Tuesday, February 20, 2007

A Weekend Retreat

Jesse and I took a small weekend retreat to Yosemite this weekend. Here are some pictures.


Mirror Lake.

Bridalviel Waterfalls.


Rocky is being amazed by the majestic views of Yosemite. He's so cute. Rocky got really wet in the snow and rain, lets just say he was very tired by the end of the day.

This was our small walk up to Bridalviel Waterfalls. It was somewhat chilly and rainy on Sunday.

Jesse and Rocky frolicking in the snow. It didn't snow while we were there but there snow in some areas.

The Man

Just so the world knows -
Ben Vose is the man.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Doctors Visit on Valentines Day

Yesterday I went to the doctor because I could not stand the pain in my back and neck anymore. The night before I only slept 3 hours due to the pain, which causes Jesse not to sleep well. I had a pinching sharp pain at the end of my neck near the vertebrae and shooting pain from there down my back and out to my arms.

We waited a little over an hour for my 2:30 p.m. appointment at Kaiser. When I finally see the doctor I explained all my ailments and he decides that I should received trigger point injection. Trigger point injection is where the area of pain is anesthetized with a very thin needle. The doctor also pulled a cramped muscled in my neck forward and pushed down on my shoulder muscles, which was very painful that is forced tears to my eyes.

The doctor proceeded to prepare the injection into MY NECK NEAR MY SPINE! It wasn't a quick injection, it took almost 3 or 4 minutes. There was only one entry point but he moved the needle around in my neck to numb hurting muscles. That was also very painful. At least Jesse was with me to hold my hand. After he finished I felt most of the pinching pain go away. It should last a couple of days or maybe a week.

The doctor gave me Darvocet and and Flexeril. Darvocet is a narcotic and Flexeril is a muscle relaxant. Let's just say I slept EXTREMELY well last night, which I haven't had in a long, long time. I just feel a little weak and sleepy right now. That was my Valentines Day

Melissa

Thursday, February 08, 2007

The Rock Man

Rocky likes to sleep on the floor with his little doggie. He's awfully cute when he is not being bad. Overall he is a really good dog. He loves people and is getting over his fear of other dogs. He is almost completely socialized. I think he will be pretty small because he is almost 7 months old and he weighs 7.8 lbs. I hope he stays small so I can sneak him into stores. Now I need an expensive purse to carry him in!

Melissa

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Injuries

I have soft tissue damage to my neck and back. My physical therapist told me that the pain will probably last nine months. The pain will decrease as the months will go by but I will have pain for at least nine months due to the severity of my accident.

My physical therapist gave me some electrode things that give my muscles tiny massages, because my muscles are so damaged. I can only start with small exercises like moving my head. The pain is also causing me to lose sleep and will continue for a while.

Melissa

Friday, February 02, 2007

Yay for Jesse!


I'm proud to announce that my husband Jesse has passed his state certification for the Engineering-In-Training exam. Jesse you are so smart! Now on to the Professional Engineering exam in 3-5 years!


Melissa