The tennis ball solution on the part that's seizing gives you no relief?
it is not for the faint of heart though.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
le nubian - Jul 24, 2013 12:44:52 pm PDT #2282 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Scrappy - Jul 24, 2013 1:14:09 pm PDT #2283 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Could it be endo? The backaches I got with my period near the end were so bad that they sometimes made me vomit. Not a twinge since my hysterectomy.
Zenkitty - Jul 24, 2013 1:14:24 pm PDT #2284 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I saw a chiro once. Scared me. I don't like the yanking and twisting. I have not laid down on a tennis ball, mostly because I don't own a tennis ball. I could lay down on a shoe...
Zenkitty - Jul 24, 2013 1:16:37 pm PDT #2285 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Could it be endo? The backaches I got with my period near the end were so bad that they sometimes made me vomit. Not a twinge since my hysterectomy.
My last feminine ultrasound wasn't long ago, and it showed no signs of endo, just a fibroid. That was before I got the Mirena installed. Mirena was supposed to stop the back pain, and it has made it better *overall*, but there are times like this that it just doesn't seem to be helping.
Dana - Jul 24, 2013 1:19:22 pm PDT #2286 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My chiropractor in Washington had a machine that they used for adjustment, for people who didn't want manual adjustments. There's no pain at all.
Hey, look, it's on YouTube. [link]
A chiropractor should also respect if you don't want an adjustment, but be able to give you some advice about what might be the problem and ways to alleviate it.
le nubian - Jul 24, 2013 1:32:34 pm PDT #2287 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Zenkitty,
You need a knuckle or something to press the pain out. no tennis ball, can you wrap a sock around something? hard cheese? apple? (tho the latter might squish)
§ ita § - Jul 24, 2013 1:48:06 pm PDT #2288 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have not laid down on a tennis ball, mostly because I don't own a tennis ball. I could lay down on a shoe...
You need something you can roll on, so spherical and uncompressible are targets, in reverse order of importance, I think.
Steph, when you're freaking out about what may or may not be good enough (so glad one big source is gone!) remember that Tim and us would still love you in the worst case, but we're also trusted (highly! expert!) sources of "no need to worry, Miss" on those fronts. Indulge yourself for a week or a month. Lounge, swoon, eat bon bons (the s is important) and cuddle the pets (I don't know, some people like them). You'll still be cool, and you'll also still snap back to working lady mode unless there's a lottery or unknown ancestral inheritance.
Bet you.
Zenkitty - Jul 24, 2013 1:58:00 pm PDT #2289 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Any pain with chiropractic was not my problem at all. just the freak out about the twisting and jerking.
I could crush an old apple in a sock with my back. That might make me feel better. even if it didn't help with the pain.
Steph, ITA with ita !.
Amy - Jul 24, 2013 2:10:52 pm PDT #2290 of 30002
Because books.
eat bon bons (the s is important)
Heh heh heh.
Connie Neil - Jul 24, 2013 2:30:02 pm PDT #2291 of 30002
brillig
unless there's a lottery or unknown ancestral inheritance.
Still waiting for that long European car to pull up out front and the dignified gentleperson to get out and say, "Ah, Mrs. Neil, you're a difficult woman to find. I have news about your third cousin five times removed." Or it could be someone saying "Herr Neil, your relatives in Germany have been looking for you.