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"Yooper-Bay" 3:00 PM 6/26/06
Back to another whining entry ... I did something drastic ... got out my OLD back brace. It is pretty well worn, but, should give me some support. The doctors say not to wear it; my back would then begin to depend upon it. BIG WOW! My back hurts terrible now & I have things to do. This morning was just doing light activity inside ... making meals, doing computer things, and some putzing -- tidying up some small areas of dust & clutter.
I took three aspirins; my gin is all gone. I probably will just have to lie down for a while.
11:17 AM 6/27/06
My back must feel pretty good ... the clue ... I FEEL AMBITIOUS ... am looking forward to the day! That feeling kinda dawns upon me (now that I realize its implications) FIRST ... then, I notice that: "Hey, my back feels okay!". Looking back, it did NOT take the hours to get out of bed & get loosened up as it did yesterday morning.
With my back so miserable yesterday, I didn't do much that was very active ... besides a few weeds. I retreated to the sofa a coupla times, & EARLY in the evening quit for the day ... even left a big mess in the kitchen.
WHATEVER ... today is starting out better than yesterday; that is always a plus. My mid-back is a bit sore ... very sore to the touch, but, I am walking upright & not in misery.
2:30 PM 6/27/06
Okay ... so, just about all I did the past few hours was to sit in the lounge chair to eat lunch & wash dishes ... so, why is my lower/mid back becoming such a torture? Just when I was going to have a fruitful day! Ouchie!
10:35 AM 6/28/06
Still getting loosened up for theday. My back feels just awful. It is mostly my mid-back that has a pain level of at least a seven right now. The problem area at the base of my neck hasn't been too bad for a while; if I do some stretching & traction type exercises I can usually ease it.
10:47 AM 6/28/06
THIS MAKES ME WONDER IF MY "LUMBAR FACETS" HAVE WORN OFF. I have another appoint ment in mid-July. TODAY... I am going to the chiropractor. I usually l feel better after that; can hardly wait. I had made the appointment for this afternoon; usually my back is loosened up by the afternoon.
The way my back hurts, I am not making much of any plans to get anything done except lie on the sofa ... even sitting is uncomfortable & brings no relief ... so, that leaves out doing computer stuff. It's hard to believe that a few mornings ago, I was finding it hard to believe that my back felt so great!
7:42 PM 6/28/06
PRESCRIPTION FOR RELIEVING BACK PAIN:
Aply liberal applications of external liniment.
Aply liberal applications of internal liniment.
Sit in lounge chair & watch TV.
BLABBER ON TELEPHONE.
10:02 AM 6/29/06
YESTERDAY ... I went to the chiropractor & got some more gin. It being rainy, I did practically nothing physical ... no outdoors tasks. I slept very well (usually do after a chiropractor session), and my back was fairly loose this morning. The back pain was more of a very noticeable ache ... like a muscle ache ... but like the memory ache of the pain yesterday. I remember, when I had been going to a chiropractor in the 90's, my back would notice the improvement THE DAY FOLLOWING THE TREATMENT.
So far today ... I've done NOTHING. I sat at the computer a while, fed the dogs, fed the cats, & made coffee.
12:31 PM 6/29/06
SOooo ... when my back does start to feel better, then, I feel more ambitious. That is when I must catch up on all the stuff that I didn't do/couldn't do. Things that fell down need to be picked up ... cooking messes need to be cleaned up ... chores that I put off have piled up. It is such a nice day out ... I want to go outside ... but, first have been catching up tidying up.
7:59 PM 6/29/06
This afternoon, I DID get outside. I did a bit more with the electric trimmer than I'd planned ... forced myself to achieve a goal ... with the promise of something nice for supper & a drink & a rest. I did all the above ... then, later, actually did a bit more with the trimmer. I had some more aspirins. I have been putting liniment on all day, too. The drink relaxes my muscles; tension causes tightness & pain.
My activities for the day had better cease. I do have a lot of computer work to do. My pain level is very low, my muscles are relaxed, I have a feeling of accomplishment.
L o i s
Upper Peninsula, MI and beyond (my journal)
I finally dug out the laptop, solved the plugin system, charged up the laptop (which is old & excruciatingly SLOW) ... , and made room on the desk in the sunroom again. It is really a lovely place to sit, surrounded by windows ... but, entirely too cold in the winter!