I’m taking a different tack: Putting the usual moral of story at the beginning.
Moral of story: Do a better job of planning visits, celebrations and finding out what kind of seating the restaurant has.
The bane of my life since age 20 has been the results of a bad fall which left permanent damage to my lower back, but not eligible for surgery. Off and on the flareups incapacitated me seriously, and finally, a very severe one occurred while at work several decades ago. One of my coworkers suggested a chiropractor who helped his father during a very bad back pain.
I went, even though I was a child of the time when the AMA was bad-mouthing chiropractors as “quacks.” I was desperate. He helped a great deal, and after a few visits, I seemed to go back to “normal.” No pain, and active again.
I’ve had to visit chiropractors more frequently as I’ve grown older. Naturally.
Stress seems to have played a part in my “attacks.” My last one, occurring near the end of May, about 4 weeks ago, was at the start of a very busy time:
Patches, my old girl Eoxitic Shorthair of 15 yrs., had to have her teeth cleaned and, being a stressed cat, she needed gabapentin to calm her for the non-anesthetic dental; had to prepare for an out-of-town visitor in a couple of days; celebrate my birthday with my son and his wife for a luncheon; daughter’s visit for a couple of days (she’s a pleasure – no special preparation); going out for birthday dinner; disrupted household, which also upset my 2 cats because our daily routines and loving attention were not going very well; had to visit chiropractor 3 days in a row for help with back pain; telephone from HOA office to advise pickup truck (belonging to visitor) is not allowed overnight on the driveway (stupid, in my opinion) which necessitated going back and forth to daughter’s house where truck could stay overnight for 2 nights which meant mornings and evenings (4 trips back and forth altogether); and aching back.
That’s my recent story. The stress of too much coming together hit my weak spot. Sleep was difficult. Bed was out of bounds for 3 nights, and had to “sleep” sitting up on the loveseat. The pain was very bad – needed a walker to get around in the house, and my greatest concern was taking care of my cats.
After 3 weeks, and more chiropractic visits, I was starting to feel better, but then, Rusty my almost 13 yr. old Exotic, starting showing weakness in his back legs 4 days ago. They were flip-flopping. Visits to veterinarians are stressful all around. Two visits and X-Rays and pain meds for him. Hopefully, this will improve in a couple of weeks, according to vet. But, between Rusty and Patches (who has trouble walking), it means lots of bending and lifting.
Things were still going upwards concerning my back, but then, I went out for dinner at a Greek restaurant yesterday with my SOLOS Club, and I’ve been set backward. The chairs were hard; there was a very thin layer of foam under the covering. I knew when I sat down I was going to be in trouble. And today, I’ve slid down in my recovery.
BTW, I really did enjoy dinner out, because the food and wait staff were good, and the chatter around the table was excellent with my friends. But, sometimes, pleasure comes with pain afterwards. For me.
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