Ruptured Disc

Here we go again! I spent the better part of my day off yesterday at St. Ann's ER. Why you ask? Well, I hurt my back. A few weeks ago after the ice storm came, I had to deliver my papers (who cares about a little ice is the response I got when I asked for extra time, but that's another story). Anyway, I fell flat on my butt and twisted my ankle. Naturally my worry was about my ankle, not my back. I nursed it for a few days, the swelling went down and I am back to normal. Then 2 days ago, I was using Wii Fit. I don't know what or when it happend, but shortly after I finished using it, I had back pain on my lower left side. It progressively got worse thoughout the night. I even slept on the couch, hopeing for some relief. Well when I got up yesterday, I could hardly move. Bending over was out of the question. Even pulling up my jeans and tying my shoes was next to impossible without horrific pain.

So my trip to the Er was nothing spectacular. I got right in. Did a variety of tests. The Dr. told me almost 6 hours later that I have a ruptured disc. It can take 9 to 12 weeks to get over it! That's right, 9 to 12 WEEKS! FUCK!!!!!! He also said that I will need physical therapy to alleviate the symptoms. Um... I have no insurance. That's not going to be possible. I have more good news as if everything else wasn't enough, 50% of all people to get a ruptured disc, have symptoms for the rest of their lives. Great! 10% actually have to have back surgery to repair it. Now we all know what sort of luck I have. I have no doubt I be scheduling surgery in the near future. FUCK!!!!

Thankfully, I am on some incredible drugs, got to take the day off work, and won't be able to deliver the papers this weekend. Bonus! At least the drugs are working. I still hurt, but at least it's a bit more bareable. Seriously though, I hate this. Maybe I'll just put myself in a home, play euchre, knit a scarf, and wear Depends. My roommate will be Sophia Petrillo. Now that would be sweet!

Damn does she look good!

She looks amazing!!! Hopefully her comeback album due out this fall is equally as good.

If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all...

I know it sounds like a HeeHaw song, but in this case it's true. It looks like my string of bad luck with employment hasn't ended. It appears as though the "P" is closing. It hasn't been confirmed, but I can see the writing on the wall. Let me know what you think....

First, I was told that not only will I not become full-time with health insurance (the asst mgr recently left, opening the door for me to move up), but everyone in the company will be taking a 5% paycut. Now it only really affects $20 a week for a lowly part-timer such as myself, however the Mgr and DM are different stories. I feel bad for them. On the bright side we do have jobs... for now. Yesterday, we received an email asking how many 50% sale posters we have. This is what happened the last time I worked at the "P" when they closed in 2007. I have a feeling the store will be closing by summer.

So now I'm looking for a full-time job with benefits. Not that I ever stopped looking for one, but now I have to step up my search. I wish I would get a call from the state for the interview I went on last week. That would change the whole scope of things.

On more promising news, we may be adding a new addition to our family. It on a trial basis to see if Baxter gets along with her, but we are taking a 1 year old black lab named Roxy. If all goes well, she'll be company and a playmate for Baxter. He still seems a bit depressed and we think he's lonely. Don't get me wrong, we are not replacing Weber. Nothing could ever replace him. It's time to move forward. Let's just hope this works. I'd hate for her to have to go back to the family we are taking her from. It's not that they don't want her, but their dog is jealous of the new one and thus having behavioral problems. I'll update you on both.

Oh the weather outside is....

AWFUL!!! I am sick of Winter. I'm ready for Spring. We had a huge snow/ice/snow storm today. The roads are terrible Tim and Renee was off work, but naturally the Mall was open. Luckily, our store closed early as most of the stores in the mall didn't even open. At 3pm we had a grand total of $0 in sales. The company told us we could leave. YAY!!!!

The only bright spot of the day was that Baxter loves playing in the snow.So at least we had fun.

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!!

I Love you. Here's your present, it's something we can share!!!