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"Yooper-Bay" 
12:38 PM 5/7/2007
My facets (injections) last week were in my upper back. That
had started torturing me more so than the usual problem zone in my
lower back. I had made the decision that I'd better start going
back to the chiropractor on a weekly basis; my upper back has been
so tight & sore. Then, I felt so great after the injections & the
chiropractor that I thought maybe I won't have to go back for the
injections in my lower back ... also might be able to go every
OTHER week to the chiropractor. NO SOONER DID I HAVE THAT
THOUGHT THAN MY UPPER BACK BEGAN TO FEEL TIGHT & VERY
SORE ... NOW .... today, my lower back is really hurting. All that
I did to earn that was to stand at the cupboard making up a big
batch of onion cookies. I still have to put them on trays & freeze
the chopped onion/carrot/chives mixture.
2:57 AM 5/8/20072:57 AM 5/8/2007
Not sure which part of my back hurts the worst. I think it is
the lower back hurting so much that the pain is extending upward?
I'm glad that, learning from past scheduling of injections, I did
insist upon the second set in the lower back soon after the ones in
the upper back.
Just read about a new technique that came out of a college
business competition. I put the link to the information on my main
Journal.
10:17 AM 5/11/2007
Yesterday, I had errands to do in town ... just headed towards
home, thinking how miserable my upper back felt. It was so stiff &
painful between my shoulder blades ... that got me to thinking about
the chiropractor. EVEN THO I'D CHECKED IN THE MORNING AS
TO WHAT TIME MY APPOINTMENT WAS, I ENDED UP GETTING
SO BUSY THAT I FORGOT COMPLETELY.
My appointment had been for 3 pm; now, it was 4:30! Thank
Heavens, he was able to take me in! He really had to work on that
area. This morning, it does feel so much better.
3:50 AM 5/21/2007
Here I am, up in the middle of the night because my back hurts.
It helps to get up, move around, take some aspirins ... then, I
have to have some chicken soup or something to make sure that I
don't take them on an empty stomach. A little time sitting up (like
at the computer) also helps. Now, I'm going back to bed to try to
find a comfortable spot so I can sleep?
6:54 AM 5/30/2007
I awoke at dawn this morning, my lower back hurt so much that
I couldn't get it loosened with stretching exercises. I had a hot
milk/maple syrup/gin drink ... sat at the computer ... it is feeling a
bit better. Some aspirins ... then lay around a bit more ...
Yesterday, I had it scheduled to do a little weed-whacking ... it
tried to rain ... I talked myself into waiting until today. My
weekend housecleaning project & activities with my daughter had
sorta ruined my back anyways ... needed a bit more "rest".
5:09 AM 6/5/2007
I've spent several hours trying to exercise my spine to get it
to quit hurting. It is not so much a sharp pain as a gripping,
sickening discomfort with the pain level of at least an 8.
This is mostly in the small of my back, involving my hip area &
lower ribs. My vertebrae would clunk as I tried various movements
to loosen up my back. Now, it is not as bad. I took some aspirin &
some acetaminophen ... & another gin & milk. MAYBE I CAN GET
BACK TO SLEEP ... FINALLY?
When I talk to my doctor, I want to remember to be able to
tell him around the first of June is when I started having bouts of
pain again. I don't have an appointment at the Pain Clinic until next
month. 
My "good" knee: the cortisone/steroid shot ... is that wearing
off, too? Usually, unless I have a misstep, there is no pain there,
just an awful tiredness & tenderness if I've been at all active. In
a week, I have an appointment with that doctor.
THE CHIROPRACTOR: I've gone back to going there every week again. It seems to be helping, especially the terrible tightness & discomfort in my upper back where I had the whip-lash problem. That is mostly between my shoulder blades, sometimes in my lower ribs, too. Today, I have an appointment there.
