Back Pain

[OnyxCougar]

What a pain in the back!!

The last 6 weeks or so I've been in pretty much constant, low level pain. I didn't move any furniture or lift anything heavy or do any strenuous excercises, but my lower back muscles have been aching. Some days more than others.

Yesterday, I woke up and it hurt so bad I didn't know what to do. I couldn't stand, couldn't sit, couldn't lay down on my tummy or back, couldn't do anything without massive pain.

So I took 1 aspirin, 1 aleve, 2 tylenol and a excedrin tension headache pill and Steve rubbed some Ben Gay on it. I went to work, but soon the drugs started to wear off, and I left early and went to the doctor.

He looked at it, made me move, and declared I have a sprained back which is also in spasm. He wrote me off work 6 days, prescribed 800mg Motrin, Flexiril for the imflammation and Percoset for the pain. In addition, I have to put ice on it for 20 minutes 3 times a day for 2 days, then heat for the same. Then he wants me to go to PT and learn excercises to strengthen my back and belly muscles.

I was told to lose 100 pounds, start controlling my PCOS (to help me lose the weight and prevent diabetes) and start walking a mile a day +.

So that's my story. Offered as an explanation why I've been bitchy the past few weeks. My apologies to those I've offended.