… is an amazing machine. It is capable of handling stresses that are well beyond the strength of its individual parts. Its a machine that can run miles, withstand forces and temperatures beyond its design limits and adapt to conditions that other animals would go extinct from.
What I have never understood was why the maker (pick whichever theory best fits your beliefs) didn’t create a process for complete healing. I’m two plus years from rolling my ATV and having it land on my chest. The three ribs I broke bother me more now than they did when I was recovering from the accident. The problem is that now they ache continuously making it hard to sleep. The weather seems to have an influence on the amount of pain as well.
I have several areas in my body that react this way: My lower back, middle back, right leg where the ATV landed on it, and the ribs in at least three places. I toss and turn almost every night to try and get comfortable. The comfort only lasts 20 minutes… maybe 45 minutes on a really good night. Heaven forbid I roll over on to a ball of covers or something that puts pressure on the specific points of pain… OUCH! These pressure points also make themselves known at other times as well. The most annoying is when someone pokes or slaps me. You know the type of thing I’m talking about… Often they are joking around but the joke isn’t so funny when it makes me wince in pain.
I had a director come in one day and slap me on the back with a hearty “How are ya doing today!?” I almost wished that I could slap him back but the pain shooting through my back told me moving wasn’t a good idea at that moment. I try not too get grumpy about it because most of the time the person had no idea about the injury or the fact that these types of thing cause pretty substantial pain. I often have to avoid sitting in positions that put presssure on these points as well. I know the culprit is arthritis settling into the damaged areas. I have been told that the tests show my back is full of arthritis from my lower neck to the middle of my back and also in my lower back around my tailbone area.
Wouldn’t it be really nice if injuries healed back to as good as before they were injured. I know a lot of folks that would love that. Of course, there would probably be some offsetting condition that would show up to remind us that our bodies are irreplaceble. It seems that’s kind of the joke of the whole thing … doesn’t it. A doctor once told me “That’s the way our bodies tell us to slow down.” I guess that’s the way life goes. We can’t live forever… and even if we could… I don’t think I’d want to.
Thoughts and comments.
~Cappy