Being on bed rest- I was on bed rest for about a month. Maybe a little more for my Sciatic Nerve. I sat down to go through some stuff and over stretched or turned wrong or something and I couldn't move. I was in pain for a whole week before I finally went to the ER. We weren't purposely going to the ER. We were going to go to an Urgent Care but it took me close to 2 hours to get out of bed because I hurt so bad, and any which way I tried to roll I couldn't get up off my bed. My in-laws had my children for the evening. At the ER they didn't do any tests or samples of anything. They gave me drugs, let me rest for a little bit, then sent me on my way. They didn't even give me strong enough meds to knock out all the pain. And I was out of stuff to take in less than two weeks! So, 2 weeks later we went to an Urgent Care. This is when I was told by a doctor that is was my Sciatic Nerve. My mother in law and a few friends were telling me even before that that's what it was. I had never heard of it before. I was pretty ticked at how I was "taken care of" in the ER. I was going to ask for a cortisone shot, but I kept forgetting. They gave me more meds and it lasted for (I think) about 2 weeks or a little bit more.

Not making the most of my time. I could have read the whole Book of Mormon in that time. Planned the whole Blue and Gold Banquet for scouts. Finished my "punch" project. Read more. I wasted so much time on the internet, and facebook, and feel like crap and a loser because I wasted so much time on these things. It was so hard to be stuck in bed and I didn't spend my time well. I missed Oliver walking up the stairs all by himself and climbing into his chair on his own. My ward is so wonderful. So many people brought dinner and their "Get Well Wishes" by. I'm seriously surprised I kept up with all the thank-you notes I was in need of writing. Thank-you notes for dinners, flowers, visits, movies, taking my kids for a few hours here and there so Kevin could have some time to himself.