27 November 2023
It was a miserable night and a miserable day. At 1:30 am back pain waked me and kept me awake even though I took an additional Gabepentin and two more Advil. I put an ice pack on my back. I got up and did stretches. I hunted for and failed to find the heating pad. This continued until 6 am. I realized I was not going to make the 9:30 am blood draw. There are consequences for falling at my age.
Instead, I booked an appointment at the Urgent Care Clinic for Holy Cross on Federal Highway for 9 am. I called Joel and he picked Wade and me up. They dropped me off a the clinic and went to get breakfast.
I had pre-checked in online and they took me back early. The nurse and then the doctor visited and it was off to x-rays. Fortunately, there’s nothing broken. The x-rays basically said I’m an old man with degenerating discs but otherwise OK. It must, therefore, be muscular in nature.
I’m to stay off Advil. Joel and Wade drove me to Walgreens to pick up some Tylenol Extra Strength and then home. I had on hand the muscle relaxant I’ll take tonight. I crashed and slept two hours.
Wade leaves tomorrow at 6 am. Hopefully, I’m up to drive to the cancer center for a Herceptin infusion. All last-night plans with Wade have been canceled. If I’m up to it, I’ll write more tomorrow.
Stay tuned!
