Weirdness, Arthritis

 I have not written my daily reports since Wednesday morning. I have been just too tired and in too much pain to do much of anything requiring any effort requiring any thought.

I saw the physician's assistant at Open Door on Wednesday night. It is confirmed that I have arthritis in my lower back. Ibuprofen and a muscle relaxer were prescribed; physical therapy and more may follow. I had already started on the ibuprofen - and had not taken any on Wednesday, which is probably why I had rolling areas of pain while at work. After walking back from the Open Door clinic, I was too tired and in too much pain to write anything.

About the arthritis, I have bony spikes projecting from my spine. That corresponds to what I feel in my back.

Also, on Wednesday, while at work, I had a job evaluation. It did not go well. I have the feeling someone has been feeding false information to the boss, but that was the big problem. The big problem is the missed time due to my not being well. I am now coming in at 7:15 because it is just too cold to be walking in the early morning hours.

Thursday started off well and turned stupid very quickly. I was up on time, feeling close to human, and was down to the bus station on time. The bus to work was late. Then the driver thought he was on a different run. When I pointed this out, he turned back into the station, stopped the bus, and took the time to read his schedule. I was seven minutes late when I got to my drop-off spot. Yeah, I was worried about what the boss would think. Nothing happened; which was good.

I had pain in my lower back for most of the day. The ibuprofen pretty much drove and waved at the pain and drove away. After work, I rode the number 2 bus down to the convenience store, picked up some smokes, and then got the same bus on its way back downtown. Then I rode the #1 to the westside CVS, and got my prescriptions. I chose to not fix any dinner, so I ordered a pizza when I got back from the bus station. I got home around 4. While I waited, I went through my emails. The pizza came, and I took a muscle relaxer and finished watching Aquarius. Meh, is my opinion of its second season; it doubles down on its weakest aspect - the Manson thread. The muscle relaxer reinforced my already existing weariness, and I went to bed around 6. I woke up after 10:30 and then crashed again until 4 AM.

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I thought about seeing a movie this afternoon, but I think I will come back here and clean up. There is also the need to get groceries. The muscle relaxer has left me feeling drained. Drugs are like to me - they leave me tired.

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