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[cyrano]

So yes, this travelling every other weekend plan is definitely getting revised.
So completely wiped out. I've managed to get through this work week, buffeting along like a particularly disoriented and fat fish being bounced along the bottom of a rocky and swift-flowing creek, but I'll be doing as little as possible the next three days.
Looks like I forgot all about the birthday thing after work last night; I was going to come home, maybe watch one of my Netflix movies or TiVo, and instead after dealing with email and brief puttering, decided to 'just have a look' at the Enter the Matrix game the housemate rented. I got about as far as she did, but by the time I figured out that I sucked and not only couldn't jump but also couldn't figure out when I *needed* to jump, it was about one-thirty.
Tonight... what's going on tonight? I feel like I'm forgetting something *else*.
Looking for the Kaiser advice line, to see what they think about my back. Exercise makes it hurt a lot, and on Monday after running up and down the stairs dealing with a flight, I was in tears.

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[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

My back is not seizing up, and I do have the Scholl's gel-thingies for my shoes (which are a blessing even when my back is not screwed up). But lying flat on the floor is one of the most painful positions currently in my repertoire, outside of 'the back of a Volkswagen'. The pain is centered around the area just below the scapula, which is where I landed, and mostly on the left side. It occasionally rings around to also hurt on the left side of my chest.
Still pretty damn sure that I didn't crack a rib, because I can still inhale.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's a mid-back not lower back injury.

And, it sounds like it's just deeply bruised. Ice packs, anti-inflammatories, and better positioning while standing, sitting, and sleeping are the only things I can think of.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I know I quit doing the Tai Chi stuff for a while, on account of fear of aggravating the injury.
And today is one of those days where I feel like things are getting better and there's not much a doctor could do or say to be helpful.