I’ve just spent most of the day lying down. This follows several days of having a sore lower back which got better, got worse, and stayed the same. I’m sure you know the problem. In fact, since this bout of problems started with a serious pain on one side of my back, I spent some time thinking, ‘maybe I’ve got a kidney infection/stone/cancer/etc???’ and it might be serious.
But that, of course, is the problem with getting older: you know that at sometime in the future, an apparently minor issue will actually be THE BIG ONE that leads to your final demise. You know the sort of thing – the sore knee or hip is actually a bony secondary cancer, or the persistent headache is a brain tumor. The tabloid press is full of stories about poor buggers who have experienced this, and for them it’s really tragic. It really puts the wind up the rest of us.
Fortunately in my case the cause is more obvious: I’d been humping a number of heavy items around, spread over a several days. I know I’m not physically young anymore, but the reality is mentally I’m still about 30. Hense the problem – I keep over-estimating my abilities. I really ought to know better. So a simple application of Occams Razor said I wasn’t actually ill, I’d just overdone it a bit.
Still, its still a pain in the arse – or slightly higher. So the only remedy is rest, and I’m really not very good at that. I’ve been trying over the last few days, and the compromises aren’t working.
So I’ve given up and had what I think the girlies call a ‘pyjama day’. Yup – I’ve spent all day in my PJs and a dressing gown. A complete slob. Shamefull, embarassng even, but somehow it seems to be working. I couldn’t do any gardening or similar, because I’d look ridiculous, so I was lying down all day listning to podcasts or Youtube videos.
I’m hoping it will be better tomorrow……