Happier Day

Yesterday was a good day for a few reasons.  Let's chat ...

First, MRI results showed all is good -- no herniations, abnormalities.  Ortho said my spine is in good shape. So what's wrong?  His thought is it's a ligament that runs at the base of the lumbar spine.  He did some pressing and MUY OUCH!  So much pain when he touched the left side -- nothing anywhere else on my back.  Same area that PT loves to manipulate and I kept telling him it hurt too much (he said the muscle needed to be loosened -- nope, he was aggravating an inflamed, stretched ligament).

I got a steroid injection into the ligament -- 7 to 10 days to take effect.  No Peloton for now.  Follow up in 3 weeks to see what's what.  But ... cleared for other activities.  Looks like it's a guessing game and ruling out stuff little by little.

His thoughts are initial injury involved nerve and muscle too.  Ligaments take a long time to heal and this is what's still lingering.  Hopefully, it will heal-- that's my only concern.  Did it tear or stretch to the point it'll never get better (then, bye-bye Peloton)?  One step at a time.

Second good part of my day involved cleaning crew.  I texted to say I would be gone when the crew got here (just before I left for ortho) and she texted that she "was about to text me."  Only one person coming and she'd be a couple of hours later than normal.  Here's the good -- I said that didn't work for me.  It would've meant she would get to the house just as I was getting home and then here until at least 5 o'clock.  Put myself at the table.  I offered to skip a clean or change days -- totally understand things are difficult with staffing, etc. but a last minute change yesterday didn't work.  My back was too sore from the Peloton and I needed to rest my back, cook a meal, etc.  If I had some notice I could've accommodated.  She was able to send a crew after all.  The GOOD is that I spoke up for myself (not that she sent a crew).

Finally, I had a good time with Spanish study.  I like practicing PRACTICAL conversations.  I found some fun rock painting ideas for today too.  And, I finished the book.  Lots of little happy things.  

My back was really sore after the pressing, etc but it feels okay this morning.  I was cooking HOT sleeping most of the night.  So much so that I raised the bedroom temp by 2 degrees.  By morning I had cooled down and, sure enough, the temp was back down 2 degrees.  Crazy.

Here's another rock painting of my friend's dog.  I took a picture before I sealed it because it's hard to see it when it's shiny and darker.  

Hair day today.  I'll pick a new book to start.  Hope you have a great day.  Later gators.