Pamela - I am so very sorry that you are hurting. I have had my perm implant for 6 days now, and I understand the desire - even the need - to do "normal" things like cooking for family. It sounds like you took every precaution possible to avoid complications from over-doing it, and I am sorry you fell. That has been my biggest fear these past 6 days, as I am such a klutz that I can trip over a line that is simply drawn on the floor!

As Mark said - BLaST!! That has been such a lifesaver for me - thanks for creating the acronym, Mark! Every time I go to do something, I find myself subconsciously running my movements through a BLaST grid in my mind.

I hope that over the next several days you can simply rest and give your body time to heal, and that in healing, you will find a measure of pain relief that is dangling just beyond your reach right now.

Prayers for you!

=Becky