I'm SPECial! :-/

"Ordinarily, some popping is normal.  Muscle, tendons...  But since you're a special case--......"

Now, most times I revel in being 'special'!
I have an ego the size of Texas. The word 'special' makes me sit taller and pay attention.  So much so is THAT fact that WPIML uses a 'tone' when he uses the word 'special'--the emphasis is on that first part of the word and.....it he doesn't make SPECIAL sound like a 'good thing'.  LOL  Probably cuz I've used it as a 'get out of jail free' card in my brain on numerous occasions.

I'm SPECial, dontchaknow...
*sigh*

Yeah, well, in this case, being 'special' isn't a GOOD thing...I don't zackly feel privileged to be called SPECIAL by the doc.
I'm a SPECIAL case!
LOL  Oh, how WPIML is gonna love THIS one!

Yes, well....my SPECial-ness means that I don't GET to 'pop' or do sharp pain.  If that starts--then I'm to stop.
STOP.

k....
The route to strengthening is through weight and exercise says the doc (and confirmed by the gentle fella who did physical therapy).
If doing those strengthening things creates the 'pop'--zackly what AM I to do?  Shift a bit and see if that stops the 'pop' is my answer.  I'm......gonna hope that's the right one!  Well--it works for some of the exercises.  Notsomuch some of the other.
And how come it didn't 'pop' doin' those and now it's 'popping' at home when I do a couple of 'em?
And yes....swelling up like you wouldn't believe.  What's up with that?!
Oy sheeshhh...and my poor purple foot.....*sigh*
He SAID I wasn't gonna like the brace being tightened.
HE WASN'T KIDDING.

*sigh*
Ohhhhh....but I'm SPECIAL!
:-/

And I get to go back to work part time on Monday...followed by Tuesday with the Gentle Fella.

Yaknow.....I'm starting to wonder about the return to work deal.
YES--I whined about it forEVER.
And the 'terms of return' weren't 'zactly what I had in mind......seems the boss (who coulda said NO to my return--but didn't!) thinks I need to be banished to "MY KINGDOM" for 12 hours a week the first two weeks.  Uh huh....suppose to do 20 hours--he says 12.
Oh, but little does he know that "MY KINGDOM" is what WPIML calls the areas in my life that I think are explicitly MINE, MINE and NOone else's!  Those little places that I think are MINE to rule.  *ahem*  Yes....well........I think I admitted the ego isn't emaciated, by any means.

MY Kingdom--apparently far far away from the students.....and the families..... AND THE STAFF.
Like I'm gonna damage someone?!
k....thinking the concern is they'll damage ME.
Cuz I'm SPECIAL, dontchaknow....

I'm SPECial alright.

Geeze....I don't believe I'm putting this in black and white--but....

I DON'T WANNA BE S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!!!

k.....I don't really MEAN that.....
NO way do I really, really, REALLY mean that...LOLOL