I haven't been sleeping well; even with my sleeping pill. A little bit of backstory; I traded in my brother's hand-me-down old Apple watch for a new one [with a great trade in price + $150 off, making it $120 in total!] on Friday morning... I figured if I got a new watch, I might … Continue reading A scary morning…

I had an appointment at the pain clinic today at 11:30, so I decided to just take the day off. Moxie and I woke up about 7:30 -- sleeping in for us! I headed out to get my oil changed then swung into Target. I was feeling a little bummed, in an odd way, that … Continue reading a day off and an appointment

Finally had an MRI yesterday afternoon at 4:30 and the doc called me at 9:30 this morning: no herniated disc, a slight bulge in one of the discs but nothing that won’t heal itself. There is some significant degeneration in my lower lumbar section of my spine; there is fluid between the facets (joints between … Continue reading And there was a diagnosis; sort of…

I started Physical Therapy 4/25, and have been to three appointments, tomorrow is another; and the last we have scheduled. I saw an Ortho doctor 4/28, and got some steroids and nerve pain medicine, and some more X-Rays. I have a little more movement, as I think my muscles have calmed down, but the pain … Continue reading Back pain… update and more.

I'm writing this here to merely keep track. Thursday, April 14th - I was grabbing something from the left and bending down to put it on the right side. I even squatted but I knew something weird happened to my back. I immediately knew I tweaked it. I was already leaving early for acupuncture that … Continue reading Back pain…