I took another 600 mg of ibuprofen last night and lay on the heating pad last night before bed with it right under my butt. Benefit of that was that it also warmed up the bed. Today, it felt a little better. I could sit there and not be distracted. I knew it was there but could manage to block it out. YAY!

PT tonight. I'm thinking that something in there is really irritated and that some of the stretches (Shilly One--thanks for them!) I've been doing were exacerbating things over time.

DM--sucks that you still have the back pain too.

Cherie--my PT was pretty sure it wasn't sciatica. It only hurt right in the hip joint area and didn't radiate anywhere else. Of course, my stupid leg was numb so I couldn't really tell. But that IS right where the sciatic nerve travels. I'll see what Paul the PT guy says today and maybe mention the TENS unit. I hated that thing when I had it after my car accident in 94.

Taffy--yeah, I was scary Chicken Girl the other day. But I talked to FG and didn't bite her head off. IF I had, you would have gotten it in the mail, gift wrapped! (Oh... and I would have stuffed some Godiva chocolate in her mouth just to make it palatable. <--- good pun that is)

FG, if it persists like this, I'll call the doc. I looked on my schedule and I don't see him until mid-November. Thought it was next week.

Holly, nope. But I guess the ibuprofen would help too. The physiatrist told me that I could take up to that amount (600 mg. x 3 doses per day), so I will if it seems to help. The PT has stressed ice, but I've been intermittently icing and using heat depending on how I feel. Heat seems to make it feel better the longest time. Ice only works for a very short time.


Cayo, Yeah, that's how I felt--I just wanted to scream (and then I wanted to cry just due to frustration--and I'm not a crier!).

I haven't been to the chiro while I've been in PT. My PT has adjusted things that have been out of place. He told me that my hip and pelvis were in place. Other times he's told me they were out and has put them back in. He's great! Plus, he's adjusted my back and I've felt tons better when he's done that.

The chicken made me laugh. Why did Elton John and Prince pop into my head right away? You gonna try that? They'd be hilarious and really add an element of fun (not that you don't have that already) to your menagerie.

Sandy, thanks. Some days it really just gets to ya.

Sally-- Appreciate the Wizard. At least he wasn't turning himself into toast or a toad! Maybe some of it worked.

Yabbit--You too. I can handle a lot of sensory stuff going on at one time but combined with the back pain.... well, I just sort of snapped and it killed my mood. I'm significantly less crabby today. Less pain helps.


I'll let you know how PT goes tonight. Paul told me to just skip the lower back exercises yesterday. I am doing upper and lower back stuff. Neck stuff too. Stretching and strengthing as well. So it's not just a one part and not the other thing.

Sorry for whining. It really does just get to me occasionally. I can go for long periods of time where I don't let it out but this stupid back pain just did me in. Thanks, y'all.