I'm more broken than you

[Drunk Monk]

My shoulder/back pain became unbearable so Stacy took me to urgent care in Scotts Valley. They were worried because I had left arm pain and recommended me to go to the ER. Unfortunately the closest big Kaiser er is San Jose. I could’ve gone to Dominican but I’d be out of the system and that could get complicated. So Stacy took me to SJ where the doc palpated my back and decided it was muscular like I had originally surmised, just extreme. He gave me a shot of toradol, a lidocaine patch and some acetaminophen and sent me on my way. I’m to schedule an MRI soon as a precautionary but given the location, the doc felt it probably wasnt a spinal issue. 

I’m home now and feel ok (good ol toradol). I got a bag of Rx drugs that should last me for a while. It all will probably cost me a half K, but at least I got some relief for now. That pain was at 11 today. I struggled to make it through my meetings, lying out in between on the floor or in my bed until my pains subsided a little, and struggled to meet tomorrow’s deadlines. 

Now I’m in bed again, drowsy from the meds. Gonna sleep soon.

I’m annoyed by how the night went. It was an expensive time-consuming escapade, but if you’d asked my when my pain was peaking, I’d have done anything for relief. I’ve never experienced pain like that. Dull persistent ache but painfully intense. 

We’ll see what tomorrow brings.