That room makeover last weekend was most definitely back breaking work! So much so that I’ve been in major pain since Saturday afternoon’ish.
The earliest I could get in to see my chiro was yesterday, and he spent a good amount of time adjusting me and trying to find the source of the problem but the surrounding muscles and tissue is pretty swollen. He had me back this morning, and since the adjustment yesterday didn’t eliminate my pain, it was time for an x-ray.
My back is messed up. It’s better than I thought it was, but it’s not nice. See this little red circle? See that nice little sorta triangular “space” there? There’s padding and fluid and nerve endings right there. Well as per my x-ray today, I have about 1/8th the “space” in that spot. My lumbar (L-5) and Sacrum are scrunched together. My pelvis is out of whack by about 4 cm, too.
So getting up and sitting down? Standing up straight? Lying flat on my back? Not so very nice the last few days. I’ve done okay though, only screaming out in pain a few times. I’ve had to reschedule some things because now my chiro is going to see me daily to adjust my pelvis and sacrum to free up the nerves in there that are sqwashed.
I don’t think I’ve ever felt so old.
I’m sitting here (very very still I might add) working on my new gallery layout, and it really, seriously kicks some major butt. I love my designer (guess who!), she is a CSS genius.
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Hey – who knew that the spine was so COLORFUL??
and you’re not old . . you’re seasoned.. and that is a beautiful thing!
Hoping your back feels betta!
Been there and do that everyday. I have a pinched disc between L4 and L5. It is ballooned and pinching the nerve there as well. I have lost part of the feeling in my right leg from the butt down to my knee. I know exactly how you feel, but can I do anything about it? no. I don’t have any insurance and to pay for visits straight up would put me on the street homeless. So I deal with the pain daily and hope that no one notices.
Hugssss (gentle ones)
Oohhhh (phoenix) I’m so sorry! OW OW OWWWWW I wish you could come to my chiro, he’s amazing (and cheap). He thinks it will take 4-5 visits (daily) to move my pelvis back and un-pinch my nerves, even uninsured, out of pocket amounts to under $200. My hubby has a similar problem and the MRI and cortizone shot was waaayyy more expensive than that. I hope you’re doing the ice thing, and ibuprofin?! Gentle hugs to you, too!!
Ouch! Hope your chiro fixes you up fast. John has spinal stenosis and his chiro visits only help for a very short time..next step is surgery and he’s not planning on that any time soon.
Eh, I have a very high tollerance for pain and it is usually a dull ache. If it were my hubby he would be complaining all the time. I guess I am used to it now. The problem resulted from 2 things… 6 days of back labor with my son 12 years ago and then a car accident 4 years ago. I will live… hope you are better soon!!
:twisted hey you i think this is how you feel about now but it will get better..Too bad we didnt have a big HOT TUB..!! in the backyard. mabey next year huh. I need one right now..:cry: Kathi
((((hugs)))) no fun 🙁 I bet some therapy would help too?
😥 So sorry you are going through this. Hope the chiro can help you. It did wonders for my neck and back and I hope you are feeling better soon
Sue
OUCH! Hope you’re feeling much better!
So far the pain relief has been minimal! Phooey. I still have a few more adjustments before he thinks I should feel marked improvement.
Thank you all for caring, I certainly empathize more than I did before about this kind of pain! 🙁
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