Urgent Care and a Long Drive

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Days 47 on the Loop – Grand Rivers, KY (Green Turtle Bay Marina) (0 miles)

 Yesterday when I got up from a nap I had really nasty back muscle spasms.   I've had these a number of times during the last few months and they definitely got worse.  I went to urgent care and was pleased when they accepted my Kaiser health insurance card, though I did have to provide an initial payment of $75. 

The staff were very good and discussed options with me.  They said it could be just a simple muscle sprain, but if I wanted then X-rays could be done.  I chose to have those and was glad I did so.   The X-ray technician had worked as an osteo for many years and said she was seeing disk degeneration, that was confirmed by the radiologist.    They gave me a steroid shot and suggested ibuprofen as well.    They also prescribed a steriod treatment that I can take if the spasms return.  The next section of the Loop will have a number of days where I anchor out and will have limited access to towns.   

 The prospect of that, plus being on my own after Chattanooga, is weighing heavily on me.  I will definitely be re-evaluating the trip once I get to Mobile.   

 After collecting the prescription I drove three hours to a hotel near the Shiloh National Historic Park/civil war battlefield.   Although I will be bring the boat down this way I decided to do this by car so I can do the road-based battlefield tour while I have a rental car and some time to spare.



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