It was a usual Friday morning...until the sneezing fit hit me...and then on the 7th or 8th sneeze I felt something funny happen in my neck...not funny "haha" but funny "FUCK WHAT WAS THAT?"
What that something funny turned out to be was a pinched nerve (Cervical Radiculopathy.) At least that is the diagnosis thus far...if it is not improved in 5 days time then it could be a spinal disc herniation.
Now I dont get embarrassed very easily...but I did have some reservations about going to the emergency room and explaining that I had injured my neck by sneezing...not a very manly thing to admit...so I waited 24 hours and found myself in worse pain than the day before...ah well...off to the ER.....I informed the receptionist that I was having severe neck and shoulder pain on account of a sneezing fit....she laughed....I informed the intake nurse the same...also a giggle....I recounted the story to the registration lady...another giggle....or was it a snort? I cant recall on account of the muscle relaxant/vicodin/800mg Ibuprofren cocktail I am presently on....the doctor finally came in and made me move to the other side of the hospital bed so he could see the Packers/Seahawks game...fair enough (GO PACK !!) I told him my story and he chuckled a little but let me know that this sort of thing is actually quite common....that its usually the smallest most insignificant thing that can turn into something as fierce and crippling as this pain is when I dont have the sweet aforementioned nectar of the 4 pill combo running through my veins.
I feel pretty good while on the meds but I have to say that sleeping was no easy feat....I could not get comfortable...not on my side...not on my back....not in a bed....not in a sack....I do not like this pain in my neck...I do not like it Sam I Am.....a big factor in not sleeping has been the fact that vicodin makes me ITCH....and talk to myself...and when I did briefly fall asleep here and there I kept having the most hilarious dreams and would wake up laughing in pain...I did however watch Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny before I tried to sleep which I could tell was not as funny as I thought it was at the time but nonetheless it was a hoot and probably contributed to my giggly dreams...or perhaps it was all the laughing at my deadly sneeze at the hospital....it certainly WAS NOT the four episodes of Paranormal State that I watched...I actually needed the Tenacious D movie to wash that show out of my head.
So this is where I am...it is now Sunday afternoon...the Giants playoff game will be on in a few hours and I hope they do well because I dont think jumping up and down yelling at the TV will help my condition....I will be making a call to my regular doctor tomorrow for a follow-up as I think it may be more serious... as the pain when not on the meds seems to be getting worse....
More to follow...
All My Love
K.O.
