Medical Mayhem

Sunday sent into motion several things. First of all, I was up at the butt crack of dawn like always, dressed in my Camo, and headed out to pick up TJ. We then headed out to Green Swamp under a foggy/misty/cloudy sky. We marched around in a swamp for about 5 hours before nearly dying from heat exhaustion due to the high humidity, and the 100+ degrees it was by the time the sun broke through. I saw some cool things in the swamp:

1. My First Florida Gator. It was about 10 yards away from us, about 3 - 4 feet long, and there was a pool of water between us. Pretty cool though.

And not so cool:

1. Spiders. Lots of giant Spiders. The largest was about the size of my hand. I HATE spiders. Esepecially exotic, poisonous ones. Oh yeah, I also saw a Brown Recluse. Argh.

Otherwise, it was a pretty fun day. Until my ankle started to swell about 2 hours into the trek, which then caused my groin to strain. This happened hiking in Lake Tahoe a few months ago, but at the time I thought I had over stretched. Now I know for a fact that the swelling of my ankle is effecting my groin. NOT GOOD.

Luckily for me, I was headed to the Doctor on Monday, only not for the ankle but for the Sciatia in my back. Turns out i've been right all along and its a pretty big one. Causes my leg to go numb - most recently when kicking a soccer ball around - amongst other issues. Usually the worst when I wake up or stand up after laying down for a while. Might or Might Not be related to ankle injury. Today I had an MRI as X-Rays showed that my spine (i wonder if i can keep the x-rays?) was all in the right place so it could be a dislocated disc or something.

And that searing pain i get occasional just below my left shoulder...apparently thats a seperating rib that is 'not of concern' at the moment. The Ankle/Groin issue could be serious, since its a hip/joint problem. But I might need to see another doctor to get that checked out etc.

So yeah, fun times for me. >.<