I'm feeling much better!

petalfuzz · #1 January 12th, 2009, 12:43 PM

I've been a miserable wretch since before christmas and let me tell you why:

I threw my back out while sleeping. Yes, sleeping.

No prob, Scott popped it back in. Then it happened again the next night. Annoying, but DH is a trooper and popped it in again. Repeat for 4 or 5 days. Then I popped it out twice in a day (I took a nap--bad me!). It starts to really hurt b/c popping it back in involves DH body slamming me (okay--not really but it feels like it!)

Sleeping becomes misery so I figure it's the durned feather bed. It comes off. The next morning, I've popped my back out in a different place and DH can't pop it back in. It's not a lower back problem now, it's an upper butt problem! My muscles are so sore from holding my back upright that everything becomes incredibly painful including dumb things like pulling up my own pants. Picking things up off the floor becomes a real challenge (good thing I've got flexible toes!) Forget about sneezing or coughing--that sends me to tears.

I start living on the couch and I always feel better after a few good hours of rest and heating pad. So I decide to sleep on the couch and listen to my body's instincts. My instinct is to bend myself backwards over the arm of the couch. As I strain and moan trying to get back up again, my back pops back in--hooray!

After few more days of rest on the couch (including sleeping--hence no temps on my chart) I now feel almost normal again! I am so thrilled to be able to put on my own shoes and socks again!

Anyway, I know if I'd shared this with you all earlier, I could have had your sympathies, etc, but sitting at the computer for more than 10 minutes was agony for me...

I'm going to try sleeping in my own bed again tonight, so wish me luck! B)

Oh, also: DH and I were talking last night and he said how much he wanted a baby and he hopes we can sort ourselves out soon and prove that we're ready and able to welcome a new life to the world. We need to finalize our new budget and do some transition stuff (cause DH is quitting his 8-5 job in 2 months to be fully self-employed), and start a savings plan for regular deposits. So in a nutshell, now isn't the right time for a baby and we'll be NTNP for a few months. So cross your fingers we get a baby in 2010!