2 days ago I asked my son to help me move my bedroom aquariam so I could see it from the bed. We only moved it a few inches. EVER SINCE I have had excruciating lower back pain. EXCRUCIATING, Any suggestions? I can barely walk.
How about NOT moving anymore aquariums (or anything that size) and sitting on your tushie for a while!!!
Will brett rub your back for you? Try to work out the kinks?? :( I'm sorry hun, thats the worst kinda pain argh!
Get one of those heating pads that you put on you, I cant remember what its called right now but they have one you put on your lower back and it velcrows in the front and you can keep it on for 12 hrs on 12 hrs off. It is the best thing cause you can put it on and get all nice and comfy and you dont have to worry about the darned plug for the heating bad.
Hope you start feeling better hun!
Get Brett to give you a nice massage with warm massage oil. Great for your relationship, great for you back.
Do you have any muscle relaxers or will the doc call you in any? Those really help people who overdo on their backs.
Listen to Katie and stay off the aquarium and on your bum. Hopefully it will ease up after a couple days rest. Althernating hot and cold will encourage your muscles to relax.
But massage is the best, worth begging for or trading favors.
Muscle relaxers.
I take them all the time now; but about 2 years ago when I REALLY threw my back out my doctor prescribed them for the first time. I took them around the clock for a few days and I'm not sure if the almost complete bed rest or the muscle relaxers did the trick; but I was up in a few days. Not 100%; but I didn't need help to the bathroom anymore.
I have horrible back problems from time to time. An MRI revealed a buldging disk as well as DDD & RA and about twice a year I can twist the wrong way (Doesn't have to be lifting something heavy) and I can't move for days! I'm not talking about my normal back ache I get from standing too long.....I'm talking about sudden; HOLY MOTHER OF GOD; HELP ME; I can't move!! Kind of pain.
Roxy; please keep in mind that once you've hurt your back; like you've likely done this time; it can so easily happen again.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't move stuff like the fish tank.....couch or Fridge. No matter how good you feel that day; just don't do it!
Hope you feel better soon.
I'd really see a doctor for that kind of pain. It sound like something serious is going on with you not being able to hardly walk. A few years back I hurt my lower back and could hardly move. The doctor had me alternate hot and cold for it. I still have lower back issues. I sure hope you feel better soon!(((((((Roxy))))))) don't try that again. u need nice hot bath if u can get in there.hope u get better soon, i know its hard not doing things we use to but we must tryI think it is a bit better but I am definitely down for the count. I am using the heating pad. The tough part is it is only Kelsey and me home for a week. Colton and Brett went to California to get out stuff out of storage. I can tell Kelsey resents helping me so much but it is definitely OH MY GOD painful - Lovie. I pray I did not do permanent damage. STUPID STUPID STUPID. I am so impatient. I hate nagging Brett. He is overwhelmed.
He bought us lots of tv dinners so hopefully we do fine. My family is coming to get us Sat. for the weekend. I miss Brett and Colton. I love their company. The day they left, I could not even get out of bed
I had a housekeeper come by today to give us a quote. I hope Brett says we can afford it. I feel so useless sometimes.
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