I managed to put my back out today. I don't even know exactly how.
I walked. I bounced on my neighbour's fabulous trampoline. Then I got in the car, and suddenly - ow. Something gone wrong in my hips. Did I bounce something out of place, or trap a nerve? Who knows. All I know is I don't think I can afford to go get it put back. But the feeling of it is weirdly debilitating - all the strength floods away, leaving me feel like I might fall in half when I lift a child, or climb the stairs, or bend from the waist.
It feels like being 80. I feel all fragile and pathetic. Like my strength has just ebbed away. Oh wait, I said that already. Well, that's what it feels like, I guess. And I feel tired, tired, with it. My emotional strength has gone too, and I just want to have a little cry and go to sleep. The sixth class kids had their graduation in Olivia's school last night, and today they're wearing t shrits with a class photo on the front and all their signatures in the back, When I realise it was printed on, not graffitied as I first assumed, it made my eyes prickle. So sweet. Imagine being 12 and just leaving primary school.
When I was growing up there was no such thing as graduating. You just ... left. And went on to the next thing. I kind of like it though. We don't do the caps and gowns or anything, just ... well, I don't know. I haven't attended one yet. But there was wine and cake (Jo Cake!) for parents and speeches and something ceremonial I presume. I don't know why I'm talking about this.
Ack. How to make my back get better? Ideas? Spells?
7 comments:
Lots of panadiene, and a few exercises from a decent chiropractor to stop it reoccuring.
Osteopath, not chiropractor. Avoid them.
I know the excercises... it's DOINg them that's the problem. My osteopath said his friend did a thesis on why people won't do their excercises. Even he doesn't.
My chiropractor turned me from having agonising pain down two legs and cement block for a lower back into moving as freely and without pain as I ever have.
I swear by him, worth every penny. And I still do the exercises years later.
I'm with Daddy X. Chiropractors are good at backs. If you have a good one.
Poor baby! Rest. Ice. Take something anti-inflammatory.
I've heard good things about chiropractors, too.
I think you should be able to get some help you can afford, no? I thought these things were well sorted in Ireland.
What gave you that impression, mwa? A visit to the osteopath will generally cost 60-70 eiro, which I really don't have at the moment. If I did I'd go regularly. Adn have no back pain!
May I suggest yoga; it's always good for what ails me, even though I can only do a small fraction of the postures. Even the simple ones are helpful.
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