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oh my aching back

Somewhere around 4 weeks ago we had one of those storms that’s part snow, part sleet, part freezing rain. It was 5 or 6 inches of that crud, icy, messy, and super heavy. The storm didn’t end until around dark, when we all traipsed out into the cold and started cleaning up the driveway. DH always does the snow blowing while I shovel the front porch and the area right in front of the garage where it’s hard to get to with the snow blower.

The boy was playing on the mountains of snow, and DH was near the mailbox when I slipped on a hidden patch of ice and went down. I was more embarrassed than anything, hoping no one saw me fall. I hit on the right side of my back/shoulder/arm. The only thing that hurt right away was my wrist, but the next day I felt it in my shoulder and back too – right around my ribs.

I really didn’t think anything of it at the time – just something to get over. A week later we had 10 more inches of snow, and silly me thought I felt good enough to shovel again. It flared up that night. A week later, some idiot pulled out in front of me and I had to slam on my brakes to avoid him. Thank god I wasn’t speeding and we were on a 30mph road. It normally wouldn’t have been a big deal, but of course, I tensed up and my back and neck felt even worse.

Did I go to the doctor at that point? Of course not! I though I would just have to get over it!

Uh. No. I’m still not over it. In the last few days I’ve been having back spasms. Like a charley horse around my rib cage. When it happens it hurts to even breathe. I had hoped that exercise would help, but it hasn’t. It hasn’t made it worse, but certainly not better. Neither has heat, or cold, or laying still, or anything else. It happens randomly, certainly not all the time, but often enough to make me mad.

I’ve never been one to have back problems, or any other chronic pain. Now have an inkling what it’s like for people who do, and I don’t like it one bit. So off to the doctor I go – my appointment is in about an hour. Hopefully it’s nothing that can’t be helped with a script for a muscle relaxant. I won’t think about anything worse. Fingers crossed.

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