Surviving the Move

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Yesterday we drove up to Pendleton with a U-haul trailer full of boxes and odd/ends as well as our SUV stuffed with more boxes and luggage. I survived the drive, barely, and we arrived at just past eleven in the morning. Our room was not ready for us so we were able to look for and find a storage unit for the stuff in the U-haul. Well, normally I would have waited for help off-loading that trailer. The pain I knew I was in for was daunting. But I was eager to get the job done so with only my daughter to assist, I cleaned out the trailer and we were able to return it to the U-haul place yesterday. It was a good thing we were able to return the U-haul yesterday, too. I had it rented through today but as it turned out, the U-haul office here is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays so I would have incurred a late fee had I not returned it that one day early. Another bit of good fortune, the U-haul place here was right next door to our storage place! Woohoo! Naturally I was concerned about the pain I was going to feel today. I took my hydrocodone last night along with my new med that the doctor gave me. I was in pain today which I fully expected because last night I was drooping, big-time, during dinner! By tonight, though, the pain had diminished to a dull throb that I can endure and my energy is back up to about 50%. I was able to manage to do some shopping today for some much-needed items so at this point I am feeling pretty darn good about the whole thing. I feel like I have conquered a Goliath! The new med my doc has me on is awesome! I take it every night and the pain, while it isn't 100% gone, is manageable at last! No more three day bed-ridden episodes every time I exert myself! I totally ROCK! And so does my new med!