It's My Party and I'll Whine If I Want To!

So tonight I am having a pity party for myself... by myself. Why am I by myself? Because my entire family is currently camping at Bear Lake for the family reunion. Why the pity party? Because for the last three weeks I have had a pinched nerve that runs from my hip to my knee, and this past week the pain has gotten so severe I am not able to walk the distance of a hallway without becoming out of breath and almost in tears.

Tonight is the third night in a row that I have not been able to sleep even ten minutes. I feel like I have been awake forever. I feel like I have been in pain forever.

I am pretty sure this is the worst pain I have ever been in. True, the spinal tap was no picnic, but at least that had an endurable time frame on it. This is the kind of pain that never ever goes away. This is the kind of pain that has you seriously considering just chopping off your own leg to be done with it. This is the kind of pain where you use ice, massagers, heating pads, pain pills, pillows, and any other device you can think of to find even a moments relief.

Am I whining?.... Yes. Yes I am!

Unfortunately the doctor can't see me until Monday so I have two full days left of this pure agony. It's times like these that I am all for the legalizing of marijuana and would be the first to sign up! (I'm joking of course... well... maybe)