Rrae, I hear ya. I have that kinda attitude right at home. I love when I hear my husband telling someone (over the phone) "well her back's still bothering her a bit". I finally asked him - " please do not refer to this as my back. His reply was, "well what do I say".
First of all, I told him, many people have backaches. " This ain't no backache. This just happens to be from my waist down to my toes. Spine pain (rods & screws), as well as nerve pain; like nerves sending misfiring signals to one another'. I think that was a bit difficult for him to say, so now he does at least say "well her spine is still bothering her". I give up !!! I guess he's trying. (Not in that sense) ha!