MiKael and Richard........Down for the Count!

Some days it just doesn't seem like it pays to get out of bed. It's been a while since I've had one of those days but today definitely suits that description.

It started off with a trip to the surgeon's office. I was hoping he was going to tell me I could go back to my horse duties. But I was expecting him to tell me something was wrong and I was going to have to have another surgery.

Well, I was wrong about another surgery. He told me I was healing just fine(although I still hurt like h*ll). However, it turns out that original quote of 1 to 2 weeks to heal doesn't fit my case. Because of the extensive amount of tissue that had to be removed, it's going to be a least another month before I am healed.

Not only is that NOT what I wanted to hear...........it really frustrates the crap out of me that I get the most important details AFTER the fact. Not that a 6 week recovery time would have affected the timing of this surgery but it would have affected the preparations I made and some of the decisions I made regarding my horses. To say I am frustrated would be a GROSS understatement.

And, just for the record, I know I have not stated the exact nature of my surgery here.....but what the heck.......after all of this you might as well know. I had surgery for hemorrhoids.........some pretty darn ugly ones. They got that way because my family doctor didn't think they were all that bad when I complained about them. I finally had to challenge him with the fact they were making it impossible for me to sleep to get a referral for the surgery at all. Now instead of a week maybe two recovery, I am looking at at least another month, maybe more, before I can ride.........or even work horses on the ground. Can't risk putting undue pressure on those stitches....like when I almost feel the other day. I an NOT a happy camper at the moment.........for more reasons than my still aching b*tt.

Then if that wasn't enough I made a call to AHA (Arabian Horse Association) because I noticed on the datasource that one of my Legs' daughters isn't showing up as Sweepstakes Nominated. Since I always nominate my foals but I've had some problems with AHA's records in keeping track of my contract payments, I was prepared for the worst.........and that's exactly what I got.

According to their records I didn't pay $20 plus interest of a $400 nomination fee and they dropped my entry from the program. This is not the first time I have had such a problem with them. Even when I tracked down all by bank records, including having to order records etc, they still got things screwed up the last time around. It was a huge mess to get cleaned up and I'm not expecting much better on this one. The worst part is this was all done 4 years ago (which is about how long it took the last time to find out they'd made a mistake). Searching through those old records is going to be yet another pain in the b*tt and I have to petition the Sweepstakes Commission see if they will reinstate the horse.

Later in the afternoon I called Richard to update him on my doctor's visit only to find he was at a doctor himself.........well, a chiropractor. He's still having problems from baling off Tag last week. Angie finally convinced him he needed some help.

The chiropractor took x-rays and found not 1, not 2, but 3 broken..... not ribs.............vertebrae in his back. That's right, Richard has 3 broken vertebrae in his back. Two it looks like have cracks. One has a large piece broken off that is shifted away from the vertebrae it broke off from.

The chiropractor said Richard should be complaining of a pain level of a 10 out of 10 instead of a 7 out of 10. Richard's response was he's felt a 10 and this isn't it.

The chiropractor, obviously, couldn't do anything for Richard. He did say that in his 30 years he's never seen anything like it. He couldn't believe that Richard did this hitting dirt.........concrete would make more sense. But then sometimes when you put Richard and I together, I'm not sure if there is any sense........or rhyme or reason to things..........but other times we're a magical team..........but I digress.............

Richard's doctor's office was already closed for the day. It will be tomorrow before Richard or Angie can even talk with them to figure out what the next move might be. But for now, Richard is down for the count...........still saying he's going to be fine and riding in a day or two.............but definitely down for the count.

Me............. I'm down for the count too! I'm pretty sure that makes my third pain in the b*tt in just one day. Doesn't that mean I've stuck out or something????

Between the 2 of us, the prognosis for riding anytime soon does not look good. I'm thinking these young horses of mine are definitely going to be getting some time off. That's not what bothers me nearly as much as figuring out what I am going to do to keep myself occupied and out of trouble for this long a time...........I know that Richard is worried about the same thing too. Two over achievers like us don't sit still very well!

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