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prosodicGot off at work at 2:30 today to go to a doctor's appointment at 3. Was grateful even to get an appointment today. My neck hurts. It REALLY hurts. And now my shoulders and back ache because I've been holding my neck so stiff and straight all day.
I think the doc spent all of 1 minute with me. He squeezed my neck, asked if there was any soreness to the touch (not really soreness but tenderness). I described my symptoms. He declared that I had "Cervical Strain" and prescribed Vicodin and muscle relaxers and told me to alternate ice and heat.
So the good news: no neck brace. Lance is disappointed. He really wanted to make fun of me.
The bad news: I feel like I completely wasted my time. I could've taken care of this myself at home if I had known it was just a sore neck. But then again, I wouldn't have gotten to leave work early today. I spent a good chunk of that time just sitting in the waiting room and waiting for my prescription to get filled.
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In other news - two excellent recent reads: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict (Laurie Viera Rigler) - a fantasy romp that places a 21st century American girl into Jane Austen's England. She wakes up in the body of a young woman named Jane Mansfield (yes, there is reference to the actress). There is even a cameo appearance in the novel by Jane Austen herself. Very fluffy and fun.
The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Sandra Gulland) - a fictional diary of the woman who was to become Josephine Bonaparte. Part 1 of a 3 part series. I read this entire novel on the flight home yesterday and finished it last night before bed. Could not put it down. Looking forward to finishing the series.
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Reece has doggie day camp set up for 2 days this week. We're heading into a busy time. Lance goes TDY on the 19th. My brother and his family are coming here on the 20th. I need to spend the coming weekend getting the guest room ready for their visit. The timing is really crappy...it's fine that my brother is coming. I just want Lance to be here to help me out. And he'll be gone that entire week. He gets back on the 26th, and they will be in Portland that weekend. I think they're coming back here after that, but I think they'll be leaving shortly after that.
I think the doc spent all of 1 minute with me. He squeezed my neck, asked if there was any soreness to the touch (not really soreness but tenderness). I described my symptoms. He declared that I had "Cervical Strain" and prescribed Vicodin and muscle relaxers and told me to alternate ice and heat.
So the good news: no neck brace. Lance is disappointed. He really wanted to make fun of me.
The bad news: I feel like I completely wasted my time. I could've taken care of this myself at home if I had known it was just a sore neck. But then again, I wouldn't have gotten to leave work early today. I spent a good chunk of that time just sitting in the waiting room and waiting for my prescription to get filled.
In other news - two excellent recent reads: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict (Laurie Viera Rigler) - a fantasy romp that places a 21st century American girl into Jane Austen's England. She wakes up in the body of a young woman named Jane Mansfield (yes, there is reference to the actress). There is even a cameo appearance in the novel by Jane Austen herself. Very fluffy and fun.
The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Sandra Gulland) - a fictional diary of the woman who was to become Josephine Bonaparte. Part 1 of a 3 part series. I read this entire novel on the flight home yesterday and finished it last night before bed. Could not put it down. Looking forward to finishing the series.
Reece has doggie day camp set up for 2 days this week. We're heading into a busy time. Lance goes TDY on the 19th. My brother and his family are coming here on the 20th. I need to spend the coming weekend getting the guest room ready for their visit. The timing is really crappy...it's fine that my brother is coming. I just want Lance to be here to help me out. And he'll be gone that entire week. He gets back on the 26th, and they will be in Portland that weekend. I think they're coming back here after that, but I think they'll be leaving shortly after that.
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Date: 2008-07-08 05:33 pm (UTC)I know you're on the phone alot at work - do you use a headset? You might check the angle of your computer screen and chair height to make sure you aren't making it worse with unnecessary strain.
Hope you feel better soon!!
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Date: 2008-07-09 01:45 am (UTC)Feeling a lot better now, but I generally feel better in the evenings after I've been up and moving most of the day. I'm the most stiff and sore in the morning.