On May 4th of this year, I bent over about 2 degrees to put a single sheet of paper in a vertical file at work. As I did, I felt something I can only describe as a combination of a pop and twist in my lower back. It hurt but not tremendously. However, I knew this was a very bad sign because I've had back problems many times before. Sure enough, the next morning I could barely get out of bed to use the loo. And even then, I had to use a cane. I called in to work sick the rest of that week but returned on Monday. It was still very painful to walk (and I still needed the cane) but oddly enough, sitting was even worse. Vicodin helped me when it got especially bad, but I'm rue to take pain medications unless I really,
really have to.
So because of the pain, I spent the next few weeks at work literally lying on the floor. I brought the phone down with me and answered calls that way. After a few weeks, I was able to sit for short periods of time but still needed to hit the floor for a good portion of the day. It was very frustrating because the healing process seemed to go quite slow this time. (When I've had this problem in the past, I was usually back to normal in two to three weeks.)
So due to my inability to sit, I have not been checking my usual Web hang-outs, such at The LoT. I also knew that once I finally did get back here, I'd have a crap-load of posts to read.
Yesterday was the first day in two months where I was able to spend the whole day at work sitting in my (new, as of Wednesday) chair at work. Since I had the time today, I decided to dig in and see what I was missing at my old happy haunt. I'm still not 100% better, but at least I've made some significant progress.
I apologize for missing all the birthdays, anniversaries, and other festive occasions posted here. You, my LoT friends, were very much on my mind during my recuperation—just not at my fingertips.
