It's been quite a morning at 16th Street (and afternoon too)!
I posted one line early today thinking my problem might be going away but no chance. The pain that happened was excruciating.
I had woken up around 5:30 when I turned in sleep and had screaming pain. I then got out of bed and took some ibuprofen. No help. I was OK if I stood or sat in one position but any random movement on my left side and I was in agony.
I woke up Anthony and we went to an urgent care center a few blocks away. It was acutally not a bad experience. I was second on the walk-in list. We arrived at 8:55am. The doors opend at 9am and we were there in back of the gentleman who was first. I only waited about 45 minutes.
Turns out the doctor thinks I have a severe muscle spasm. I've never had anything like this before. He prescribed Vicodin and Flexeril, a muscle relaxant. We went to the pharmacy and filled one of the prescriptions but they didn't have the Vicodin or the generic equivalent so we had to walk to another pharmacy where we got the drugs.
We got back home and I had a big bowl of oatmeal (even though it's almost 80 degrees) since we don't have much food in the house. Today was going to be grocery shopping day. I then took a vicodin and a flexeril and about half an hour later I fell asleep. I've been asleep every since (it's now 4pm) but I must say the drugs did work. I'm up and a little groggy but I' not in pain. I'm still sore but not in pain. The doctor said it will take a day or two for the muscle to un-spasm and then I should be OK.
Wow. I have a high tolerance for pain but I've never felt anything like this. At one point in the examining room I was taking off my jacket and I turned the wrong way and the pain knocked me to the floor. I've seen that kind of thing in the movies but was never sure it could actually happen. I was wrong. Then as we were leaving I turned my head the wrong way as I was saying goodbye to the doctor and boom, I'm on the floor again.
Luckily it's much better now.
Needless to say, it will be a quiet Easter here in Chelsea. No Easter Egg Roll for this couple.
Anthony, by the way, is a very good nurse!