Had to manifest into physical symptoms sometime

My neck was stiffening up then when I stepped out of the shower yesterday morning, it suddenly seized up. I tried cold and hot and pain relievers which got it down slightly but I knew it was a matter of waiting it out. Then last night I carefully laid on the side that I hoped would give less issues and while the neck wasn't any worse, I got a deep ache on my right lower side.

The rest of the night, I tried my best to sleep in the recliner which was my least painful option. I took half a Xanax to serve as a muscle relaxant about 2am and another Advil with acetaminophen pill. At 6, things were only marginally better so I took today off. Driving and sitting up for long periods of time will only make things worse.

I'm hoping that if I rest and move carefully, things will be down to a dull roar tomorrow and I can take things carefully this week to get things back to "normal." I've a feeling that this is a result of the stress that I haven't had the time nor willingness to deal with over the last many months.

Oh boy. Hope it goes well for her

From Bosslady to a small group of us:

Elaine has asked me to share an update with you all. It is with a heavy heart that I am letting you know that she has been diagnosed with colon cancer, stage 2 or 3 to be determined. She will be admitted tomorrow and prepped for surgery on Wednesday. She thinks she will be in the hospital around 5 days. Her husband Dan will stay connected with me to let me know how things are going and I will keep you all in the loop.

I have instructed Elaine to put an away message on her e-mail stating she is out for the week with no access to e-mail and to contact me if they have any questions. I will be working on a plan for us all to cover Elaine’s responsibilities with RAPPS as soon as I have one.

I will let (Business/budget Director) and (Executive Director) know this in person, but Elaine did say I should feel free to share with those who need to know. You all know Elaine, she is a sharer, so I trust you to know what to do with this information.

Let’s keep Elaine in our thoughts and keep praying for a positive outcome.

I already lost one friend to colon cancer.

On a side note, I will not be saddled with her job on top of mine. Or they can pay me more to learn and do any portion of it since she's a higher grade than me.