Sleepless in Vegas
In Sin City, you'd think being sleepless would be a blast. Not so much. I went for a short walk this afternoon per usual and since then have sharp pain in my lumbar and SI Joint. *sigh. I'm flat on my back or wriggling to find a doable position for comfort. I've been productive as I organized my new virtual shelf in goodreads after joining another discussion group. Keeps me busy and out of trouble. I'm almost afraid to move tonight, the pain is sharp but praise God not continuous. Medications are not working or if they are then I'm in worse shape than I think I am. Sobering thought. Will post later and will try to rest awhile now. Thanks for the kind thoughts guys. I deeply appreciate it.
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Just aggravating when the back causes so much pain. My daughter bought some essential oil and I mixed five drops with a few tablespoons of coconut oil it helped my back muscles last night. Also biofreeze helped me. Might try it.
Use that heating pad and hope you get feeling better,
Oh, no, Dar! I keep telling all my friends that I\'m handling the back pain, but they don\'t listen! Pain meds are accumulative, so I think you\'ll have better luck with them with your next dosages. It\'s important not to skip them or take them late, tho. Don\'t stay on the heat longer than 20 min. intervals. Your muscles are inflamed and although the heat feels so good, it continues the inflammation. Ice is better, but I hate it. The optimum would be to alternate 20 min. on ice, 20 min. on heat. I just hope you are babying it. Try a nice deep warm bath & see if that helps. Love you big time. Prayer are coming your way! Kisses ~ Karen
Heat isn\'t working anymore. It only aggravates the pain now. I\'m following my PA\'s recommendations.