Some monthes ago I started having an very intermittent pain in my groin area. It wasn't horrible and it wasn't there all the time, so why bother...? After all, I didn't want to spend time waiting at a doctor's office. Who does?
As the time has passed and the season changed it had gotten slightly progressively worse, both in level and in frequency, so it was time to call the doctor. If you haven't figured it out I can be really good at procrastinating.
I missed the doctors appointment a couple weeks ago and rescheduled. No big deal.
Until Sunday! I don't know what I did or when I did it, but suddenly the pain went from slight and intermittent to severe and constant. It was one of those levels where you almost start promising Jesus to do all the things you're supposed to do anyway if only he'll make the pain stop. Not quite there, but almost.
So I hit the VA ER (I'm fully covered there.) I don't care what it takes at this point just so long as the pain is stopped.
The doctor did some very basic tests, including turn your head and cough.
I don't have a hernia. I didn't pull any muscle or tendon in my groin. Apparently the source of my monthes of intermittent flareups is being caused by muscles in my lower back! Possibly an inflamed disc.
So now I'm on 800mg Ibuprofen and muscle relaxers. It seems to help. I had rescheduled my doctors appointment for July 13th and will see my new primary care physician then.
If it continues I may ask to see a chiropractor and put my back, well... back.
I've been thinking about this and remembered that last winter my computer chair I use at home almost exclusively broke after many years. I bought a cheap one on Amazon that hasn't fit quite right. It isn't "long" enough for me so I am always feeling pushed out of it. I'm starting to think that maybe(?) I haven't been sitting with good posture and that's what threw my back out...?
I just won a new nice office chair at auction and will pick it up tomorrow or Friday. We shall see how this works out.
We all know that bad shoes can lead to a bad gait which can lead to back and other health problems. Our chairs, our beds, our shoes, almost everything we use in life and take for granted has consequences.
This reminded me to share with you that if something doesn't feel right in your life to replace it. In the long run it will may well save you unforeseen suffering or pain.
Then again, maybe not, but at least you'll be more comfortable.
Regards,
Doug
As the time has passed and the season changed it had gotten slightly progressively worse, both in level and in frequency, so it was time to call the doctor. If you haven't figured it out I can be really good at procrastinating.
I missed the doctors appointment a couple weeks ago and rescheduled. No big deal.
Until Sunday! I don't know what I did or when I did it, but suddenly the pain went from slight and intermittent to severe and constant. It was one of those levels where you almost start promising Jesus to do all the things you're supposed to do anyway if only he'll make the pain stop. Not quite there, but almost.
So I hit the VA ER (I'm fully covered there.) I don't care what it takes at this point just so long as the pain is stopped.
The doctor did some very basic tests, including turn your head and cough.
I don't have a hernia. I didn't pull any muscle or tendon in my groin. Apparently the source of my monthes of intermittent flareups is being caused by muscles in my lower back! Possibly an inflamed disc.
So now I'm on 800mg Ibuprofen and muscle relaxers. It seems to help. I had rescheduled my doctors appointment for July 13th and will see my new primary care physician then.
If it continues I may ask to see a chiropractor and put my back, well... back.
I've been thinking about this and remembered that last winter my computer chair I use at home almost exclusively broke after many years. I bought a cheap one on Amazon that hasn't fit quite right. It isn't "long" enough for me so I am always feeling pushed out of it. I'm starting to think that maybe(?) I haven't been sitting with good posture and that's what threw my back out...?
I just won a new nice office chair at auction and will pick it up tomorrow or Friday. We shall see how this works out.
We all know that bad shoes can lead to a bad gait which can lead to back and other health problems. Our chairs, our beds, our shoes, almost everything we use in life and take for granted has consequences.
This reminded me to share with you that if something doesn't feel right in your life to replace it. In the long run it will may well save you unforeseen suffering or pain.
Then again, maybe not, but at least you'll be more comfortable.
Regards,
Doug
