Plogged

Yes, plogged. What is that feeling when your ears are stuffy and clogged and plugged? Plogged. Naturally.

A new word I invented that is close to the word plagued- which I cannot say correctly if my life depended on it.

And the reason for which I write this entry.

I've been struggling with an obnoxious and debilitating back injury since last November and I'm coming up on the year mark. I have not run, danced,jumped, or done any physical activity come to think of it, without being in pain for a year now.

How can that be? I'm 24, in the best shape of my life (after recovering from Summer De Otto 2013 and it's divine eats) and I'm active as all get out. I walk my dog, I swim once a week, I do yoga at least three times a week, and I usually throw in climbing or playing at the park- and oh yes, teaching middle school for 6 hours a day. I am NOT sedentary, overweight, depressed, or bored by any stretch of anyone's imagination.

So what is wrong?

1. When I stand, sit, swim, do anything for more than 10 minutes my back starts to collapse under my body weight. It's like a giant anvil is placed at the top of my spine, picked back up, then dropped again, over and over and over.

2. I'm inexplicably exhausted the day after a good workout. I love working out. I could work out for hours if my body didn't fight me over it. If I push myself to excel, even just in my Yoga practice, the next day is torture. I wake up tired, I feel sleepy all day, yawns beyond yawns, and my body is cold and wracked with aches and pains. It's a bit more severe than your average post-workout-soreness...

3. My moods are "like a wrecking ball". Yep quoted that. For one day, hour, minute- I'm happy as can be, happy to help, clear minded and excited to chat, teach or converse in general. The next minute I want to throttle someone then cry in the corner of the teacher's lounge. I snap at kids, I treat my husband like one of my students, and reign like the Queen of hearts over my students- though most heads are still in place.

4. I'm so tired, Did I mention that? I fell asleep on my desk during my prep period DURING a Spanish class that was going on in my room. DURING.

5. My sacrum, low back, and low spine are on constant alert for a 'zing' to run up or across my back. If those happen I give and audible OW! regardless of where I am. The pain is so severe that I usually have to hold on to something around me for a second before I regain control and balance.

6. Shoulders, neck, head- ache, ache, ache. everything hurts. That's just stupid, how can everything hurt? It's not all the time, but there's usually something wrong, hurting, or throbbing at all times.

There you have it. I'm most likely turning into a vampire or some other creature right?
I've bored you enough. In other news. We're still waiting on Med/DO schools and worrying about interviews. Ben is still the most darling husband I've ever loved. And Oliver is cuter than he should be and best little companion. I'm thinking of taking the GRE and perhaps going to Grad School but I'm not sure my body can take more stress at the moment. And My parents have regular pickle-ball tournaments.

Obviously.