I had a pretty awful day back-wise yesterday – couldn’t sit at the computer, couldn’t sit on a couch, had to keep lying down on the floor staring up at the ceiling. This is not conducive to data entry, which is my at-home work on Tuesdays. It’s frustrating, because it’s a constant low-level pain that feels like it’s been spread over your back with a knife like peanut butter. So when the clinic called with a 7:30 AM cancellation opening for my osteopath, I said yes.

We found more trouble spots, in my lumbar region. She bent me and stretched me and I’m going to be sensitive today, and pretty stiff tomorrow. I keep telling myself that it’s worth it. It is; I want to be able to move easily. Turning my head from side to side is a new development for me. I like discovering what else my body is supposed to be able to do.