Sorry to assume you might care about a bunch of my medical crap.
Ahh! Just washed down a giant horse-pill of Glucosamine/Chondroitin with my after work beer. That should fall under one of those "You know you're getting old when..." sort of sayings. I just wish it weren't true. My body is really pissing me off lately.
The other day I went, on referral, to a new chiropractor in an attempt to get some serious tweaking done to my lower back. It's been majorly messed up since maybe last August, and I have tried doing the sorts of things that usually remedy such a situation with little success.
My massage therapist, the one who referred me, seemed to think my vertebrae were fine after poking around back there pretty vigorously. It's the sacral area that's really fucked - to me, it has felt almost locked, for lack of a better way to describe it. I had a lot of hope that this new chiro was going to get some movement going down there.
She worked on me in some unusual ways. It felt good. But in her estimation it should have felt better. If her adjustments had worked as planned, there should have been a major difference, and there wasn't. Other than maybe hurting a little bit more. "Have you ever been tested for Ankylosing Spondylitis?" she asks. Of course I'm like, "Could you spell that?" So anyway, no I haven't been tested, yes I'm going to get tested, no I'm not going to be even a little bit happy if it turns out that I have this wack-ass condition - I mean, your sacrum fusing with your pelvis? FUCK, NO.
But ok, ok, it was only a notion that she had, and I should just STFU 'til I know any better, but, to be perfectly honest with you, that's how it feels down there right now. Stuck. Locked. The prospect of actually having that condition is an uncomfortable one.
The thing is, I'm kind of prone to these sort of wacked-out, fucked up muscular/joint conditions that nobody has ever heard of. There's the Paramyotonia, which is just a forever thing that doesn't really bother me that much at this point - I mean, it interferes - but I'm used to it, mostly.
More significant is a condition I had hoped to be done with, called frozen shoulder. Significant because I already went through the major pain and aggravation of dealing with that last year in my right shoulder - and lately I've been feeling something akin to the first twinges of it in my left shoulder. The shit puts you out, no exaggeration, for a year. It does mostly go away, which is cool, but you pay in fucking spades to get there.
The main point I'm making here is that I'm getting old and I'm deteriorating and it's just annoying me and I needed to rant about it. I really do plan on taking positive steps to address this shit - like for instance getting more info about anti-inflammatory diets - arthritis definitely runs in my family. And stuff like that. I want to work with a Thai masseuse. They work the hell out of your joints and/or connective tissue.
For now a coupla' Advil and a coupla' cats sleeping next to me will have to make me happy. Could be worse.
The other day I went, on referral, to a new chiropractor in an attempt to get some serious tweaking done to my lower back. It's been majorly messed up since maybe last August, and I have tried doing the sorts of things that usually remedy such a situation with little success.
My massage therapist, the one who referred me, seemed to think my vertebrae were fine after poking around back there pretty vigorously. It's the sacral area that's really fucked - to me, it has felt almost locked, for lack of a better way to describe it. I had a lot of hope that this new chiro was going to get some movement going down there.
She worked on me in some unusual ways. It felt good. But in her estimation it should have felt better. If her adjustments had worked as planned, there should have been a major difference, and there wasn't. Other than maybe hurting a little bit more. "Have you ever been tested for Ankylosing Spondylitis?" she asks. Of course I'm like, "Could you spell that?" So anyway, no I haven't been tested, yes I'm going to get tested, no I'm not going to be even a little bit happy if it turns out that I have this wack-ass condition - I mean, your sacrum fusing with your pelvis? FUCK, NO.
But ok, ok, it was only a notion that she had, and I should just STFU 'til I know any better, but, to be perfectly honest with you, that's how it feels down there right now. Stuck. Locked. The prospect of actually having that condition is an uncomfortable one.
The thing is, I'm kind of prone to these sort of wacked-out, fucked up muscular/joint conditions that nobody has ever heard of. There's the Paramyotonia, which is just a forever thing that doesn't really bother me that much at this point - I mean, it interferes - but I'm used to it, mostly.
More significant is a condition I had hoped to be done with, called frozen shoulder. Significant because I already went through the major pain and aggravation of dealing with that last year in my right shoulder - and lately I've been feeling something akin to the first twinges of it in my left shoulder. The shit puts you out, no exaggeration, for a year. It does mostly go away, which is cool, but you pay in fucking spades to get there.
The main point I'm making here is that I'm getting old and I'm deteriorating and it's just annoying me and I needed to rant about it. I really do plan on taking positive steps to address this shit - like for instance getting more info about anti-inflammatory diets - arthritis definitely runs in my family. And stuff like that. I want to work with a Thai masseuse. They work the hell out of your joints and/or connective tissue.
For now a coupla' Advil and a coupla' cats sleeping next to me will have to make me happy. Could be worse.
posted by Black Egg at 12:03 AM
3 Comments:
i feel ya... my back on a good day feels like its breaking and my left shoulder pops in and out on its wn free will... hope you dont let it get you down too much! and that what ever you find out is treatable... good luck.
Just a few ideas I had while reading- you might want to look into Rheumatoid Arthritis as well as it can cause some serious joint issues as well- although it generally manifests in the hands and feet first bilaterally- but it can vary. It's also immune related.
Do you have any of the eye issues they were talking about with AS? It's a good idea to rule it out and getting tested is all to the good-
If you do have an immune condition, massage can make it worse. Massage, more than anything else, moves blood and lymph around. If you have immune cells that like to attack areas of your body, massage can help your blood and lymph deliver those cells, which is not so good. My mom has RA and I never work on her if she's in a "flare up" cause it just makes her more miserable. If I do work on her, it's very lightly.
Hope you start feeling better!
IV - I'm not happy that your body is in pain, but thanks for relating! I'm trying to not get down about it - I find joking about it works best!
D - Thanks for the great advice, esp. re: massage, I hadn't thought of that. I'm not convinced about the AS. I am going to get tested b/c I want to rule it out, definitely. And nope, no issues w/ the eyes as yet. The likelihood of me having arthritis is high, genetically speaking... I absolutely need to gain mobility and lose pain though! I know I said I'm getting old, but I'm wayyy too young for this stuff!
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