A broken back - ouch!

Well, I made the best shot of my life in Pickleball today. It was amazing. 30 seconds later, I tripped over my own damn feet, fell backwards and broke my back. 

It’s fractured at  L1 and so there will be no more amazing shots for awhile. Instead of holding a Pickleball paddle, I have this handy little grabbing tool to pack around with me. 

The doctor said I can expect it to hurt for weeks and typically it takes about 10 weeks to heal. The pain when I got to the ER was a solid 14 on a 1-10 scale. After 3 rounds of Dilaudid, it now sits at about an 11. 

Let the recovery commence.