Tuesday afternoon as I was subbing my neck was sort of stiff, almost as if I'd slept on it wrong. No big deal, right? Tuesday night it got MUCH worse and I was unable to sleep. I couldn't sit, stand, or lay down in any position to get some relief. I called my doctor Wednesday morning and he gave me some muscle relaxants. I had a muscle spasm going down my neck and through my right shoulder blade. Sadly, I couldn't go to St. George as planned. I spent the next week doing a lot of sleeping thanks to the muscle relaxants, watching a lot of movies, and reading (when I was finally able to hold the book up). I couldn't do much of anything, not to mention move much at all. I couldn't turn my head, couldn't even turn my body without being in excruciating pain! I couldn't bend over, couldn't drive my car, couldn't lift anything with my right arm, and was very frustrated that I was unable to make dinner or get anything done in my house.
My last week off track I was able to finally start feeling some relief in my neck and was able to slowly feel like I was getting back to normal. My off track didn't go exactly as I'd planned, but at least I was able to stay home and get better rather than worrying about going to school.
