not the week I wanted

[tielan]

The up side of the week is that we may have found the root cause of an issue that's been going on for months at work.

The down side is...

I went for a remedial massage by a Chinese masseuse. And I really have to do that never again. They are not in any way gentle or remedial - it's mostly pummelling and rough handling. Which...I'd never visited this practitioner before and I won't again.

So, today, before the massage, the pain issue was mostly when standing and bending slightly backwards.

Now, it's pretty much in any position while doing anything.

Pain in lower back and right buttock, running down just outside the hipbone and into the top of the thigh. That's usually the sciatic nerve, right?

Rest and painkillers and chiropractic adjustment. Which I won't be doing until Monday.

It's not looking promising for hockey.

*sigh*

Comments

[wpadmirer]

Yeah, that could be sciatica. Anything that starts in that buttock lower back area can be that. UGH.

I hope it eases off!

[thothmes]

Oh, geeze! I wish I had something to add beyond “I’m so sorry you’re suffering!” but I don’t. My sympathies, because although my back is just fine now (knock wood!) I spent about a year with constant back pain once, and I know from bitter experience that the back is involved in darned near everything we do. I’m glad you are Australian and won’t have to wait an extra day before seeing your chiro because of the Memorial Day holiday!

[beatrice_otter]

Oh, no, I'm so sorry to hear that!