Well, I will live!
At around 1.30 pm my hospital adventure was over and I collapsed on the sitting room sofa, wearing this unflattering thingy round my neck and devouring the delicious rice dish my brother-in-law Karmenu so kindly prepared for me. He and my sister-in-law Antoinette brought me home, after Antoinette spent hours waiting with me for my last appointment that stood between me and my dismissal. Dr Aquilina had to check out my neck muscles but came almost 2 hrs later than expected because he’d been so busy with patients in the outpatients clinic. All in all, a lot of my “activity” consisted of waiting since Monday morning – the worst of it obviously last night and this morning, when my mind mulled over the possible results of that CT scan. I’m so glad it’s over, even though the headache has not changed one little bit.
Now I’m wearing one of these sexy “soft collars” (see the goofy webcam pic); it’s really only soft as long as you don’t wear it! It’s supposed to provide rest to that muscle between right shoulder and head. Apparently the culprit responsible for my pain has been my work, which glues me to the PC for practically the whole day. In recent months the monitor was also placed to the right of my head because the monitor cable of the new computer I had received, was too short. That has been rectified a couple of weeks ago, but obviously the harm was done. Now I’m waiting to get an appointment for physiotherapy (yes, waiting again!), which will hopefully start next week.
So the worst part is over, which was the worrying. Maybe that will already help to ease the pain. A big thank you to George’s – my! – family who spoiled me rotten while I was in hospital, and to all my friends, many of whom moved me to tears with their lovely messages…
And finally I don’t want to finish this post without sending get-well messages to anyone who is hospitalised right now. Spending a couple of days there made me realise how insignificant my own pains are in comparison with all the suffering others have to endure, and how blessed I really am!
PS… I’m not sitting in front of the computer, but with the notebook on my lap, just in case you were wondering LOL!
I’m so glad they found out what was causing the problem. Sometimes that’s half the battle. Take good care of yourself, Carver
Sabine, I am so happy you’re out of the hospital and also that the CT scan didn’t reveal anything scary. The waiting is the hardest part [kudos to Tom Petty
], and I’m glad most of that is over for you! I hope physiotherapy and the brace will take away your headache! Hugs and prayers continue!!
Sounds like your brain is suffering from Repetitive Strain Injury! Hope they are on the way to mending it.
Hi Sabine,
I met you with my cousin Carin at the Kempinski.
We were talking about the pain in your head.
My feeling about it was not really good.
I am really glad it is not what I was thinking off.
I hope the therapy is going to do its work very soon and you feel free to do an go wherever you like without any pain in your head.
Maybe we will meet a next time! You never know. Gozo is small
Greetings and a speedy recovery,
Anita