Inspired by interview/chair thread.
Had my neuro thingy turned on the other day at hospital. It's implanted in lower back. Plan is to strengthen atrophied muscles in order to support spine - some say life changing results.
so the level of strength/stimulation has to be set - it contracts muscles I didn't know existed. Don't know why if felt really nervous but still sore from the implantation.
so the technician was sending signals to the kit and I had to say how it felt. The pulses were gradually getting stronger in increments - going up towards a level of tolerance.
I had to say 'yes' when I could feel each pulse begin - which I could only manage 'ooooh' as it felt strange and made me slightly jump every time it happened. Tried my best to style it out and not over react to each 'contraction' - felt overwhelmingly self conscious.
got to a level of intensity where my pelvis was being pulled forward when pulse began and then pushed back when pulse ended. As I said, I was feeling extremely self conscious and the thought popped into my head that I was, ever so slowly, twerking whilst being observed by two strangers. The ridiculousness of the situation made me laugh, which developed into rib aching hysterical laughter where tears were streaming down my face and I couldn't control my body from the shakes of mirth.
'OMG - I'm twerking!' was all I could offer to explain myself.
try as I might - each time I managed to get back to some semblance of calm, I would erupt again into uncontrollable shakes of hysteria. It must have looked like some sort of outage tv where the actors 'corpse'.
I was sort of relieved that the two others in the room with me were also having to wipe their eyes - we were crying - laughing.
I'm getting on with the therapy at home - my children are also amused at the thought of twerking Nana undergoing this ritual twice daily. I'm still chuckling most of the way through it.
but I'm dreading having to go back and face the same people next month - I proper made an arse of myself. It wouldn't be anywhere near as bad if I never had to see these people ever again.
can't do poll
unreasonable - you can never show your face again
reasonable - go back and don't mention previous appointment
couldn't edit for mistakes - text was jumping all over the place
outtake tv - not outage