A lot has happened since my last post where I mentioned my crippling back pain. I got to a point where I was unable to even stand on my own and I ended up losing consciousness from pain, falling (apparently while screaming in pain, according to my BFF) and hitting my head on the metal tracks that keep the glass shower doors in place; that....was not a fun day. My forehead still hurts. It didn't seem like too bad of a bump so I tried to relax and regain my strength but it just wasn't happening. And that's how I ended up spending all of last Sunday in the emergency room. Fun times.

It's a strange thing to say, but I'm "glad" I fell that day. If I hadn't I probably would have simply gone to make a doctors' appointment on Monday and had no answers as to what the underlying problem with my back was, but instead I was able to get an answer as to what was wrong and, more importantly, tips on how to heal and prevent this from happening in the future.

Turns out I had a bulging spinal disc (like a herniated disc but less severe) right at the base of my spine (between the S1 and L5 vertebrae) which was causing the pain. The cure? WALK. Walking helps stretch and strengthen the muscles in my back so slow, short, gentle walks and working up to normal speed and length. And to prevent it in the future he just suggested normal walks and light yoga--totally doable! And probably better for my health, too, I had been a bad girl and fell out of my normal walking habit.

Sooo yeah, that's it! I'm alive, I'm feeling better, I'm walking entirely on my own and at normal speeds for normal lengths. And I guess I'm gettin' into yoga! :-) Any videos or tips you can share with me?

I'm just going to copy/paste what I wrote on my Facebook, so sorry to those of you who see this twice!

I've tried so hard to put up with it, but it's just not getting better.

As some of you know, I suffer from severe back, knee, and hip pain, which is normally bearable if I just take it easy. But this move has definitely not been good for it; it's gotten so bad that I can't even walk to the restroom on my own (thank the gods for having the absolute BEST BFF in the entire world!) and I've collapsed more than once, nevermind how agonizing it would be to sit in a car for 2 to 3 days straight to get to Washington.

I'm still hoping I'll be able to open up shop again on May 1st but it may need to be pushed back a bit. Sadly all of my supplies are already on their way North so I don't have access to them. I promise I'll keep you all up to date and I'll keep both the calendar tab here and the calendar on my blog (I'll link it in the comments) updated as to what things are looking like.

I'm so sorry, everyone, I was really hoping this would get better on its own, but thank you all for understanding. ♥ And don't worry, I'm going to a doctor about it first thing Monday morning to get it under control!

So I was lurking around the internet (as I am wont to do) and found this, "Blogging from A to Z". Being that just about everything interesting I own is all packed away and on its way to a new state, I thought it sounded like a fun way to start the new Lucky 13 blog! However, since I have a very short attention span I'm going to do sort of an abridged version and just lay out 26 Lucky 13 related things all in one post.

Ready? Let's do it.