Since early May my back has been acting up in the pain department, alternating between the shoulder blades to the lower regions around my waist. Some of the pain was kept in check with over-the-counter pain killers and yoga. It came to the unbearable point during what should’ve been an awesome three-day weekend. I spent Sunday afternoon passed out after Somara rubbed a pain-relieving cream into the troubled areas. Eventually it wasn’t enough by evening. I spent most of the next several days pretty bed ridden.
I got to the doctor, the usual questions, symptoms, blah blah. Had to sit through a few x-rays in a gown that left little to the imagination! I knew in advance the x-ray wouldn’t find anything because the pain moves about so it would be in the “soft tissue” areas. Correct. For the interim, he gave me a couple prescriptions for drugs, the answer to most things in Western medicine. I will have to see Dr. Custer to find out if anything interferes with what I already take for anxiety.
Are the drugs working? More or less. The pain I’m feeling remains but at a muted level I can function through. Next week I have an initial PT session which I hope I will not have to continue with. I would rather carry on via the Wii Fit.
The bigger matter is catching up on the weekly/monthly chores I had to let slide. Work wasn’t too bad which is great. I hate having to sift through several hundred pieces of e-mail; it’s certainly a major incentive to stay healthy.