Luckily I have an appointment early on this morning so I do not need to answer that question right away. I can mull it over. Let it stew. Let me feelings regarding my current level of back ache to marinate for a spell. Afterwards on the drive home I can ask myself if I am realistically well enough to spend an hour or more moving ladders, ropes, wedges, and lopping apart tree branches all while bending over, reaching to one side or the other, and kneeling in the grass.
I honestly think that by Saturday it won’t be an issue, so I should stop being so impatient, and just let the muscles heal without further aggravation. Seems simple enough to do, but I really want that particular chore done. It’s loud, and messy, and not at all safe (as far as potential calamity in yard work is concerned). It involves heights, heavy weights, a chainsaw, exhaust fumes, and ladders are rolled into one task. A smorgasbord of high risk factors. I need to actually wear steel toed boots, a helmet, ear & eye protection, and if I can find them chainsaw pants/chaps to reduce the risk of a horrific meat grinder-esque fall onto the moving blades. It’s food for thought.
I’m just killing time right this second until I have to drive into the centre of Markham for my appointment. Lots of heavy traffic left turns that will either go smoothly, or require me to sit and wait for an extra fifteen minutes. No telling how it will fall until I’m in it. Gotta love traffic and commuters.
The one appointment has become two, with a requisition form and a second location back in Stouffville. More blood work in my future, and now an ultrasound to go along with last year’s MRI. I’m just loaded with surprises as of late! The joys of growing older I guess.
I’m glad I left as early as I did, as that twenty minute drive took nearly a full hour. Delays, detours, and 9:00 am road traffic are a hell of a thing! Good thing I had that blood work done yesterday, because this update to today’s schedule is a direct result of those findings. Exciting! Could this be why my skin itches so badly all spring/fall/winter long? Probably not, but it could be.
Next steps if my current prescriptions stop working are incredibly expensive, like $15,000 – $25,000 a year expensive. Yikes! I’m not going to dwell on that right now because it hasn’t happened, and I don’t need to borrow stress that hasn’t occurred yet. And on that note I am going to sign off for now. Ciao Bella!
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