Hello everyone, again I didn't get to the gym. We had a tax appt ...this is the first time we've ever had someone do our taxes so I wanted to have time to go over everything before the appt. I was glad that dh was back in time to go with me. Then I still had to come home and scrounge up more papers...found all but one thing and hopefully it is not too big a deal. So we have another appt Friday before we get the news on how much we will owe..we've saved all year so hopefully we have it covered.
My arm is hurting less now that I am taking the ibuprofen 3x day, but my neck and head have been hurting really badly. It is much better today but last night was bad. I took some Tyl PM and it still took a long time to get to sleep, but when I slept I did sleep good and had no pain on awakening. I was going to try some sinus OTC med but they all say ask if you have high BP and since the doc is evaluating how well my new BP med is working, I didn't want to screw things up by taking an OTC that would raise my bp.
So trying to tough it out until I see him next week but last night I was honestly beginning to think about going into the ER!
We babysat yesterday and had a nice time with the little ones (3,6) and also with our dd when she returned. She has lost 8 lbs or so and looks great...of course, she looked great before. She has a personal trainer and works out hard. Her back and shoulder muscles are hard! She is participating in a run this weekend. She said the other day someone (stranger) asked her if she is a runner because of how her body looks! Wish I were like her...
Bobbi - Love the sound of the radish appetizers! When I was a kid, I loved to eat bread spread with butter (probably margarine actually) and sliced radishes. I still eat that some times only I use only a little bit of Smart Balance now. I esp love the large organic radishes I get at New Seasons Mkt.
I don't notice my neck muscles being hard (maybe cause mine are covered with more fat?!) but it sure hurts and I also notice at the base of my neck where it begins to round (remember I have a posture problem), sometimes really hurts too. In my head it is at the back or right on top...besides the ache it also feels like someone is pulling my hair. It is a very wierd feeling!
I really am not sure what's going on. I am also going to ask the doc for another order for PT. Haven't been to PT since we got back from our winter trip but I am continuing to do the exercises.
Mini - I hope the hip exercise helps you too. You may have to do it a while if you are already into the pain, but in time it might help keep it away. The way I discovered it was once when I was at my oldest dds. She is a massage therapist and she wanted to give me a massage. I was really hurting and was a bit reluctant but wanted to please her so I agreed to it. She is a tiny gal and she actually laid against my hip while in the position I described! I thought oh, no, I'm going to die...LOL It didn't hurt but was very firm pressure and I wasn't sure how much that hip could take. But afterwards the pain was completely gone and didn't come back for a year!! So I started doing the stretch myself (using my hand for extra pressure) whenever I feel it begin and so far have always been able to keep it from every getting bad again.
rosey 
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