From now on, I, skb1976, pledge to ALWAYS wear gloves when chopping jalepenos. If I do not wear gloves, I will be forced to relive the pain of capsacin oil in the eyes and under my fingernails and a TERRIBLE BURNING SENSATION the following day.

I'll be over in the corner now. If you hear whimpers of pain, that's me.

Tags: health, injury, memories, sad

( Weekend Update...without Kevin Nealon )

( chiro )

Tags: health, house, injury, puppy
Current Mood: tired

I updated 3 times last week. Whoa! Something must be wrong. Guess I'll keep it going, eh?

This morning I woke from sleeping to find myself on my stomach. D'oh! I mused to O that I thought I'd fallen asleep on my back, and she confirmed that I did. What do I need to STAY on my back? Shackles? Yeesh...

All told, I awoke with an achy back. :( Sadness.

In other news, i usually leave work at 4:30. I got an e-mail from someone at our corporate HQ...an admin assistant for some big cheese...requesting training at 4 PM. Um...no. I was able to reschedule for 3:30. Meh. Of course, the only reason I have this request is because she is too fucking lazy to RTFM like everyone else. Then again, this is what we call the "Ivory Tower." Real world rules don't apply there.

We have a training dept. Why don't they train? Because the guy who is the head has a personal dislike of the application. Big fucking deal. Stop your bellyaching and do your goddamn job and TRAIN ppl!

I hate this fucking company. Want new job now, plznthx!

Tags: health, injury, rant, work
Current Mood: frustrated

So, some of you know that I had some serious back pain that sidelined me a couple years ago. Physical therapy did little, and the only thing that afforded me any comfort was a series of cortisone injections in my lumbar spine. The pain never completely went away, but ebbed and flowed along with the weather and my activity level.

Well, the pain came back with a vengeance a few weeks ago. This time, it was taking other parts of my body and making them feel, oh...not so pleasant. I decided since traditional medicine failed me (apologies to my medical-field related friends!), I'd try something non-traditional. Enter Dr. Charlie, the chiropractor.

( The details )

( The diagnosis...LONG! )

( The next steps )

It's going to be a long journey, but I feel more positive about this than any other traditional medicine method I've been subjected to. I'm not allowed to crack my back on my own anymore (self-adjusting!), and this has been driving me nuts, but I'm finding ways I can stretch or move around to reduce the cramping. Never before had I realized what a habit it had become...

So...um...that's it.

Tags: bwah?, health, injury
Current Mood: contemplative