Ow.
I've been having lower back pain for a few says. (By "a few" I mean since Wednesday.)
At first I thought maybe it was a bladder infection*, because I was feverish yesterday. But I took 2 at-home Do You Have a UTI? tests, and both were negative.
Massage does not help. Really firm massage does not help. Full-on, pretend it's back labor and put all your weight into it "massage" does not help.
Ibuprofen sort of helps.
It's about a 4 on the Hyperbole and a Half pain scale.
I hope it's nothing serious. It's almost crunch time. (I finished a cowl for my sister. So.)
Why am I blogging this?
Because my doctor's office forgot to turn on their answering machine before they left for the holiday. The answering machine has the number for the on-call doc.
Maybe I'll try a heating pad, next.
*until last year, a bladder infection for me would have meant a high fever and very painful frequent unproductive urination. But then last fall I had four days of the most agonizing pain in my lower back that absolutely nothing helped. I thought it was because I was 400 months pregnant and had a large fetus holding court in my belly. Josh finally made me go to the doctor when I started talking about hobbling down town to score some crazy street morphine.
Turns out it was a bladder infection. ....the more you know....
At first I thought maybe it was a bladder infection*, because I was feverish yesterday. But I took 2 at-home Do You Have a UTI? tests, and both were negative.
Massage does not help. Really firm massage does not help. Full-on, pretend it's back labor and put all your weight into it "massage" does not help.
Ibuprofen sort of helps.
It's about a 4 on the Hyperbole and a Half pain scale.
I hope it's nothing serious. It's almost crunch time. (I finished a cowl for my sister. So.)
Why am I blogging this?
Because my doctor's office forgot to turn on their answering machine before they left for the holiday. The answering machine has the number for the on-call doc.
Maybe I'll try a heating pad, next.
*until last year, a bladder infection for me would have meant a high fever and very painful frequent unproductive urination. But then last fall I had four days of the most agonizing pain in my lower back that absolutely nothing helped. I thought it was because I was 400 months pregnant and had a large fetus holding court in my belly. Josh finally made me go to the doctor when I started talking about hobbling down town to score some crazy street morphine.
Turns out it was a bladder infection. ....the more you know....