed I was moving a little bit slower, and even sitting was
uncomfortable at this point. When I got back to school I took 600 mg of
ibuprofen and was thankful that I only had the kids for a little bit that
afternoon due to specials and recesses. I made an appointment for a massage,
called my mother in law (Donna), to find out who her chiropractor was and made arrangements to
not be at school the next day. I treated myself to a pedicure (which was a
little hard to sit through), and then had my 45 minute massage. Samantha (one
of my favorite masseuses at Dolce Salon and
Spa) spent the entire time working on my lower back. At the end, she
even did a few extra minutes no charge stretching out my glutes. She had said
that all the muscles in my lower back and butt were tense and that was probably
what was causing the pain and discomfort. After the massage I did feel a little
better… not a lot, but a little. I made it through the evening and was looking
forward to getting into the chiropractor the next day.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Not So Bad
Today was bearable. I made it through work, although it hurt a
little to bend. nothing notable really pain wise.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
In the Beginning...
It all started really on Saturday, April 21st. I had a minor
backache.... nothing unusual. I figured that I was about due for a massage; the
stress was just starting to build because the end of the year was coming and I
knew that there would be a lot to do for school. I didn't do anything
differently; I hadn't picked up anything heavy, or twisted funny... I was just
feeling a bit sore. I went about business as usual, maybe took it a little
easier on Sunday than I normally would have (okay, not really, I kicked back
and read a book).
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