OUCH!

I have been dealing with the lingering effects of a cold from the beginning of March, including some occasional coughing. On Monday I talked to my doctor about some pain on my left side near my ribs, which she decided was probably due to pulling a muscle from coughing. Yesterday, I was coughing again and felt a pop right in the same area of my ribs, and immediately after that I was in a lot of pain! Last night I sat in a chair all night long with ice on my back...Father B was calling me "Queen Bee" because mostly all I did was sit there and ask him to bring me stuff.

Today I called the doctor's office to see how I could deal with this or if I needed to come in. My doctor is assuming that I have cracked a rib, but they won't x-ray to see if this is actually the case. So, my treatment is rest, ice, Tylenol, and in an hour I am heading in to the doctor's office to get wrapped up in an Ace bandage as well. I'm a little nervous about going into labor now since I'm already in a lot of pain on my side and back, but the nurse assured me that if I have an epidural (which is the plan anyway) it will help block this pain.

Again, it's good that I'm home on break anyway right now, so I'll just be resting and taking it easy! Father B is taking good care of me.