Saturday 1 December 2007

Trapped ...


This tea house has been a poorly house for a while now moan, groan and moan some more. Due to having a rotten cold and chest infection I must have coughed in the wrong way. Now, to a woman of my middle years, this usually means one must cross one's legs for fear of ahem leakage.

I had done that but, unfortunately, something else must have happened because I also trapped a blimmin' nerve in my lower back. And, it was fucking painful to say the least. Mr T took me to the chiropractor who had lovely cold hands and zapped me with her zapper and sent me home. Oooh, that car journey home was excruciating, with every bump, turn, stop and start getting me to screaming pitch. In tears when I arrived home, I wondered if the hour and a half, £25, trip had been worth it.

Next day I visited the doc and asked him to prescribed Tramadol and Amitryptaline, which he did. Then, I spent a couple of days not here. Well, here in body but stoned out of my tiny mind with the drugs. Having never taken anything stronger than dope, this was some experience!

Anyway, today I feel a little better and have cut the tabs down to one at each meal and bedtime. If I was still in my last job, which I hated, I think it would have taken me, oh months to get better, as I whiled away the time. But, as I love my current jobs, I shall be up and running about again in no time.

It's funny how that works, isn't it?

8 comments:

Ujima said...

Glad your feeling some better. When I had my back problem, I took Tramodol for a short period but relied mostly on water therapy for a cure. It worked so very well. Now I work with a trainer Mon. & Fri. and do exercises in the pool on Wednesdays.

Thursday said...

Hope you're feeling better. How fab to have a job that you enjoy so much!

aims said...

There's nothing like back pain!
Some heat - although most docs will suggest ice first - but I prefer the heat.

Do they have Thermacare wraps over there? They come in a red box - and you wrap it around your back and the heat is on the spot where it's needed. I leave them on for about 12 hours...lovely....

Ally said...

Oh dear, I hope you are feeling better. I am a firm believer in chiropractic and osteopathy - they work very well for me - but you do tend to feel beaten up the day afterwards :(.

Sending you good thoughts!

tea and cake said...

Thank you all for your kind messages. It seems to be up and down at the moment.

ujima: I couldn't bear the water at present, but have been walking, which helps.

thursday: yes, it is, and for the first time ever. Though I expect its because I have chosen it, rather than just doing what's expected, and/or qualified for.

aims: I have some of those, thanx for reminding me. I shall use it tomorrow.

ally: I certainly feel beaten up today, even though the chiropractor doesn't hurt me at all.

Breezy said...

Hi just dropped by to wish a Happy New Year to you and yours

Ujima said...

Are you feeling any better?
Happy, healthy, wealthy new year!

tea and cake said...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
Nope, the back is still shite. xx