{"id":20995,"date":"2022-01-24T10:31:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=20995"},"modified":"2022-02-13T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T18:52:31","slug":"jan-24-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2022\/01\/24\/jan-24-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan 24 Trouble is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Karl Marx<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nI went out to cut more wood, wet heavy wood. I picked up the last log to be cut, and I felt something snap in my lower back. The pain was overwhelming. It only hurt when I moved. I still had to load my sled, still had to cut the last log.<\/p>\n

I screamed a little, got it done. Then came pulling that heavy load down the driveway. I got to my halfway point and rested a bit. Then continued on. I stopped to cut a few skinny logs that fell off yesterday and added them to the load. By the time I got to the door, the load was over 400 pounds.<\/p>\n

As I opened the door, the most prolific female cat I had, ran outside. It was a disaster. I didn”t need more kittens.<\/p>\n

I hauled the logs inside, it took more effort and pain than I want to talk about. I decided the cat that escaped was staying outside. I also decided I was not fetching snow for melt, for the cats. I had enough. I am in my bed now, I can hardly move.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the gen was still running. I would eventually have to go out there to retrieve it.<\/p>\n

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\nThe time came. Cats needed feeding, they needed water, the fire needed feeding. It took me 5 minutes just to stand up.<\/p>\n

I started with the gen. While I was out there, I called for the missing cat from the back door. Before I finished calling, it ran inside. No-fuss no muss, it just came in.\u00a0 I shut down the gen, got it inside.<\/p>\n

Next was the fire, I got down on bended knee and filled it with what I could reach. Heavy wet wood. I didn’t think it would light, but it was still warm out.<\/p>\n

Cats got fed and watered. I slowly made it back to my bed. I did forget to get some supper. I did have peanuts and oranges within reach, they would have to do.<\/p>\n

I knew I wouldn’t make it out of bed again today.<\/p>\n

Update: 1:20 AM<\/p>\n

So far no sleep, just pain. No fire, just a stove full of wet logs. I couldn’t deal with restarting the fire. Which would have meant removing all the wet wood, chopping some dry wood and starting anew.<\/p>\n

It was an ordeal just getting downstairs to have a look. I also learned to drink less<\/p>\n

Figure that out.<\/p>\n

I really don’t like pharma, but I remembered the last time I had my back seize up. That time was much worse. I had to crawl to my van downstairs and drive to the hospital. I was given a muscle relaxant. I just found the bottle and took one. Just like last time I took just one, with no intention to take another.<\/p>\n

I looked up the side effects and who should not take them. I was sorry I did,\u00a0 probably like last time.<\/p>\n

I am back in my bed again, binge-watching a crime drama. Morning couldn’t come soon enough.<\/p>\n