Some Pretty Crappy News

I've been seeing a chiropractor for quite some time. After I had Kimberly, I had some serious back problems. Dr. D has done wonders for me! I think I had kind of forgotten what it was like to live without pain every single day of my life.

The last month or so I have been really great, but over the weekend I noticed a really sharp pain in my mid-back that traveled down my arm into my fingers. I finally went back to see Dr. D yesterday. After describing my symptoms to him he said he thought my ribs might be a little tweeked out of place. He adjusted me and I went on my merry way with a follow-up appointment for today and carefully following his advice to limit lifting and twisting. No problem.

This morning when I woke up I was feeling ok. Still a little sore, but nothing I couldn't deal with. Then I picked up Kimberly out of her crib. Instant pain in my back and side. Throughout the day the pain got progressively worse.

When I went to my appointment this afternoon I literally broke down sobbing when the dr asked me how I was doing. I couldn't even talk to him, I was in so much pain.

He took some x-rays and discovered that my ribs were more than a little tweeked. In fact, I had dislocated 3 ribs and broken another. How did that happen you ask? Good question. I wish I had an answer. I honestly have no idea how I did that.

I wish I knew, because I would NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!

For now I'm just trying to manage the pain. I think probably the hardest part is not being able to lift Kimberly. I couldn't really care less about whether the housework gets done. I just want to hold my kids. And right now I just can't. I am going to become really well acquainted with my couch over the next little while. I'd ask people for book recommendations, but I couldn't get to my library even if I wanted to.