Archive for July, 2009

Now, three weeks after my first experience with cortisone injections, and two weeks since I wrote the above, I am back to share my experience.

While the cortisone injections helped reduce my back pain, I feel a bit hung up on the fact that I am treating yet another symptom, while the cause (known or otherwise) continues to exist (I assume). Maybe I should not be so quick to write off the benefit? The injections did break a season-long cycle of pain. And I firmly believe that is a necessary step in eradicating pain… teaching your body not to hurt. Call me new-age or crazy, but I’m right.

I appreciate the pain relief and can’t imagine what I would have done without it, but the cortisone didn’t fix the cause, so when I lift things, bend just right, or sit for extended periods of time I still hurt. I do not want to grow dependent on just relieving pain. I want to heal. I want to get well.

I started writing this post, but I quickly got sidetracked by something that completely changed what I have to say.  This will be a two part post. Last night, after months of babying my back, I decided to head to the gym with the guys.  You see, my husband meets a friend to workout every [...]

I am a regular reader of Stepcase Lifehack.  I appreciate the variety of ideas they discuss and often enjoy attempting to heed their advice.  Although the content usually has little to do with My Life with Fibro, last Tuesday they featured an article of particular interest to me by fitness coach, Jamie Nischan. Nischan’s article [...]