January 25, 2011

I've got a what?

Off to the docs, who did a thorough workup including a chest x-ray, which told me awful things because I smoke, but also told me I've got a broken back.

Well, technically it's a compression fracture of one of my vertebrae, probably the t12.

No wonder I've had lower back pain for ten years.

Then, on the way home, I'd just gotten off the freeway and was driving up my hill when the car just quit. The accelerator was unresponsive. All I could do was pull off to the side of the road, call my sister for roadside assistance, and wait. Oh, and the cable people were set to arrive sometime between 1:40 - 3:40 pm. The car crisis occurred at 1:15.

What a day.

Posted by Linkmeister at January 25, 2011 03:04 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Geez. Not good. Did the doctor explain how you could have been going around with a broken back all this time without knowing it?

Posted by: Lance Mannion at January 25, 2011 06:36 PM

No. This was my introduction to her. Nice enough, but one of those "move ahead, don't look back" types. She'd fit right into the Obama Administration.

Posted by: Linkmeister at January 25, 2011 07:31 PM

Poor Linky...a very bad day indeed.

Posted by: Karan at January 25, 2011 07:40 PM

Geez. Hope today was better.

Posted by: Charles Kuffner at January 26, 2011 12:40 PM

Thanks, Kuff. I'm carless, so I can't get into any trouble outside of my neighborhood. That's something, innit?

Posted by: Linkmeister at January 26, 2011 12:44 PM