--and enjoy the water; it's fun to be semi-weightless, considering how ground-bound so many of us are the rest of the time.

And Rose, what you related sucks. As does what so many others have related. More grist for my single-payer health insurance not tied to employment status rants.

Thanks, Glenn.

Yes, and for cutting the so-called insurance companies out altogether. They've had their chance, and politicians in bed with them have enabled them to take all rights away from "members" who pay for their own insurance.

Imagine all the good that could be done with the money being thrown at insurance companies.

But some mechanism also should be in place as an incentive for people to be responsible consumers. I think it is unfortunately necessary in this society of quick, easy fixes and wanting to have it all regardless of how it affects others.

rose

Billye, that sounds like Bliss. I had my 2nd session of a new physical therapy today. This was ordered by my colon guy (nice to have a guy for each organ, huh?). It's from a group that does only pelvic PT with women. Most of the women have some sort of pelvic pain. Or stress incontnence.

But this therapist is great. She said she thought my butt pain, what remained of it, was from my SI joing and restrictions around it, and in two sessions she's helped. Today she had me sitting and pressing against her while she dug her fingers or elbows into the sciatic area of the buttock, or along the spine. I can move more.

The general new thing I've been learning is that it's not good to stretch muscles in spasm, or try to strengthen them. First, they are all saying, get the restrictipons and spasm out with myofascial release, muscle energy work, trigger point acupuncture, or deep muscle massage. Then strengthen. It's helping.

Oxford gives me a general 5 sessions of this.

Whoopy-do.

Gosh I can relate to crappy insurance issues. I'm sorry though for everyone too. I guess I have become numb to them sort of and know mine will barely cover anything. When I was IP for anorexia it costed 1500 a day and my insurance would not cover. They don't care its just about getting stable but in the long run creates more issues when people go in and out cause they don't get complete care.
Considerthis, I'm so sorry and I can see where you do have a lot of stress along with others. I wish I could help more. Do any of you have family that could help? I know its hard to ask sometimes but that is what family is for and I'm sure you would for them.