Today, with much eagerness I entered a health & wellness office where a few old friends work, one actually owns the place & is a provider there. After filling out oodles of paperwork & getting out of the easiest-to-escape-from chair with much effort, I entered the room.
Relaxing music played softly, a clock ticked slightly too loud but added to the aura of quiet somehow. A very nice, soft spoken, tall man talked with me then planned out his attack! He wanted to be gentle & take it slow & I said, "No, full steam ahead, I can't get worse, go for it!" So he did. My right shoulder was pinned several times with very tiny hair like needles barely noticeable at all. This was to help my left hip pain. More in my hand & feet & ankle area were to help with headaches & neck pain. My neck is much more mobile, less stiff in other words & I am pleased to report that my headache is better too. The hip pain is a tricky thing to gauge since I must be sitting or standing or walking for a period of time for it to hit. So far, not bad. This is all to "loosen up" the pain then I am to have therapeutic massage next week. Yeah, I know, bummer, poor me getting a massage! lol.
I came home from this appointment expecting to meet my 6 yr old off the bus. Now we have the best Kindergarten bus driver in the world & she was out today & warned me ahead of time there would be a substitute. No problem, nothing out of the ordinary going on. I could come home for lunch between doctor appointments then take Mr. Boog to the sitter while I went to the 2nd doctor. Well....problem. He wasn't on the bus!!!! Why? The driver said he didn't know, something about "no note & being walked to a house near the school" You see, we live in a VERY small town. The principal knows each child by 1st & last name, he knows what siblings are home & in school, the teachers are fabulous, it is like a slice of heaven. So, when my 1st grader had a note to walk to childcare after school, they assumed this was what the kindergartner needed too. The wonderful bus driver we normally have buses him there when needed because it's a hair too far for little legs & she & I are too protective to let that happen. Since we had a sub-driver today, the principal took it upon himself to walk my son to childcare. Bless his heart, he thought I'd forgotten a note for this to happen. I'll have to buy some sort of "Manly" flowers for him!!!! So, 1 less ham & cheese sandwich & chocolate milk to make this lunch hour before I'm off again.
You know me too well, I know what you were thinking, "She's always off" yes, you are right! This time I'm off to the "cattle-ranch-clinic" for medication refills. At least despite all its problems the people are nice, return my calls eventually & actually get me in to be seen. This is more than can be said for some places. Small towns have advantages & disadvantages, like anything else I suppose.
Well, I've drank 1/2 a diet pop & not sprung any leaks from the needle holes so I suppose that's yet another good sign. Wish me luck moo-ing my way through the afternoon in the waiting room. Till tomorrow dear readers, be blessed!
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