Sorry.. Had to say it! But now I know exactly what that expression is all about.
Yesterday was grim, more about teaching me what I cannot do. John took over the chores. I took spells, resting on my side between other jobs.
But I am already improving.
Though after I had delivered the dinner to my little family, whose Mum came out of hospital last night, as sick as she was when she went in, John had to come and help me get out of the car. Next time I will take the bloody doughnut. There it is – my language deteriorating again.
But I found that standing and rocking from foot to foot with a 4 week old baby snuffling into my neck like a little hedgehog, while directing the other five in the use of sharp knives to cut up their bacon and egg pie while their Dad drove to the hospital to pick up their mother, was actually therapeutic for my poor little bones. The gentle rocking seemed to help.
The Clean Up. Sad old Elms. They are so old and so rotton in the trunks. No more treehouse or swing anymore.
Have a lovely day. Today will be new and different and probably better.
Thank you so much for all your friendship and wonderful advice and care yesterday. Isn’t it interesting how many of us have suffered injuries to the tail bone before. We are quite the Fellowship in more ways than one.
And thank goodness that all of you who were in the path of these tornadoes also made it through OK. All our thoughts are with those who did not.
Your slow moving friend,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
73 responses to “A Right Royal Pain in the Arse”
Why do we have tail bones, anyway? I fell off my horse years ago and landed on a rock wall on my tail bone. Take it easy, will you? Nah, not you. Thanks for double dose of CUTENESS today. I agree with taking MSM and turmeric.
Sounds like you are doing the right things but I am on standby to mail you arnica pills and cream (don’t have your address here with me). Seriously cute photos 🙂 And take it easy – this will take a long, long time to heal.
Feel better soon!!! We are all out here cheering on your speedy recovery!
Here’s to feeling better and a swift recovery:) I have been dealing with a lumber injury to my spine that affects my tailbone and it is PAINFUL at time – WOW-WEE!!! Good Luck and Take Care My Firend:)
too much mountain climbing?..c
No, too much trying to be 20-something again in a cardio gym class – ha!
I hope the right royal pain departs very soon, and you’ll be back to your normal self again. Glad, too, that you’re not trying to do everything you usually do.
I took all your words yesterday to heart, ka kite kare.. c
Good, especially the lying down part! Noho ora mai rā, Kate
I do hope your sad tail progresses to a happy ending, soon! 🙂
That was a really unfair thing to happen to a good Samaritan.
I’m glad you are doing better!
Prayers and Magic thoughts for you!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
I hate to hear you’re in such pain. Do you take any meds like Advil, Alleve, Tylenol? Im not sure if that is against your principles. My husband is going to have a laminectomy on his spine next month. He can barely walk and cannot stand for even a minute with his spinal stenosis. He takes Tylenol sometimes for the pain.
john just brought me home some motrin, I am going to give that a try, i do tink that sometime if you have less pain then you relax a bit and the relaxation helps with healing. Your poor husband with his spine and he is an artist I remember..do i remember right? he must be a very determined fellow.. c
Hope you recover soon – sore butts are not something to be trifled with.
I know you deal with much worse than this, you must be a very special person.. c
Deli, so sorry to hear about your accident which you described so graphically and sublimely…
So wonderful that you have been able to help the poor bereft little family…your descriptions made me think of the March girls going off to help the destitute sick German family on Christmas Day in Little Women !
Do hope both mothers, you and the sick one, start to recover soon… and thank you for the glorious pics of Boo and Co taken through your haze of pain !
I was so sorry to hear of your accident. My mother broke her coccyx skiing and it seemed to take a long time before she was out of pain. I hope your recovery is swift xx
Hmm: feel a bit better reading your today’s post! If you did have a really serious crack in the tailbone you would not be making pies for needy neighbourhood children – hope the promised grandmother will be there soon! And glad your John has a smaller workload and is able to help. Realize Mottram is a painkiller: we don’t have it here – hope it is not too hard on the GIT! Cooking Asian as often as I do, turmeric is used all the time and it is a wonderful anti-inflammatory and yes, especially since you can’t get hold of much fish – I do hope you take fish oil capsules: they are very cheap to buy, especially on special. Most say 6 caps a day ~ I never over medicate even in natural therapies and only have 2 – 3. Am sorry about the treehouse – it gave the property so much character, but ’tis a small thing compared to life and limb. You showed us a blown-in window yesterday: hope there is not too much glass to replace . . . hugs . . .
John has been working in windows today, that one i showed you, we cannot even find the glass, blew clean away.. i did overdo it a bit yesterday but today i have done much better.. c
Good Miss C ~ you are a wonderful teacher . . . now DO try to be just as reasonable a student . . .
Yes mama..I am being good now.. c
Hmmm ~ at least make that ‘older sister 🙂 !
thinking ’bout you and everyone in the path of the tornadoes in my homestate of illinois….
It’s a toss up what’s the worst aspect of injury… the pain, or the inability to do certain things and need help. We’ve all been there, I think, and agree, it’s just bloody annoying – you never lose native speech, I think… arse, Mum, spells and bloody… 🙂
The pic of Marmalade asleep, leg across the soft toy so he’s touching Boo is gorgeous…
Take good care of yourself, c. Sending thoughts of a speedy recovery and warm hugs from your friends and family.. and me:) xx