a week ago, the boys and i met a friend and her kids for a hike in the woods. it was a lovely day and we were shaded by big trees so we weren't too hot. unfortunately, my left shin met a not-so-nice tree stump sticking up out of the ground and i got one nasty looking scratch. i was afraid to look at it for two days, but when i finally did, it looked yucky. and by that second day, my lower leg began to hurt. of course i was freaked out that i had a blood clot, or an infection, or my leg was going to fall off from gangrene. all from that nasty little tree stump.

so i made an appointment with a doctor and i was there this morning. of course, the leg pain subsided and the scratch looks much better, and the doctor said it was healing quite nicely and said i had no blood clots (ha!), but asked if my tetnus was up-to-date. i had no idea, but i so wanted to tell him that "yes! i just got a tetnus shot last week. thanks doc, i'll be on my way." but honestly i have no idea when my last tetnus was, and i'm a horrible liar.

so when the nurse returned with the shot, i took a big breath and let him have my arm for the shot. everyone knows that tetnus shots are fairly painful. but i never even felt it. whew. piece of cake!

but now? i can barely lift my left arm. so that's what they mean by tetnus shots aching and hurting and oh my lord can i take an advil for this?