Bent double

Am now at mom's getting pampered cause I've got a case of bad back. For the past year, I have had pain in my lower back - well, not always, but I've had episodes peppered throughout the year. The ache has been pretty consistent the past couple of weeks though, and my back's pretty stiff. I have difficulty bending down to pick up any thing at and below knee level. I can't even bend to wear jeans. I've had to wear skirts over my head instead. So, early this week, I decided to organize and beg my way through an appointment with a popular orthopedic. I lucked out. Apparently someone cancelled an appointment, so nurse managed to squeeze me in for the today.

The wait was excruciating. I had to wait to get a wait number. I waited another 90 minutes before I saw the specialist's assistant. Luckily, I got ushered to see doc immediately after that. Then, I had to wait to make my payment. It didn't end there. I had to go to radiology and wait to make an MRI appointment, and then return to the doc's clinic to make a follow-up appointment. I finally got out after three-odd hours at the hospital. Phew.

Anyway, the bottom line is that I have very flexible ligaments which means that as I get older, there won't be enough "texture and rigidity" in my ligaments to support my bones and joints. So it is highly possible (because of this hereditary "ailment") that my back bone is pressing against my spinal disk. There is also the possibility of a slipped disk, which is some thing I don't really want to think about at this moment. Am a little scared cause I'll be doing my MRI soon and we'll know what it is then. Of course, silly me, I bought a four-inch pair of sexy heels just last week... Ermm, I doubt I'll be wearing that any time soon.