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ouch ouch ouch
8:48 AM, Tuesday, 6 February, 2007
I have a bad back which sometimes hurts a lot.
Somehow at some point during the weekend I managed to acquire a pinched nerve in my right shoulder. I'm not sure how I managed this, as there were NO drunken shenanigans at all. Maybe it's because there were no drunken shenanigans, I don't know. I will remember this for future reference and make sure that there are drunken shenanigans every weekend in the future, just in case.
Anyway, it was so painful that I had to take copious amounts of valium. Saturday night, Sunday morning, Sunday night, Monday morning, Monday night. Pain, ow. Ow ow ow.
Yesterday my little hussymobile needed a bit of fixing and when I picked it up and drove it away I had to pull over to the side of the road to do some neck stretches, as every time I tried to check my blind spot I felt it necessary to scream "OH F*** THAT GODDAM HURTS OH NO OW OW OW!!!!", accompanied by flinching and screaming and spasms, all of which make it quite difficult to concentrate on driving.
It's quite necessary to check one's blind spot, particularly in Port Moresby.
So I stretched it so that I could check blind spots and went home and soon fell asleep on the couch. Through my valium-induced dopiness I heard a housemate moving around a bit after seven, and forced myself to wake up so that I could eat something, as I hadn't really eaten much since the hurties started. I ate something and sat for a bit, blinking, and was passed out in bed before 8:30 (which in my book is a sin - it's a sin to sleep before 10:30 unless you're super hungover).
This morning I woke up and it was all lovely and almost ok. It's still hurtie in my shoulder but I have full movement back of neck/back/shoulder areas. I checked my blind spot a lot on the way to work this morning, just for the fun of it. And I didn't take any valium this morning. Hoorays!
So no more dopeys. I have been so dopey since I started the valium-taking on Saturday night, dopey dopey dopey. Not noticing things like food, and smudged nailpolish, and open zippers (in places where you don't want them open), and chocolate. Here's to noticing!
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poor baby!! am very very sorry you bin sickola. why you no say to me when i cu on satde nite?
u naughty ladeeeee!!
am very relieved to hear youre no longer dopey dwarf and can drive safely. please remember that you mustie ring me when you cant move your neck/shoulder/drinking arm - whatever the emergency! - and you require assistance, if any.
xx
Posted by: kk | February 6, 2007 5:23 PM
I can empathise as I have also had a bad back lately. Took myself off to the doctor near my apartment in Delhi. It went like this -
Tori: "I have a bad back. It is very sore."
Dr: "Yes. There is a chance that you have Herpes. Or it could also be TB".
Tori (slightly put out): "You don't think it might just be muscular?"
Dr: "Hmmm. Yes. I suppose it could be this also."
Thankfully we ruled out Herpes and TB, and she gave me some awesome painkillers, and a stingy/ouchy cream to rub in. All better now.
Posted by: Tori | February 6, 2007 7:41 PM
Oh kk - I promise to let you know next time so that you can put a straw into my vodka and I can sip in comfort. But I can't have vodka with my valium, coz that makes me EVEN LOOPIER! Also if I need to go somewhere I will let you know. Mwah!
Tori - I'm so glad you've been cleared for herpes and TB, that really does make me feel relieved. Also glad you're feeling better! Hooray for awesome painkillers!
Posted by: Carolyn | February 7, 2007 9:09 AM
u r stupid. dont take drugs and drive.
Posted by: anonymous | February 7, 2007 10:59 AM
Well, it was touch and go there for a while. glad also to not have Herpes or TB. Hope your own back is lots better soon.
Oh, and anonymous. The only way you could get me to drive in POM would be after taking drugs. That Carolyn does it every day is quite amazing!
Posted by: Tori | February 7, 2007 2:44 PM