<font color="blue"> It's been another few weeks and I'm facing another pain flare. My sacrum is badly out (it is never really "in" where it belongs... muscles/tendons won't hold it there) and this time it is pressing on my sciatic nerve down my left side/leg. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Ok.. I've thrown ice, ice massages, heat pad, hot baths, hot showers, cold a/c, rest, stretches, physical therapy x2, and I hope to either get a shot at ER tonight of toridol and/or ultrasound tomorrow in PT.

Part of the problem as to why: extra activity, extra stress. I've been pushing physically since I fell in puppy class two or three weeks ago. Then add the actual training of the puppy, way over my allowances of physical activity (but he's learning so well!) Then add the extreme stress of the dog food poisoning and the having to take puppy to vet and give puppy meds twice a day (getting down on his level)... and from crying and allergies I have bronchitis too.

What I will do more: meditate and try to ease the muscles through my calming... take more pain medicine and try to work through it this way rather than go to ER... maybe after a few hours I'll have a sip of cognac to help try and relax the spasmed muscles.... drink more water! I haven't been doing that.... not watch news... not stay in one position long.. move every 15 minutes... I don't think I need to call T tonight...

T warned me last Thursday of doing too much. Monday he really told me to ease back and stop and take care of myself.. which I did (even went to movies Tuesday evening to escape)... and I'm technically on "rest" mode... and haven't done much at all (in addition to the junk I had to do) I haven't even followed up on returned call from lawyer ref the class action suit on puppy food.... breathe... breathe... this pain won't kill me....