Waiting - The Dr Report

February 27, 2013

I am reminded day after day that waiting is never easy. When one wakes up in pain every morning with no name to give the problem, the torture seems amplified. A few weeks ago, my answer finally came. On the 12^th, I sat down with my MD and looked at my MRI images. After walking through the report, the doctor looked at me and asked how I was functioning as well as I was with three disc problems in my lower back. The worst bulge located between my L5 and S1 vertebra, which was pinching my sciatic nerve on both sides causing the pain in my legs.

Now with the problem identified, more questions  bubble to the surface as I wonder what role this is going to play in my future. I have had two injections in efforts to decrease inflammation and thus lessen the pain.

As much of what I do requires the ability to lift and do other physical activities, I can only hope that my recovery will be swift. However, most things that happen suddenly don’t go away in the same fashion.

I can still hope. 

Crimpin' Crazies

February 16, 2013

Walking into the office on the day of the climbing comp, I arrived early to set up the registration table. I figured there would be a few people that would sign up for the comp on the day of but I wasn't expecting many, as the weather slide into the yucky category. With supplies in hand, I started to set up the table. Less than one minute later, two people ready to register approached me. This may not seem strange, but this was a Saturday at 8:30 in the morning on a college campus. Plus, only just over 30 people had pre-registered for the comp.

10 minutes later, the floodgates open and a steady flow of people hit the registration table. With one awesome student worker helping me, it seemed that those that pre-registered were few and far between. Before we knew it, the wall was buzzing with activity as our number of competitors doubled! A fabulous turn out is always makes all the work seem well worth it.