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watch me get really bitchy

Multiple co-workers either emailed or said to me, “hey, what happened yesterday?” or “how was the drive in?”
How did they know something happened? Because they drove my car that was crashed on the side of the road and me standing outside with a polo shirt and no jacket on in 35 degree temperatures. Thanks for stopping to see if I was okay, assholes. You really made my fucking day.
Two summers ago when I crashed, another co-worker was sure to stop and see if I was okay. He even gave me a hug and asked if I wanted him to stay. “No, thank you, kind sir, but thank you for giving me confidence in humanity.”

I’m going to get the police report this afternooon and then I want a nice new rental car, maybe a Hummer or a Porsche. Enterprise has those, right?

the follow-up appointment bonanza

I think I should start a new catagory called: The Tales of Wendy’s Trips to the Doctor.

I now have an appointment with a family doctor on 10/17 and a physical therapist on 11/9, because that’s the soonest they could get me in. I’m feeling slightly uncomfortable about waiting almost a month before starting physical therapy.

I’m also feeling a little pissed at the nurse that called to schedule these appointments. She was offended when I told her I didn’t want an appointment with the original doctor that she’d scheduled me to see. Why would I want to let some doctor make decisions about my SPINAL CORD if I don’t feel comfortable with them? I think that’s pretty much my right as a patient to not get the heebie jeebies when stuck alone in a sterile room with someone.

your spine lesson of the day

Every time I get x-rays, I always want to ask if I can have copies of them. Why wouldn’t I want an x-ray of my neck framed and hanging in my hallway? Plus, it’d be a whole hell of a lot easier to explain. So, here’s a drawing of what the multiple x-rays showed:

I’m sure you can guess which one mine is.

The doctor said, “Did you play sports as a kid? (dramatic pause) Like football or hockey?” When I answered with a no, he said that unless I’d had any previous neck trauma (which I couldn’t remember when or how) then the injury was the result of yesterday’s collision. Neat.

These particular vertebrae are located at the base of my neck. It hurts a lot. There’ll be follow up with another doctor and probably some therapy, so I’m sure everything will heal in time.