thanks mamallama,
yesterday was really bad, a trigger point that had been latent in the other side of my back had become active (probably too much stress trying to help the left side out), it was like someone was stabbing me all day long to the point that my stomach was scary bad. i took a walk and it was the only time of the day that my stomach got a little relief. took a bath, took muscle relaxants, put a flector patch over the area, took some mylanta to calm my stomach, and actually got to sleep more hours last night than i have in a week. woke after 1 hour, stayed awake for an hour or two, then managed to sleep another 3-4, and then another 1 or 2. and my back was a bit better this morning. kind of fragile better like if i was careful, maybe it would continue to get a little better today, with lots and lots of ice, i think it did. took two walks today, think that helped. when i woke my stomach, which had emptied overnight, hurt, but as the day wore on without the unrelenting pain of yesterday, it has gotten a bit better too. if i could just have a few more days like this. but tomorrow i have to sit in the car for 30 minutes to get to the doctors and sitting for even a few minutes right now is the main thing that sets it off, well, that and laying to sleep. i will take a cooler of ice packs with me and hope i get through that ok. the main thing is, i really need to get back to work, and how can i if i can't sit for more than a few minutes at a time. but, maybe with ultrasound at the PTs and lots of ice and some walking, maybe i can turn this around. my neck is no longer spasming, so i must be doing something effective. i know it will be a long road, but if i continued like yesterday, they would have had to give me something for the pain mostly because of my stomach. it truly has amazed me to watch my stomach which has been quite excellent as of late go downhill so rapidly, within a week, just from pain, nothing else, just pain. doctors need to make a note of that and take pain seriously. i know some do, but i'm not sure all understand the significance of unrelenting pain. but i know you all do. thanks for caring
and will let you know about rheumy appointment, unless too depressing, then i will eventually, just not right away,
