On the bench again
This week I gave up. I got on the phone and called my doctor and asked for a referral to a physioterapist. And then I made an appointment with the man who did a good job in helping me cure the worst effects of RSI last year this time. This year, instead of feeling pain in my arms and shoulders, I suffer from a jabbing (?), uneasy pain which starts in the lower back and works its way all down to my right foot. Some refer to this as sciatia (ischias). It hurts when I sit, when I get up from a chair or a bed, when I bike or bend my back. And worst of all, it hurts every time I turn in bed at night, so I constantly wake up, which leaves me rather unrested in the mornings :(.

In my case, according to the physioterapist, the pains are an effect of an irritiated disc in my spine. At the moment, there is not much to do but eat painkillers (!), lay flat on my stomach a couple a times a day and sit erect. I really hope that all good things come to those who wait...and that he (the physioguy) can do something more (anything, whatever) next time we meet.

PS! I've hardly had any problems with arms, shoulder and back after I got a flexible desk at work which allows me to shift between standing and sitting down when I work. Highly recommendable.
# posted by Lisbeth at: 23:17