Nome Experience

Ron and I took a trip to Nome. He needed to go and see a doctor there in the hospital. He has had sore throat, flu and back to sore throat, basically being sick for 3 weeks. So the trip turned into a we trip instead of a he trip because it was a Friday and we could get out and see what Nome snow is like.
We stayed at the nice hotel/motel in Nome. As we were leaving (the first time), about two steps from the bottom.... I did a forward dive with a half twist, landed on my back, 2 feet from the door.
OMG! Myback... mybad...my BACK !!!! I was crying, my back hurt so much. I hear a voice somewhere in the distance, should I call 911?? I hear a boisterous voice yelling back YES!! I believe that was Ron.
From that point, I have sketchy memories... faces in and out, crying, ambulance lady, oxygen....crying....checking my feet......

We had an ambulance ride to the hospital. I continued to cry out in pain. (if you don't like snot, don't read this next line). In the tears, under the oxygen mask was also a lot of snot. It had welled and accumulated all the way to my eyes. I asked the nice ambulance lady EMT to wipe my face. She did... ice, she touched it
Again I remember just clips.. faces coming in and out of my face, asking questions. ?????
They x-rayed. They told Ron that I had a fracture. OH NO!
Then they came out again and said, no fracture, there are several bulging discs. The doc turned to me, I asked HOW MANY???? The doc tells me ONE bulging disc.
Just one.
I kept crying in pain.... big time.... They kept giving me pain meds Iv, And more and more and more.
Then somehow, don't know how, I was being wheeled out to a taxi. Sent back to the hotel/motel with steroids and pain killers.