[The Void]
well it happened.
2007-10-23
Well it happened, my dreaded fear. At seven thirty in the morning my patient went down and I did too. So after a day waiting for doc appt and paperwork I find myself at home with medical leave.
Damn....damn damn damn.
I can relook at the moments before hand and know where things were in a shaky place. And thankfully, the patient is all good without bruises or fractures. She was six foot one and weighed 267 lbs. I am five foot one and 140 lbs....so it wasn't easy. But the years of transfer safety courses and body mechanics saved me I am sure.
Doc popped a small part of my back into place again and left me with some really strong muscles relaxers and two days of ice packing on my arms. She says for the record it couldn't have gone any better~ nothing fractured, nothing broken, nothing permanet. Just strain. So yay, theres the positive. And instead of medications for months just some for the week and bedrest.
Even typing is still a bit uncomfortable, so this is short. I am feeling ok, just almost like....I tried to lift something too heavy to left and sore.
oh, and bit sleepy....manufactured meds are strong I tell ya. Not used of taking them. But can see why folks do. They got pills for everything it seems. Thank goodness I won't be on them for long. I will keep my addictions to caffiene and nicotine.
On a quick side note, took the kids to a pumpkin patch with a few older friends as well. We are all still kids aren't we? haha. Got a great deal on fifty pound pumpkins! fifteen dollars for all three, thats alot of pumpkin! Mine is decked out in spirals of course, and theres one for the family ancestory line.
The Gods smiled on us that day in all ways, even giving us a free ten foot tall tree I wanted so badly. It is a tulip tree. And she is a beauty. I had one growing up,strong tree it was. Beautiful shade.
The long path on the east side of the house is graveled into a walk way out of the two feet deep mud. I am glad I got that done before this injury. It looks marvelous!
I am finding some new faces around me lately. And it is a nice feeling. I do try to be more calm around folks I really do. But hard to maintain it. But when I am excited I am excited. And everything about my new house and its property has me excited. Meditating in different areas, planting, composting and harvesting...its a dream come true. So of course that is where I spend alot of my time. And when visitors come, they have learned to bring mud boots, cause we are heading outside!
Some folks are great nature lovers. muds ok, bugs are ok...and it doesn't have to be sunny to enjoy nature at her best. I don't feel like a big kid around these folks. Just another nature lover.
Big hugs I suppose. Its a beautiful October. And I am all ready for new year.
Barnabus (2007-10-24)
Hehe that's a tough save!!! I was at the mall with my friend who outweighed me 2/1 he uses crutches to wlk, I saw his crutches do a wide split, and I ran in with a big hug, I think I lost 3 inches of height as he pulled up the crutches to re position and I supported his whole weight. Was sore and stiff a couple days...NO! I wouldn't do it again!!!
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