POP! Oh My Back!

 Twenty years ago, I injured my back. I was in excruciating pain. I pushed through it, but the pain would not go away. I went to the doctor and had testing done. I was told everything was normal. However, I could barely walk and spent my free time in bed. I went to endless chiropractor appointments. Nothing seemed to help. Eventually, over the next six years, the pain decreased. However, I have to be extremely careful.

I have a difficult time wearing many bottoms because the waistband lays across my back injury. Anything which cuts across my back causes crippling pain. As much as possible, I wear loose fitting pajama bottoms which I can roll down to a comfortable level.

 

A few weeks ago, I lifted an item which was heavier than I thought it was. “POP!” There went my back. I re-activated my old back injury. It healed over the next few days. Then, I again lifted an item. My back groaned. I pushed the ailment aside. I kept ignoring my back’s cries for help.

Yesterday, my back erupted in a hot fury. I crawled into bed and hoped the pain would go away.

Today, I woke up. Oh my back! The pain was intense. I plugged in a heating pad. As my muscles loosened, I tried stretching my back muscles. It helped. I then moved, and my back exploded in pain. Back on the heating pad I went. I hope the pain goes away soon. When my back acts up, the pain travels up my spine, through my neck and ends at the top of my head. The pain also travels down my legs and ends at my toes. I wish I knew what was wrong with my back, but for the moment I am thankful and grateful for my heating pad. We are in a “hot” relationship!