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| WOW i haven't written in this thing in more than a month... that just proves how busy life's been..
and on top of that... who the heck HAS time to write on blogs anyways?...... it's all about facebook and meetings nowadays right? hahaha. Anyways....
a little update on my shoulder since the last time... it hurt back then, and it still hurts now. except now I'm typing with two hands again.. and i'm doing physical therapy ( on my own at least till next week). What's heartbreaking is that all this nice cold weather outside is being wasted by NOT playing basketball cuz I can't lift my left arm at all =(. sigh.....................
someone go with me to the Lakers season opener.. buy ur own ticket!
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| You know that pain when u sprain ur ankle on the basketball courts and there is that 20 min. of unbelievable pain sshooting down ur foot and bones?? well, that is seriously nothing compared to wat i've been through in the past 70 or so hours... the pain is to the point where it's working its way to every cell in my body causing me to make groaning noises all day and night. It just straight up hurts. ugh to make it worse, the Percocet that my dr. gave me gives me huge headache, bad tummy, dry mouth, and it makes me just crazy... sometimes i cant tell the diff btwn real life or if i'm dreaming. I can't even remember who I spoke with or what I did during the day.
But thx God the pain has subsided to the point where i can sit down and focus on writing an entry about this.. lol. I gotta say, having surgery for watever reason is not fun, Waking up from anesthesia was the worst feeling ever. When i was woken up from it, my body was non responsive, i couldnt speak, and theres tthis horrible taste in my mouth from the drugs. man wat a crappy experience... it took me a good hour or so to get myself off the gurney, to the wheelchair, and to my sister's car.
Well all in all, the surgery went well, took about 3-4 hours... I was so high on anesthesia when I came back home that my tummy couldn't take it and I threw up all this liquid. Somehow throwing up makes you feel absolutely better for some reason. Now i know why bulimics do it =) (I'm jk, bulimia is horrible, don't ever throw up ur food on purpose...) In the past 12 hours...sleeping is getting better. the pain is disappearing, but it def. still comes in bursts. I'm wearing this silly looking shoulder immobilizer, but I can take it off whenever my arm starts to get sore or it gets too hot inside. I'm looking forward to Sunday night because I can finally take off the bandages so I can see where they drilled a hole in me..
Now I've got a couple screws and anchors drilled to my shoulder bone and connected to some complex system of tissues. Technology is amazing. But pain and going to the bathroom are not. Okay so basically when it comes to toilet use or whatever, I'm a lefty, but since my left arm is immobilized, I have to start getting used to using my right arm/hands for stuff... and i gotta say it is the hardest thing ever. Try it. Wipe with your normal hand, then switch. Tell me if that didn't feel funny?!?!? The feel of the stroke is soooooooo different!!
Anyways.. you know it wouldn't be a real Rico xanga post without a toilet story. okay I think I wrote enough... there are more details I would love to share about, but this is just the overall story =) Thanks for everyone who were asking how it went and stuff...It means a lot through the pain.
P.S. Typing with one hand takes a long, long, time.
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| My mom had surgery today, but she's okay I think. She's staying in the hospital tonight and will be home tomorrow night.
Jenson is having pinky surgery tomorrow
I'm having surgery next Thursday. and i'm scared as heck.
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| The month of August has been a great, great month so far. One of the things that make it so dang awesome is that summer school is obaz. If you notice from my previous entry, I was going through a ridiculous amount of stuff in July as well... But by God's grace I made it through that hellish month and into this one..
Ah yes.. Aug 14 is finally here. Summer camp is over at TECC and this is the part where I always feel bittersweet about leaving camp... cuz some of the kids never come back until next summer or they don't come at all.. I gotta say, though, that this year's camp is by far the best one so far. I think I was physically and mentally ready for this one, AND we planned somewhat nicely for each day. I think I also met more new kids this summer than I did in any of the years I've worked here... Plus, I now have over 20 kids as friends on facebook...(yes i kid you not... they have a facebook account... one kid in fact is in 3rd grade, and she has one!... amazing).... I don't know when I'll stop working at this place... I enjoy it so much here... someone work as a T.A. with me this fall. If you are around Arcadia and looking for a job from 2- 6... let me know =)
ANDDD i'm pretty excited for next week because there is work, no school... just fun and games!! finally... a real summer break =)
One thing I am pretty nervous about is msurgery on the 27th. I have no idea how I'm gonna be able to drive or do anything for the first couple weeks...taking a dump is gonna be a pain in the butt... (literally too) Lol.. but hopefully it won't be too difficult to move around the house in a sling and only one arm in use...
OKay hope you guys have a great last days of summer and..........
Owl City is sickkkkkkkk
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| This week has truly been an incredible week for me. This is by far the busiest month of my life up to date. I truly do not remember having this many problems and craziness all on one plate. A month ago I remember talking with Jenson and Danny about just what's up ahead and Jenson said, "When it rains, it pours." I hate you for saying that Jenson. =)
It's really no coincidence that my car's steering wheel's buttons are going crazy therefore disabling my cruise control and enabling my radio to become demon posessed (i'll gladly show you), plus I'm much overdue for an oil change, plus preparing for the church retreat, plus worrying about bills that need to get paid, plus upon returning from retreat I need to read 5 ch. of history and research for the final exam on that Wednesday, plus taking care of my medical/surgical stuff.
If that wasn't enough, I happened to just go on the cal poly pomona website and found that because of the budget crisis CA is going through, the spring 2010 admissions for ALL CAL STATES are cancelled so now I'd have to wait till the Fall of 2010 to start.. I was so excited to apply on August 1 for CPP too. One week to go and my plans are ruined by the economic crisis. It's finally reached down to me on a personal level...
Well, i guess there are hundreds of things that I can say about my ordeals and i can go on and on about how life's not fair... But I can't help but wonder what it is that God is doing in me...
Perhaps when I asked Him for louder and clearer directions, He silenced my radio?
Perhaps when I said I'll return to the praise team, He is wanting more of my heart rather than music alone?
Perhaps when I worry about my bills, He reminds me that He is God the Provider and I need to trust in Him?
Perhaps when I am lacking in diligence. He wants me to share in His wisdom and knowledge?
Perhaps when my shoulder is immobilized, He wants me to learn to depend on Him?
and.. perhaps by not going to cal poly pomona, He has other plans for me?....
yeah.. perhaps.
In these crazy times, I can only say two things... first of all, I'm glad to have crazy korean brothers and sisters at Na Sung Church who have loved me in all ways.
and secondly... somehow God will be glorified through all this. In this crazy month, HE WILL BE GLORIFIED!!!
- Rico
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