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From: Ruthie.Hoffman@f223.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ruthie Hoffman)
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Date: 12 Mar 91 05:53:44 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

Hiya all....  I have to share something that happened yesterday.  I
have been experiencing some EXTRA pain the past week or so (probably
'cuz I overdid it).  Yesterday I was incredibly irritable w/ the pain
in my lower back, left side (usual place).  In haste, I leaned over to
fix the paper in my printer, my hubby saw me doing so and quickly said
( ok...  TOLD ) me to quit it, he would get it untangled and to not
bend over like that.  I quickly moved back a step and started to
straighten up.  I wasn't bent over that much, but as I stood up, I
wacked, and I mean WACKED, my lower back on the edge of a table,
RIGHT ON THE AREA AROUND WHERE I HAD THE DISC SURGERY.  Well.....
needless to say, a few choice words escaped, but not many 'cuz I
practically fell over on my face into the printer in pain.  I mean
pain where all I could do was to try to breath.  I called it RED
pain.  AFter recovering a bit I sat down.  I felt kinda numb back
there where I'd hit it.  You know...like when you smack your thumb
and it hasn't started to hurt...yet.  I figured that I had really
done it now.  THEN....  after a few minutes or so, I noticed that the
pain I'd had before was gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is still gone toda. Oh..I still have the basic ache and stiffness
and toes/ankles tingles, etc., but the ....  acute type pain is gone.

Any idea what I may have done, if anything?  Am I being too optimistic
about this and will I find that in a couple of days or something I
will have it worse than ever??   Wierd..  Wierd...

Thanks for letting me share this.

Ruthie

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