for those that don’t know, i recently had to make a visit to a doctor. let me explain why that visit was necessary…
about three weeks ago, i had come down iwth a cold nothing bad… i got over it. but shortly after the cold, i developed this cough that wouldn’t go away. i didn’t make much of it cus i figured it was just leftover from the cold.
about a two weeks ago, the cough i had appeared to be getting worse as i would go into these coughing fits in the morning at work. these coughs were pretty loud and would last a good minute or two. last Thursday, i woke up in another one of these fits. once over it, i noticed this pain in my side. i ignored it asssuming that i had just slept wrong.
this pain continued through the weekend…
finally, tuesday morning, the pain got worse. it was so bad i could barely walk and get in and out of my car. there was only one thing to do: go to work. 😀 i’ve explained this to people before. doctors cost money. doctor prescribes pills. pills cost money. don’t make money missing work. no money means can’t pay for doctor and pills. 😛
i eventually gave in and decided to see a doctor. after getting there, i learned that i have a cracked rib. it appears that if you cough enough you can break bones. you learn something new every day. i just hate learning these things the hard way.
so, for the next 8 weeks (that’s 2 months, people), i get to wear this WONDERFUL brace, not to mention the pills. the pills don’t bother me too much (although i hate pills). it’s the brace that really sucks. see… because of the pain i’m in, i cannot lay down to sleep. the only way i can sleep is sitting up. yeah. for the next 2 months, i have to sleep sitting up. it is the most uncomfortable thing in the world. how on earth i do it, i have no idea.
to experiment exactly what other ways i could sleep, i attempting to sleep laying down, but my torso in angled position. unfortunately, this was not the best thing to do as i woke up early this morning in very anganizing pain. i hurt so much that i wanted to cry. i honestly don’t remember the last time i was in that much pain before, but it was horrid. thankfully, it wasn’t anything bad. it’s just i can’t sleep in any other position.
and i get to deal with this through november… fun…