Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Excruciating

Shortly after the 35 week mark, my back began to really hurt. When I step on my right foot, I get sciatic pain. When I use my left, I get a deepened ligament pain that has been semi-nagging me since the 6 month mark or so. And it is never worse throughout the day than it is in the morning, when I must hike a half mile across a bridge from my parking garage in the AM. it is a walk that has gotten progressively longer throughout this pregnancy, and now I feel like I'm being forced to hike the Great Wall of China. Once I make it in to work, I can sit in a chair, roll around and do my job and things aren't so terrible. I've got a cart to drop me off in the afternoon, so fortunately I don't have to make this trip twice in one day.

I have been resisting giving the greedy jerks in the med center any more money for parking; they already get plenty out of me. I am loathe to hand over another $200 for a mere 2-3 weeks. But I may just have to in order to see if that keeps me from going on an early FM.LA.

4 comments:

Mrs. Shoes said...

Can you get the cart to come and get you in the morning too? I would think that would be a reasonable accomodation. I am sorry you are in so much pain.

bb said...

Okay, this does not sound like any fun at all. Sorry you are feeling yucky right now, but you are almost there!!!!!!

Kathy said...

Poor Karen, that sux. Does Tylenol help at all? I say shell out the dough for parking if you just can't stand it.

kaaron said...

The cart doesn't begin to run until 0600, and I must be at work at 0530. :(