I have been in somewhat of a depressive funk since getting hurt. Not being able to do normal tasks in the course of your day due to extreme pain can get most frustrating. Although I do have a nice collection of narcotics and muscle relaxers to help me out, I have never been one who feels comfortable being medicated. With the exception of a good antibiotic, I am not much of a pill popper.
When the doctor told me I would have to go to physical therapy for a few weeks, I really shrugged it off. I had always thought of physical therapy as something for people who are learning to walk again or relearning basic motor skills. I never thought that going to physical therapy for a screwed up shoulder and neck would do me any good. But, since workman’s comp was paying for it, I decided to give it a shot.
Man was I pleasantly surprised. After my first two sessions, I had 80% of motion restored to my neck. A short 2 visits later and my back no longer ached all day and I was able to sleep without taking a vicodin and muscle relaxer. Here I am after a full 2 weeks of therapy and I rally feel that I have recovered about 90% since my accident. I will never think of physical therapy as hokum again.
The above is mostly the reason for the lack of posts lately. But since I am feeling much more like myself (for better or worse) I am back!
The past few weeks have seen quite a few interesting things. Let’s start with my wife. She has started student teaching and is loving every minute of it. She was very gracious and bought me a present for putting up with not having a life for the last 18 months while she got her Graduate Degree. She got me a very nice 24” LCD monitor for my computers. This baby has dual VGA and DVI inputs, so I can switch between my Mac (DVI) and PC (VGA) input with the push of one button. Very slick!
In an effort to curb my nasty soda habit, I have started drinking more green tea. Being bored with the selections at my local mega mart, I went online and made some selections from Adagio Teas. I picked up 5 samples of various green teas, and a nice brewing pot. In fact, I am enjoying a nice hop cup of ‘White Monkey’ as I type this. Even Jess got into the tea game and picked up 6 samples of various black teas. So far, ‘White Monkey’ is my favorite of the green teas I ordered, and I will be placing an order for more very shortly.
I also made quite a geeky purchase on Think Geek yesterday morning. When I check my email, I saw a new shirt that I immediately ordered. The truly awesome thing is that I got the shirt today! I didn’t even pay for next day shipping, but standard UPS ground and I still got it 24hrs later.
Think Geek, you rock!
So what shirt did I get? I picked up this lovely item here.
Don’t get it? Here, this may help you a bit.
I have the upcoming weekend off and I am really looking forward to it. Not only did I have to work last Saturday, but Jess was sick all weekend to boot. The weekend before that, I also had to work and was in constant pain. I can’t wait to relax and spend some quality time with my wife, which should be an easy task thanks to me reactivating our Netflix account yesterday. We’re slated to receive 2 new Blu-ray movies tomorrow, “Zack & Miri Make A Porno” and “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”. We’ve also started watching the first season of Doctor Who via Netflix streaming an my PS3. Add a pizza into the mix and I smell one kick ass Friday night!
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