Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Light at the end of the tunnel?

So a lot of things have happened in the last few weeks for me. I have been at my branch as a teller for two weeks now. I still make a lot of mistakes, but feel like I am getting the hang of it. I like where I work and the people I work with. There are only ten of us at my branch and compared to Kohl's it is so much smaller! My new family doctor is amazing, she is working with me to get a handle on this thyroid problem I have. She also is able to talk to me about the procedures being done to help me with my back, neck, and headaches. Such a difference! She like talks with me, not at me, or worst not at all. The two procedures had helped my back so much! I say had because well, that's a story for later in this post. The one procedure in my neck definitely took care of the pain that was shooting down into my pinky finger. The other one helped a little but not as long as we had hoped. So last week on Wednesday these guys came into my branch to take out the old carpet and put new carpet it. They have been giving my branch a touch up if you will. The carpet is that square stuff were you take out/put down one square at a time. They were taking up all the old squares before putting in the new ones. My co-worker and I go to leave for the night after closing the branch. The area right outside the tellers area, they had already removed all the carpet from there. Even though the glue was old it was still extremely sticky. So sticky that my shoes literally stuck to the floor. I tried getting one foot/shoe up to keep moving forward and well my body did indeed move forward, while my shoes did not. Next thing I know I am lying flat on my face. Really? Why does it have to be me? I manage to roll over. My whole left side is already hurting. The carpet guys immediately came to my aid. They managed to get me in a sitting position, after my hair managed to get unstuck from the stupid glue on the floor. Thank goodness my hair is really short right now!! Two of the guys then try to help me get up. First of all I am always extremely self-conscious when anyone tries to help me up. I know how over-weight I am and worry about hurting someone who is helping me. But then problem number two enters the picture, my pants are stuck to the floor. All I can say is thank God I wasn't wearing a skirt that day!! They do manage to get me up and I move slowly barefoot over to where there is still carpet down. After pulling as hard as they can they get my shoes up from the sticky floor. I slip my feet in and instantly know my left foot is going to be a problem. By the time I get home my left side of my body is swelling in various areas. I have multiple bruises and a huge knot on my knee. Headache is also now at a 10+. I work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. So thankful I can sit as much as I need to! I alternate sitting and standing because my back is once again hurting a lot. On Friday my manager gives me info on doctors I can see and encourages me to see them. She also was so apologetic about the whole thing, like she had anything to do with it! Seriously differences between this job and the last one.... Saturday my left ankle is swelling, a lot! So after I get off work I go home change and then head to the hospital on the list. They x-rayed well almost my whole left side. The good news is nothing is broken! One of my toes is sprained and that is what has been causing the swelling. My knee is badly bruised, along with my hip as well as my shoulder. I also had some dizzy spells from hitting my head, but those have stopped! Monday Dr. K did a diagnostic procedure on my neck. He did an epidural block on several of my cervical joints. If the pain improved or even went temporarily away he would know he was working on the right spot and then would get my insurance to approve him burning off the nerves in that area. Luckily my family doctor explained the whole thing to me. Well the block worked! I didn't have a headache for 7 hours and the block helped my neck pain as well as the new shoulder pain! So today was my followup with him and he is starting the ball rolling to schedule the burning off of the nerves! I also told him about how much pain my back is in from the fall. He asked me which injections I had had already and I told him. He then started putting pressure on my spine asking where it hurt, when he hit the spot I nearly jumped! OUCH!! He asked if I wanted to try another injection back there and I said yes! I am amazed at how the injections worked. I honestly thought I would just have to live with the pain, I'd been living with it for so many years already. So now I just wait for the two procedures to be pre-approved by my insurance. And I am so lucky! I have Mondays and Tuesdays off from work and Mondays are one of the three days Dr. K does these procedures. God has been so good to me lately!

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