Chronic Pain

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I was going to run or do HIIT tonight, but today was a “pain day”. I have severe arthritis in my spine, from the mid chest up to the top of my neck on the left side, with bone spurs pressing on the nerves. I also have aberrant calcium deposits in my shoulder tendons and my gluteus medius muscle. Despite treatment for this, I have days when it “breaks through and wins”. I cannot voluntarily turn my head to the left (yet wicked spasms can yank it that way). Could be from the Jillian Michaels HIIT home workouts. Could be from stress, or from carrying my 1500 page textbook, research papers, and laptop to work each night in my backpack (I am working on a master’s to doctorate degree). Two years ago, I decided at the last minute to attend a special show in Buffalo, a five hour drive from here. Fans from all over the country were going and I managed to get a front rower seat two days beforehand. Then THIS happened, and I couldn’t go😡. Can’t drive safely if you can’t look to change lanes. I ended up in PT for three months instead.

If any of you have seen Lady Gaga’s documentary “5’2””, it is like the scene where she is crying and six people are stretching, massaging, and pulling on her. Through tears she says “I feel bad for all the people who deal with this and can’t afford all these people”. I could stand to have six people working on me right now!

I won’t let it keep me down long though. I plan to go for a fast walk and try to run before sunrise as it is supposed to rain tomorrow. And I will get back on the horse with the home workout