Tuesday, August 10, 2004
"No pain, no gain...???"
Whoever said "No pain, no gain" oughta be shot! The pain in my hip area is still present & I really don't feel like I'm gaining anything by this experience. Well, ok! So maybe that isn't exactly true but never-the-less, I wish this pain would just go away. It feels as though someone or something has fashioned my left hip into a tightly molded, twisted pretzel & everytime I move in a particualar way, someone or something takes a bite out of the pretzel with a sharp ripping motion. Oooouch!!!
I moved around from chair to chair yesterday, mostly doing paperwork. With Mike's help, we also got the kitchen cleaned up from the weekend's activities & managed to do 2 loads of laundry. Thanks, Mike! & I really do mean that... I couldn't have managed without you.
The heating pad came in handy as I'd give myself doses of warmth & comfort in between paper projects. That's about all I got accomplished yesterday, but at least it wasn't a total waste of time. I also went back on the regiment of meds that the doctor prescribed on Friday when I realized that I wasn't having the miraculous cure that I had prayed for.
By about 9 PM I decided that I had had enough of Monday, took a muscle relaxer & headed to bed. Two hours later, I finally turned out the lights & fell asleep with the TV still on, I suppose. I slept like a baby...until this morning.
I couldn’t get comfortable plus the pain returned, right where I left it the night before. Darn! So…I started off the morning with the other pill, as prescribed. Yes! Following doctor’s orders…like as if I know any better. A friend from work gave me a suggestion that helped her quite a bit when she had some back problems...a restful soak in a tub of hot water. I was desparate for some relief this morning so I accepted her advice. Ah…that felt good. I only wish I could carry it around with me all day long. So, with the hot bath & the meds in my system, here goes a new day, a new beginning…
I moved around from chair to chair yesterday, mostly doing paperwork. With Mike's help, we also got the kitchen cleaned up from the weekend's activities & managed to do 2 loads of laundry. Thanks, Mike! & I really do mean that... I couldn't have managed without you.
The heating pad came in handy as I'd give myself doses of warmth & comfort in between paper projects. That's about all I got accomplished yesterday, but at least it wasn't a total waste of time. I also went back on the regiment of meds that the doctor prescribed on Friday when I realized that I wasn't having the miraculous cure that I had prayed for.
By about 9 PM I decided that I had had enough of Monday, took a muscle relaxer & headed to bed. Two hours later, I finally turned out the lights & fell asleep with the TV still on, I suppose. I slept like a baby...until this morning.
I couldn’t get comfortable plus the pain returned, right where I left it the night before. Darn! So…I started off the morning with the other pill, as prescribed. Yes! Following doctor’s orders…like as if I know any better. A friend from work gave me a suggestion that helped her quite a bit when she had some back problems...a restful soak in a tub of hot water. I was desparate for some relief this morning so I accepted her advice. Ah…that felt good. I only wish I could carry it around with me all day long. So, with the hot bath & the meds in my system, here goes a new day, a new beginning…
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