Back is completely out
11/01/2008 07:17 p.m.

It's gotten worse and worse. I can't bend over for any reason. Who knew that so many little daily tasks involved bending over? It hurts to reach. It hurts to sit. Standing nearly makes me pass out. I am nearly useless. Vicodin doesn't touch it. The 800mg I'm taking of ibuprofen takes just the slightest bit off the edge. The only thing that brings any measurable relief is the heating pad applied almost constantly.

My sister said this is exactly the way she discovered she had blown a disc, ended up in the hospital for a week with a morphine drip. She thinks I've blown a disc, too. I want her to be wrong more than I ever have in my whole life.

Last week, I sent in my application for state health insurance because, through a lottery-type process, I was chosen to apply for a selected number of adult openings that were made available this year. It can take 6-10 weeks for the application to be processed.

Anyone got any cheese to go with this whine?
I am currently Helpless
I am listening to life move about the globe