An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Recovery Envy
It’s been a fairly bad 3 days. So, I haven’t had myself glued to either the TV news, or the computer. Why? I didn’t feel like it. 
Well, truth be told, it all started Tuesday morning. I was having some back pain, and as the day progressed, it seemed to get worse. Luckily, physical therapy didn’t bother me too much, but by bedtime, not only was my back killing me, but I was having shooting pains coming around the left side, to what felt like a fiery explosion from the left side of my abdomen. That’s the only way I can describe it. So, after spending sleepless night of complete agony, I finally decided ENOUGH…and let the Mr take me to the ER. What fun, eh? The pain just kept increasing, and honestly, I think I’d rather give birth and have a root canal, sans Novocaine, at the same time, than ever feel that horror again. It was bad, ok?
When I finally got into see the doc (there apparently were multiple emergencies going on in our little Podunk county), they sucked a bit of blood, made me tinkle in a tiny cup, whisked me off for a cat scan, and stuck an IV up my arm, after blowing one vein in the other. sigh… The results came back. They have NO idea. Initially, they thought it might be kidney stones, but that didn’t show on the CT, so now….I get to go for a consult with the same guy that the Mr saw last December, that started THAT lovely path of invasion. UGH! Ok, I’m not going worry about that….yet. I don’t have a gall bladder. I don’t have an appendix. And there are a couple of other things I don’t have, so those were all ruled out.
Yep…still in pain, but some meds they gave me is keeping it at a dull roar, and hopefully, I’ll survive till Tuesday when I go in for the consult. After seeing the knee doc yesterday, my attitude improved a bit. He is quite pleased with my progress. 
And since I apparently ‘enjoy’ getting the crap beat out of me by the rehab de Sade triplets, he wants me to continue for another couple of weeks. Hmmm… Well, it’s good for me….I think.
I had PT this afternoon, and since I was feeling a bit better….well, at least functional, I thought I’d pop over to my friend’s house before my appointment, and see how she was holding up after having BOTH her knees replaced. 
I will freely admit it… I have a MAJOR case of recovery envy! Two weeks, and that woman is walking around like nothing happened. Ok, yes, she’s waddling a bit, but not even using a walker? No cane? And going up the stairs???? UGH! How??? I know it’s wrong to envy, but still…. It’s been two months since my ONE surgery, and she’s functioning better than I am. Perhaps that’s a slight exaggeration, but not by much. Yep….recovery envy! 
And after my PT this afternoon, I am even more envious. I’ma hurtin’!! All swollen up, and yes I ‘iced’.
So, between the odd pain, and the knee pain, I haven’t much felt like posting a whole lot. And now, with the Mr up in Wisconsin for Volksfest, I think maybe I’ll play catch up with what’s going on in the world, or….just ignore the world completely. I haven’t decided yet. Heh.
Hope you’re feeling alittle better…
Don’t forget them blue berries..
Well, I haven’t died, so I guess this is a good thing? LOL All a matter of perspective I suppose. Heh.