Back to my back

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)