Saturday, December 1, 2012

Can you still shop with a walker?

I've been spending the past month packing boxes and sending them to Amazon FBA.  I've sent a total of 55 so far.  Trying to get all of my inventory sent in time for Christmas sales, and it's paying off. I've never had so many sales and pending sales in my whole life.   And I'm glad that I put my time into that because Wednesday of this week threw me a bit of a curve I wasn't expecting. Let me preface this by saying baby and I are just fine.

I've been having some pain in my lower back and leg for about a month now. I asked the doctor about it but was told it was just ligament pain from the baby growing. It's been getting worse, especially after standing all day at work. Wednesday I was sitting for about an hour having reading groups and I went to stand up to take the kiddos to lunch and couldn't stand up without what felt like a huge charlie horse in my right leg from hip to behind my knee. After trying desperately to "walk it off" I ended up being sent home and my mom had to come and pick me up and we went to see the baby doc. He didn't have much to go on and sent me to see my regular doctor the next morning. The final decision was made that I am having some back/hip and nerve  problems from the baby and where she is positioned. So, for the next four months I have to use a walker and go to physical therapy 2-3 times a week.

As for the other "little old ladies" using a walker, I think they are very confused by me. They look at me, then my stomach, then my right leg and then back at my face. I think they are trying to figure out if I am just fat, or if I am pregnant why I need a walker. I had an old man holding the door open for an old lady yesterday, the old lady stepped out of the way to let me thru- and my doctor says he has never seen a pregnant women who needed a walker.  Why do I always have to be the special case? On the upside, one of my co-workers said she'd get me a horn for my walker in the hallway. It might be cool to honk to get those big 5th graders out of way! :)


I'm glad I got most of my inventory sent to FBA before I was hurt. It's nice to have my MF listings closed but still be making money.

So, for now, my hubby is bringing me in small piles of Christmas stuff to list ( which I should have had done in July!) and I am taking photos a few at a time from a chair and listing when I am confined to the chair (and heating pad). I've closed my etsy stores for now and my mom has been helping with the shipping. I  don't think it will be the sales rush I was hoping for, but at least I can still list a few things.
I think it's going to be a long four months. But on the up side, I won't be able to do any shopping (hoarding) for a while, so maybe I can make a small dent in the huge stack that is my too list pile!

So please, feel free to comment, it appears I will be having a lot of time to read them and comment back :)

1 comment:

  1. Oh wow, I feel for you. I spent 2 months in a wheel chair after I broke my ankle and had surgery. It was my right one so I couldn't drive which I feel is a god given right to women!

    Where there is a way so who cares what others think, if you need to thrift so be it! Just be careful and get plenty of rest, you've got precious cargo there!

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