yeouch.
Places that have been hurting for the past three weeks:
shoulders + arm sockets
upper back
lower back
hips
knees
ankles
feet (arches)
head
wrists
Also my right leg keeps falling asleep when I sit down.
I think most of this is either stress-related or to do with the fact that I don't have a chair in this house, but still, it hurts, and the dose of ibuprofen I'm taking only helps so much. I have a doctor appointment next week (yay, state-funded health insurance!) but does anyone have any suggestions for the meanwhile? Stretches you find effective, exercises that help, painkillers that work better for joint/muscle pain than ibuprofen, etc. I know eventually I'll need to go back in for physical therapy for the ankle (if I don't soon, I might end up needing surgery). But I do need to keep walking on it in the mean time.
My back's the worst, though. I'm getting to the point where the pain is unsettling my stomach. Ach.
Will return to non-complainy posts later.
shoulders + arm sockets
upper back
lower back
hips
knees
ankles
feet (arches)
head
wrists
Also my right leg keeps falling asleep when I sit down.
I think most of this is either stress-related or to do with the fact that I don't have a chair in this house, but still, it hurts, and the dose of ibuprofen I'm taking only helps so much. I have a doctor appointment next week (yay, state-funded health insurance!) but does anyone have any suggestions for the meanwhile? Stretches you find effective, exercises that help, painkillers that work better for joint/muscle pain than ibuprofen, etc. I know eventually I'll need to go back in for physical therapy for the ankle (if I don't soon, I might end up needing surgery). But I do need to keep walking on it in the mean time.
My back's the worst, though. I'm getting to the point where the pain is unsettling my stomach. Ach.
Will return to non-complainy posts later.