X-rays from Tuesday reveal a narrowing in my spinal canal...the center of the spinal column...which presses on the nerves. Medically, the doctor suspects lumbar spine stenosis...a common sign of aging that is usually seen in people over 50.
I am 35. As Beloved so nicely put it, "Old} at 35. Oh boy is this gunna be a long slide."
Requests for physical therapy are being submitted to the HMO and we'll see how things go. For now, I basically keep doing what I'm doing...wear a brace when lifting or exercising, be aware when lifting or bending for the kids, ice or heat as it feels good, and take an anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxant as needed.
*dramatic sigh* Perhaps this will get me out of changing cat pans and shoveling snow? No? *laughs* Oh well...Always look on the bright side of life...
On a slightly different note, I am excited to discover that I'm not crazy for saying that I am allergic to my own sweat! Ha! It is a condition called cholinergic urticaria: patients with cholinergic urticaria have been seen to have an IgE mediated allergy to their own sweat. How about *that*, Mr. Doubting Mustafa?
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