...a little to the right...
Body all tight and unhappy. Had another few semi sleepless nights. [blech] Woke up two nights ago at four in the morning to a screaming back that you could bounce quarters off, a tightly clenching jaw, and a mind the wouldn't stop running around in circles as I tried to figure out how to make ends meet. Tossed and turned for a while trying to shut brain off until I woke up Hugin, who sent me off to go get some muscle relaxants after trying to message the knots out of my back for 20 minutes. That worked, and the Robaxacet has the side effect of making me sleepy, I conked out at about 5:30. Wahoo! Woke up in the morning feeling minutely refreshed and the jarring pain that was my back had subsided to a dull ache. The rest of the morning went all right but my back gradually got worst in the afternoon. The drugs must have been wearing off. I generally don't like using medication, I am always worried that it will become a habit, or a crutch and I will find myself becoming more dependant upon the little pills to make me all the aches and pains disappear.
I think my back, neck and shoulders have now hit the chronic stage, as nothing we have tried seems to be making them better. Hugin has given me countless messages over the past few days, only to have my body relax while he is kneading the muscles and tighten up as soon as he departs. We tried Tiger Balm last night, which worked well until I had a shower. So tonight I am going to try something a little different. Aromatherapy Baby! Picked up a scented oil this afternoon [lavender - supposed to be good for stress], some bath oil and a few candles. Hopefully the bath combined with the scent will be able to get me to relax a little, so my body can start the process of untangling itself. Hoping that this will work, as my body is beginning to feel battered and thin. If anyone has any other ideas I am definitely open to suggestions.