Once again, I got little to no sleep last night. I do believe I ended up getting more than he night before though. Still, that only puts me at about hours of sleep.
I spent the majority of the day yesterday in constant pain. The pain medication and muscle relaxers that the doctor has me on for my back, neck and shoulder don’t seem to be touching it anymore. In fact even now, having only sat down in this chair about 5 minutes ago, I can already feel that familiar knee pressing down between my shoulder blades.
I just called into work and took another sick day today. I hate to take 2 days in a row but with little sleep and constant pain, my mind cannot focus and my body certainly cannot pull any merchandise.
I have a follow up appointment with the doctor tomorrow morning at 8 am. I should be getting the official results of my x-rays then. No matter what the x-rays say, I need to have a serious talk with her about why the medication she prescribed only worked for about 24 hours. Normally I try to work through any type of pain. Hell, the last 2 times I threw my back out at work I didn’t even bother taking a day off. But this pain is totally different. It literally feels like someone is standing in the middle of my shoulder blades with a big fat boot on all day. Add to that the sensation of a 50 lb sandbag rest on the left side of my neck and you start to get a fairly accurate picture of what it’s like for me to just sit still. Then if I need to stretch or lift something; I truly see God.
I really wish I never went out to that house.
