Saving $95 is a pain in the neck

literally

Ok so here and there throughout my past I have gone to the salon to get my hair coloured. Just one colour. Not highlights or lowlights. Sometimes they get a colour I like. Sometimes if we try a new one, it isnt' the best. Just the regular life of colouring your hair.  The cost in the salon....close to  $100 including tip. I am honestly not sure if that includes a trim. I don't think so.

Over the past couple years I have tried doing it on my own. I know colouring hair is pretty easy with the home kits but I am quite esthetically challenged. Anyhoo, I decided last weekend that my colour needed some love and kits were on for $3.99 at Shoppers. It was like the colour gods were speaking to me. Into the basket the box went.

So last Sunday night I coloured my hair. Everything was going smoothly until I was rinsing the colour off in the kitchen sink. I must have moved my neck funny, as I felt it go out. Now back history... DS1 ruined my  neck when I was expecting him, from excessively strong morning sickness. I first went to a chiropractor then as he put it out so badly. From time to time my neck wanders out of place and then works its way back in again by the next day

As I sat in the living room that Sunday night I knew it was out. Monday was not better. Range of motion was limited, but not really any pain. Tuesday got worse. Wednesday got worse. By Thursday I was in pain if I attempted to move it, and totally locked.  So I bit the bullet and went to the chiro.  He was limited in what he could do as I couldn't even lay back for him to do whatever neck snapping they do when you lay on your back. He confirmed it was completely locked. He was able to get a cm or two range of motion back in the left and right but up and down was a no can do. We made an apt again for Fri.

During Thursday evening and throughout the neck the pain grew worse even in the safe position.  Friday I ended up staying home from work as I couldn't breathe without hurting. Chiro again Fri afternoon.

1st chiro visit - $60
2nd chiro visit - $45
I might get some of this back. Not sure. I didn't have a full time teaching contract the last time I went to chiro.

So I had  a bit more flexibility but.........by Friday 8 PM I was in writhing pain. The muscles in my neck had banded together like steel. Off to ER I went (no walk in clinics here). A 3.5 hour wait to see a dr. It felt like time had stopped and I was there with a whole bunch of new germy friends. The DR gave me a shot and a valium and sent me home with a prescription for something else. I managed to fall asleep for less than an hour at which point I woke up again in even more pain than before. Sobbing to the depths of my soul pain.  Back to the ER I went again for another shot or two of stuff.

Fast forward to Sunday. I spent Sat in a drug induced haze from the meds and slept most of it and I am grateful for that. Sunday DH goes to fill the prescription for me. Not covered under my plan or my DH's, so cost to us $52.

I am ...healing. slowly. Still in a lot of pain and looking different directions is a challenge.  I hurt. Not sobbing to the depths of my soul hurt, but on the radar.

Cost for 'saving' myself the hair colour? hmmm
60 + 45 + 52 = 157 plus ER wait time.

Worth it?

I am guessing no, but the wound is still fresh  LOL