Two Days Later...

So here I am...  Realizing that apparently the older we get, the longer it takes to recover!

I again felt that I was feeling much better by the end of day yesterday (didn't sit on the sofa at all, but rather in my straight back chair at the dinette off the family room all day).  Went to bed thinking that, at last, I was going to feel more normal when I got up this morning!

Wrong!!

First of all, I woke up several times during the night, when my body felt the need to reposition itself, in extreme discomfort...  WTF?  I felt better at the end of the day yesterday, why was this happening to me??  Due to the numerous times that I woke up, I slept (off and on) until 8:15 this morning.  Those that know me (and know that for several years I have been getting up at 3 A.M. due to my work schedule), know that, in all probability, the latest that I am now sleeping is 6 A.M.!

I should also add that I have a sister that thinks I should exercise to get my back back to normal!  Are you effin kidding me??  I can't move as it is!!  If I could get down to the floor, how the hell would I get back up??  I can only sit in my chair and hope that nothing happens that would require that I get up and move quickly!

I have a back brace (the kind that movers use around their waist, that fastens with Velcro) and wore it all day yesterday AND used a heating pad besides.  I have followed the same routine today only, this time, I will also sleep with the brace on since I feel I can, somewhat, function with it on while I am awake.  Oh, and I should also add that I have one of those "Icy Hot Patches" on as well.  The only recourse I see if the above plan doesn't work, is to stay upright in my chair 24/7 - not something that I really want to try.

Not that I mind sitting in my straight backed chair at the eating area off the kitchen, while watching TV in the family room, but I am certainly ready to be able to get up from the chair easily, without having to brace myself while I straighten out oh-so-very-slowly.

I am so ready to feel more 'normal' and not hurt every time I go to move.  Is that too much to ask?