Monday, October 09, 2006
Trapped in a body you can't get out of.
I am trapped! Fang4 wo3 chu1 lai2!!
When I awoke yesterday, I found myself immobile. Felt like only my eyes could move! Lucky I could still talk! But I couldn't get myself out of bed at all! I was hurting so bad!
What's worse? Mummy had left in a huff cos I had refused to wake up early. So I was left home alone, to suffer in silence. However, instinct brought her back home, on the pretext of checking if I was gonna wake up in the first place! To her horror, she found me immobile on my bed!
Through much twisting and turning and lifting and massaging, I finally sat up, howling and whining in pain. My loving mummy massaged me for an hour or so, while I screamed and teared in contorted positions and expressions. Finally, we came to the conclusion that a physician would be a good alternative. So she packed me off to a physician.
In the lift, we met a neighbour who could immediately tell that I was having a ache/cramp/pull in my left upper body. And to think I was trying my utmost to remain normal! (Obviously this is a skill that I have yet to learn! Yesterday somebody even asked me why I can't conform to normality. Sigh.) Even the slight jerk on the bus could have contorted my facial expression! (The only way of releasing the angst silently...)
Anyway, there was no way for me to lie down nor sit up straight nor slouch. Oh man... is there anything more frustrating than that?! Luckily there were kind souls who love me enough to tend to me, like support me when I needed to lie down/get up, and hold me when that machine worked me. (Caretakers who care for somebody who dunno how to take care of herself.)
Moral of the story: Do your warm-ups before exerting yourself. Sleep in proper positions and use a pillow with good support.
When I awoke yesterday, I found myself immobile. Felt like only my eyes could move! Lucky I could still talk! But I couldn't get myself out of bed at all! I was hurting so bad!
What's worse? Mummy had left in a huff cos I had refused to wake up early. So I was left home alone, to suffer in silence. However, instinct brought her back home, on the pretext of checking if I was gonna wake up in the first place! To her horror, she found me immobile on my bed!
Through much twisting and turning and lifting and massaging, I finally sat up, howling and whining in pain. My loving mummy massaged me for an hour or so, while I screamed and teared in contorted positions and expressions. Finally, we came to the conclusion that a physician would be a good alternative. So she packed me off to a physician.
In the lift, we met a neighbour who could immediately tell that I was having a ache/cramp/pull in my left upper body. And to think I was trying my utmost to remain normal! (Obviously this is a skill that I have yet to learn! Yesterday somebody even asked me why I can't conform to normality. Sigh.) Even the slight jerk on the bus could have contorted my facial expression! (The only way of releasing the angst silently...)
Anyway, there was no way for me to lie down nor sit up straight nor slouch. Oh man... is there anything more frustrating than that?! Luckily there were kind souls who love me enough to tend to me, like support me when I needed to lie down/get up, and hold me when that machine worked me. (Caretakers who care for somebody who dunno how to take care of herself.)
Moral of the story: Do your warm-ups before exerting yourself. Sleep in proper positions and use a pillow with good support.
# posted by Banana Saviour @ 8:44 AM 
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poor duckie wuckie... rest, warm up! i should know, i'm always plagued by cramps! *sayang* hope you'll get better soon!
Thank you Emay jiejie... *only eyes and fingers moving in immobile body* Heh, No lah, I feel better already...
Thank you, my concerned friends. I am mobile already. =) Soon I'll be bouncing around as usual. Heh.
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