Proof I am a dumbass
October 21, 2007
How was your weekend? Mine was just great. I’m pretty sure that I came out of it with a spinal injury. You know that you had an awesome weekend when…
Ok, so what happened was I went camping with the recreational group I worked at over the summer. KIAB picked me up on her way down from school, and we got at the cabin around 11pm. I hung out with those who were up for a bit, then I went to bed. Saturday I got up at 6am to help assist KIAB and D take one of the wheelchair members to the bathroom. I went to bed for a bit, then I got up to help with breakfast. I was the bacon maker.
Saturday went by pretty quick. I spent the day hanging out with the members and other volunteers. I was only supposed to stay until 7pm, then Nifty was going to pick me up and take me home. However, around 5pm I was down in the basement with 3 other volunteers and 5 members. One of the volunteers and I were goofing around. She was pulling my sweater hood over my head, and I was doing the same to her. Everybody was laughing and having fun.
Then we were tackled by two of the rougher male members. Unfortunately, my head was slightly down and most of their weight was on me and my neck. I felt two pops in my back and then extreme pain. I couldn’t get up for several minutes. Bossman came down and cleared the room and stood me up after I was finally able to move my legs. I didn’t want to be on the ground anymore because it was extremely uncomfortable. Bossman had to stand me up by supporting my back. Then he checked it and told me that it was swelling in the area that I felt the pop and pain. He said I most likely cracked a disc in my spine.
Great. I start working tomorrow at the group home. There is no way in hellI’m going to call in on my first day. Nifty tried to convince me to go to the hospital, but I claimed I didn’t have my health card (haha it was in my purse the whole time). I didn’t want to go because I knew it would be a lot of waiting, and he had to work at 9pm - he couldn’t call in either, and I really didn’t want to be alone at the hospital. He wouldn’t let me go home though because no one was there. Instead, he took me to his house. His dad gave me some pain killers that allowed me to sleep and Nifty went off to work. His mom kept coming in to check on me, which I found enduring.
Nifty was able to leave early, and he fell asleep on the floor around 6am. When I got up, Nifty’s mom offered to make me toast and hot chocolate since my stomach was also sore. I stayed at his house until Nifty finally woke up around 10:30.
So I’m now even more nervous about starting tomorrow at the group home. It’s a new place with new people and a new job description. Now I have to worry about hurting myself even more, or doing a crappy job because it hurts to move. I can move, but it hurts.
But anyways, enough about that. I found the coat of my dreams.
Nifty is going to buy it for me for Christmas. I mentioned it to him on the phone and told him the price, and he said he would 
I’m so spoiled. But hey, I did buy him Guitar Hero and a million other expensive things so I deserve it. Plus I hurt my back 
October 21st, 2007 at 4:07 pm
< ![CDATA[Aw that sucks... at least you get a super cute coat out of it]]>
October 21st, 2007 at 5:27 pm
< ![CDATA[I forgot to mention in my comment on your other blog--since you didn't go to the hospital, I'm glad Nifty wouldn't let you stay at home alone, and that his parents were there to checked on you.
LOL @ "I claimed I didn’t have my health card."!
And, I was thinking of buying the SAME EXACT coat! I just saw it in a catalogue as I was going through my huge stack of mail from when I was away. (I'm still undecided though because even the smallest size might be too big on me.) Make sure you take a picture wearing it when you get it!]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:15 am
< ![CDATA[Amanda; or will anyway, hehe. It is super cute, I loves it!
Girl, Dislocated; I’m short too, but I don’t care I love it and nothing will prevent me from wearing it! Even if it does go down to my feet haha. And I really didn’t have my health card on me…it was in my purse…on the ground…]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:41 am
< ![CDATA[Really? You're not going to go have it checked out?]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:06 am
< ![CDATA[Avitable; Nope, because I would only want a specialist to deal with my back since there are bones in there I’m quite fond of. It was the weekend when it happened and this means that even if I wanted to the emergancy rooms would be packed full of other dumbasses like myself, and the wait would have pissed me off.
And I work today, so there is no time today. Or tomorrow. Or the next day. :D]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:15 am
< ![CDATA[But if you herniated or cracked a disc, that's a big deal, isn't it?]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:34 am
< ![CDATA[I suppose so, but all they would tell me is to do some PT, take it easy and not over extend myself for a while, so what's the point in waiting all day to hear something I already know?]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:39 am
< ![CDATA[Because they could give you some Naprocin or something that's not as bad as Aleve on your stomach but can help keep the swelling down.]]>
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:44 am
< ![CDATA[Perhaps...but that would mean waiting all day in the hospital, and I work at 2pm today...soooo maybe later :)]]>
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:05 am
< ![CDATA[That coat IS fabulous. I approve.]]>
October 27th, 2007 at 10:44 am
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