Injured in Chicago

I have real problems.

My boss and I flew to Chicago this morning for a customer visit.

After a terribly turbulent flight we landed safely and walked the

miles and miles to the bus which would take us to the rental cars.

My boss put my suitcase in the back and I opened the 

passenger door, pivoted to get in and 

SNAP

went my knee, in the back rather than the front like I am used to,

I think I may have torn my meniscus based on my husband's previous injury

which sounds very similar.   

We drive around the airport about 150 times since the GPS wants

to take us on a road they just dug up. No matter where we drive,

we're still in the airport.  It must be as big as a small city.

Then there are barricades, lanes that disappear, the wind is

blowing so strong that signs are falling over and construction material

is waving across lanes.  

We end up in parking lots for FedEx, for foreign airlines,

for other cargo shipments.  It goes on forever.

Planes are landing just barely over our heads.

Finally we see a way out.  We don't know if it is the right way,

but the GPS will figure it out if we can just leave the airport!!

We pull up to the Marriott Courtyard in Elmhurst.

The hotel has a wheel chair and moved me to a first floor room.

They brought ice and my boss ordered and brought my dinner to me.

The concierge even wheeled me up the hall.

So here I sit,

Hurt in Chicago.

There is no point in going to an emergency room.

I can sit without any pain, I can sort of stand but can't walk.

We fly home tomorrow around 1 PM.

I assume the airport will take me to the plane in a wheel chair

and I'll get to board first  (Woo Hoo)

Then I'll get a wheel chair to get to the car (I rode with my boss)

and he will take me back to work where my car is waiting for me.

The one I can't drive because it's my right leg.

Somehow I'll get home and then make an appointment with 

a doctor who will tell me I need some sort of major operation

that will hurt an awful lot.   I'll work from home until I can drive 

well enough but will probably not be taking that vacation day 

on Friday to walk around libraries for the book sale.

Do you know what my major immediate concern is?

How will I shower, dry my hair and FIX MY HAIR in the morning.

This is TRAGIC!!

And I will miss out on the warehouse tour but hopefully can hobble

into the customer's place to meet them.

Maybe a magic fairy will make my knee better overnight.

Let's hope!

I'm not real happy right now but I've got a nice hotel,

the employees could not be nicer, truly wonderful.

I have some soda and pretzels and TV plus internet.

It could be lots worse (like if they want to do surgery),

Maybe it is just twisted.

Right?  Just twisted.

Sigh.