Ugh!!

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:38:56 GMT

So my darling hubby threw out his back last weekend.

He's got an old work related injury that acts up and he is still fighting work comp 11 years after the injury. The original injury was that he collapsed the lower 3 lumbar disks in his back. Had back surgery 10 months after the injury and then his then wife up and split leaving him with an almost 2 year old. So dealing with a toddler and having a zero weightlifting restriction - needless to say he ended up having another back surgery.

Originally he was authorized a hot tub because hydro therapy really helps. Well he was in an apartment and had no place to put it so it was put on hold.

His back was doing really good and he didn't think about it much.

So we met and eventually got married and bought a house. He turned 40 and his back started bothering him more and more so he called up his attorney and said - hey can we go ahead and get that hot tub?

So the work comp people had him go to a completely new doctor who talked to him for maybe 20 minutes. New doctor said - you don't need a hot tub at your house - go to the YMCA and use theirs.

Well we've already tried that route - I paid for a family membership for 2 years ('03 to '05). Hubby went exactly 3 times. All three times he nearly slipped and fell wrenching his back worse in the progress. Also he contracted a nasty case of Athlete's foot that he is still fighting.

So while he is in excruciating agony he's supposed to drive 30 minutes to the nearest YMCA and try to navigate the slippery poolside. uh, yeah.

What do you do?

I'm at my wits end and using this as a forum to vent.

UGH!!!

Hello....My Name is Julie

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:24:40 GMT

So I've blogged on WEBlog, and Myspace. Ok, so WEBlog was more of a commenting rather than an all out blogging. I'm still a baby when it comes to this stuff. I'm sure I'll be adding new 'cool' stuff to the page but bear with me as I take my first babysteps on this.

For those of you who haven't met me yet. My name is Julie. I live and work in South Central Kansas. I have a wonderful marvelous (what other glowing adjectives can I come up with) husband. We've been together for 7 years now, married for 5. We've got 3 kids, 1 boy, 2 girls. The boy is not biologically mine (not even adoptedly mine) but he's my son. The girls are mine. I was just the incubator because they both look just like their daddy. The boy is 13, the girls are 4 years and 6 months.

I work as the Municipal Court Clerk for a small town just outside Wichita. I love it. BEST.JOB.EVER. My boss(es) and co-workers are fabulous and wonderful and fantastic. I'll probably share some court stories (names changed or omitted to protect identities but OMG you can't believe the stories I hear sometimes).

I have a dog, he's a chihuahua that is sooooo cute. He's my baby.

We also have 2 cats and the older kids have a rat each.

So this is me. Welcome to my little corner of the world. I'm sure to rant about somethings and rave about others. Enjoy. Post comments if ya wanna.

Or just sit back and have a beer.

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Ugh!!

Hello....My Name is Julie