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[juldea]

See what I meant about sleep schedule all messed up? Ah well, I'll pass out soon. Last night I passed out in bed watching londo play video games... he apparently took my glasses off for me and covered me with blankets. :) He is being very wonderful throughout all of this, with me being pretty pathetic and having him bring me food and drink and anything else I want.

Anyway. Managed to get in to see a chriopractor today (found out it was covered by insurance, yay $10 copay!) I am probably dealing with an irritated if not pinched nerve due to pelvis and vertebrae locked in unfortunate positions AND some disks being a little compressed the wrong way. Bleh. She hooked me up to an electro-stimulation machine thingy for a while, which was all tingly, with ice on top of that to calm down the area. Then I had to really painfully contort myself in a few positions so that she could 'crack' some areas. Assumedly my legs are lined up again, now. Anyway, I was told that I wasn't going to feel immediately better and that I might even feel worse afterwards, which was definitely the truth. I could barely get home. :( But I've spent all day on my back again, and it's feeling better.

I'm going for more massage on Thursday, and then back to the chriopractor on Saturday morning. I don't know if I'll feel able to go to work in the morning but I hope so; this is unpaid absence :( I certainly hope I'm able to go to Crossroads this weekend! Cross your fingers for me.

Okay, have sat long enough. Back to bed now.

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

Wifey! Thank you for the knowledgable words. The only thing I know about tens units is that there are some kinks that involve them. >_> (*shudder*, I'm really not a big fan of electricity and me combining in most ways.)

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

I'd have to ask Vogon how much the TENS unit he has costs, but it's a truly wonderful thing to have at home. My lower back pain has gotten much more managable in the past year and a half and we've tried acustimulation for nausea as well. Here's a bunch of posts from last year where I talked about it: http://www.livejournal.com/users/oddharmonic/tag/615.845_tens

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Ah, I remember reading those. Is there a class to go to to operate one? :P They look fairly scary. And, well, fairly expensive.