Ouch
Called in sick for the first time today. Well for the first full day anyway. Woke up this morning and couldn't move. My right shoulder and neck seemed to be fused. It felt like all the muscles in my neck and shoulder were knotted together and just wouldn't budge. After struggling for 10 minutes, I finally managed to get myself out of my futon. Then after another 15 minutes of mishap, I was dressed. But I was already running late on my morning schedule, and I knew I realised my presence at school would be of no benefit whatsoever, so I made the call.
I felt a little silly calling in to say "Yeah, I hurt my neck. No, I don't know what I did. Me? Play sport? ha!" but felt better about being able to relax and rest. Took a long bath and then emailed T to see if he knows where the closest masseuse is. Turns out he doesn't, but he does have a friend in Akabori who is a masseuse. So he asked me to head to our office first and we would work it out there. So, after another 15 minute struggle to get dressed and reversing my car out of my carpark using only mirrors, I made it to our office.
Everyone there - all 8 of them - poked and prodded me and gave me their own diagnosis. They all concluded that I didn't have knots in my muscle, but rather a kinked neck. Another call to the masseuse and the appointment was cancelled. Apparently it would be bad to massage a kinked neck. So T put a hot patch on my shoulder and told me to sit and rest at my desk for a bit.
The tea lady - god love her - made me a cup of coffee. My bow was very shallow when I said itadakimasu and then the smile I made to accompany that bow turned to a smirk as I picked up the cup. Couldn't raise it to my mouth. Got it about 10cm away and could get no closer. M laughed and suggested I lean my body back and pray for accuracy. The tea lady offered to get me a straw. I said thanks but no thanks to both suggestions and left my coffee there.
Finally got up and left the BOE with more of those patches under my arm and under strict instruction to go to bed, to not move and to stay warm.
And so I spent my day doing just that. Well, for the most part. The problem was I wasn't tired nor sick so I got bored very quickly. Enduring pain, I positioned myself so I could type with my left hand while lying down and so I could also watch tv. So that helped pass the time.
And now, it still hurts. But not as much. I don't think I'll need to go to the doctor tomorrow, but I'll make that call in the morning.
But yeah, OUCH.
I felt a little silly calling in to say "Yeah, I hurt my neck. No, I don't know what I did. Me? Play sport? ha!" but felt better about being able to relax and rest. Took a long bath and then emailed T to see if he knows where the closest masseuse is. Turns out he doesn't, but he does have a friend in Akabori who is a masseuse. So he asked me to head to our office first and we would work it out there. So, after another 15 minute struggle to get dressed and reversing my car out of my carpark using only mirrors, I made it to our office.
Everyone there - all 8 of them - poked and prodded me and gave me their own diagnosis. They all concluded that I didn't have knots in my muscle, but rather a kinked neck. Another call to the masseuse and the appointment was cancelled. Apparently it would be bad to massage a kinked neck. So T put a hot patch on my shoulder and told me to sit and rest at my desk for a bit.
The tea lady - god love her - made me a cup of coffee. My bow was very shallow when I said itadakimasu and then the smile I made to accompany that bow turned to a smirk as I picked up the cup. Couldn't raise it to my mouth. Got it about 10cm away and could get no closer. M laughed and suggested I lean my body back and pray for accuracy. The tea lady offered to get me a straw. I said thanks but no thanks to both suggestions and left my coffee there.
Finally got up and left the BOE with more of those patches under my arm and under strict instruction to go to bed, to not move and to stay warm.
And so I spent my day doing just that. Well, for the most part. The problem was I wasn't tired nor sick so I got bored very quickly. Enduring pain, I positioned myself so I could type with my left hand while lying down and so I could also watch tv. So that helped pass the time.
And now, it still hurts. But not as much. I don't think I'll need to go to the doctor tomorrow, but I'll make that call in the morning.
But yeah, OUCH.
posted by GrantPGranthm | 8:58 pm
1 Comments:
Hope you're still feeling kinky tomorrow night babe...
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