Pain is not a fun subject. It isn't sexy or exciting and unless you are the one in pain it can actually be pretty boring.
Someone asks, "How are you?"
I reply, "I'm still hurting in my lower back and can barely sit upright due to muscle spasms and intense pain."
They reply, "So sorry you aren't feeling well."
Then they run before I get into more details. (wouldn't you run?)
OR...if they too have had back pain, they begin asking if I have used heat, used ice, gone to the doctor, if I have pain meds and one even asked if I had been hanging upside down.
"No, I haven't been hanging upside down, but thanks for asking."
Hurts just to think about it.
I am tired of hurting and my husband is tired of me hurting.
I am definately at the grumpy stage. Done with it and it aint' done yet. (did I mention that my husband is tired of me hurting?)
So for now, I will use ice, then heat, then ice, then heat and stretch and release and stretch and release, take pain medicine, take some more and maybe just maybe consider hanging upside down.
Now, you might still be wondering why there is a picture of a cowgirl on this blog about pain. Well, there isn't any reason, I just think she is cute and needed something cute and fun to help me forget the pain.
