Saturday December 24, 2011

Another Day of Improvement

I went through a variety of stages of pain and improvement yesterday (Friday).

When I got home from the hospital on Wednesday, my body was craving a neck and shoulder treatment from the whiplash. Carla (my massage therapist) suggested that I wait until Friday – after my body healed a bit.

Cerwin went along to help me on and off the bed. That was quite a process! (I have to kind of roll into and out of bed.) By the time Carla was finished, my neck and shoulders had loosened significantly.

We had a lot of stops to make in preparation for two Christmas meals at our house (Sunday and Monday), and decided to get them done on this outing. I stayed in the van at most stops, because getting in and out of a vehicle is one of the most difficult things for me to do these days.  

I did get out at the paper supply store, because Cerwin didn’t know where to locate the things I needed. When getting back in the van, I made an incorrect move that caused incredible pain in my sternum for awhile. By the time we stopped at our friend’s house (Gene and Rose Gehman) for pumpkin rolls I ordered – I was exhausted.

It was about then that Cerwin reminded me I was about an hour beyond my pain medication time.

 No wonder I was feeling so bad! I took two ibuprofen that were in my purse, and stayed in the car for the next few stops. It took about half an hour until I got on top of the pain.

Note to self: Don’t forget to take pain medication.

The afternoon went well, and I was able to get a mailing to the post office – with Cerwin’s help on the heavy lifting. At one point in the early evening I forgot about my pain and plopped down into my La-Z-Boy the way I usually do. The pain took me right up off the chair!  

I’ll try not to do that again for a few days.

Roy and Deb brought supper (Subway roast beef sub) and helped us set up the garage for the two Christmas meals that will be here. They had to take some things to Jere and Kristen’s, so brought Jana along to help. It is nice to have that out of the way.

After they left, I took my nighttime dose of two Tylenol with Codeine, and was ready to sleep by the time I finished posting my blog.

The phone woke me at 10:50 p.m.

 When the man on the other end said this is Officer John…, my first thought was that something happened to someone in our family. However, it was the officer who came to the accident site. He apologized for calling so late, but said he was on night shift. He just wanted my side of the accident story. He closed by saying, “You know you will be sited for this accident.” I said, “I am sure.”

I slept well after that, and feel much better this morning. The neck and shoulder massage did loosen my neck and shoulders. I was even able to put on my own socks and raise the foot rest on my recliner. When Cerwin came to the living room a short time ago, he commented on my socks and foot rest. 

I told him that he will soon be out of a job.

God is certainly answering your prayers for me.