New Friends!

Meet my three new best friends, Muscle Relaxer, Codeine and Icey Hot Patches. Yes, they have been my three new favorite things this week. :) Last week I started having some mild pain in my lower back. Nothing major but just enough to be annoying, well on Monday morning it went from mild to extreme. I couldn't even bend forward and if I tried to lift my legs it was so painful. Seeing that I was walking like a grandma, I decided to go on to the doctor, after many questions she decided that I should get some xrays. She gave me some muscle relaxers and codeine to help with the pain until I could get my xrays and get results. I have to say that my new friends do make me feel good and help me sleep. Warning, they can interfere with your texting abilities. My friend Cara texted me Monday night to check on me and I responded to her text. The next morning she had replied and I saw my text that I sent her and just laughed. I have know idea how she decoded what I was saying but she did.

Tuesday I went in for my xrays, they pretty much xrayed me from every angel and position from my neck to my legs. Last night the doctor finally called me back and said that the xrays show arthritis in my lower back. Now, I realize I am not a spring chicken anymore, but kind of feel that I am too young to already have issues with arthritis. The dr, felt she needed to refer me to an orthopedic doctor to get a full exam and review of my xrays. So now I am waiting for the referral info and the appointment for the ortho doctor. I am praying this not arthritis because it means for now on I will have to deal with this in some way. I will keep you updated once I have my appointment.

Until then it is lots of resting, and trying not to make in major sudden movements. During the day, since I have to be able to function for my girls and work, I rely on Ibuprofen and keeping an Icey Hot patch on my back pretty much all day. This at least helps with the pain some so I can move around. When Chris gets home from work it is time for the stronger stuff and say hello to my bed. I am so thankful for Chris helping out so much this week and for my sweet big girl Katie. She has been so helpful in the afternoon and evenings. She even offered to make dinner one night. I told her that I would love for her to be able to do that but she just wasn't quite old enough to be around a hot stove or oven. She said, " Mom, I can make cereal", so I told her that sounded like a great dinner. So she fixed her and Bree a bowl of cereal for dinner. (she was so proud of herself "making" dinner). She asked if I wanted any and I told her no, didn't feel like eating. A few minutes later she brings me a bag of popped popcorn and says "here you go Mommy, popcorn always makes me feel better". Can I just say how much I love this little girl and her heart.