I think Omegamom and I are soul sisters. We are both going through sciatica. Damn it hurts. Really really really hurts. The scoliosis I have occasionally causes this. I have been trying to exercise (the leg/pelvic movement loosens the muscles there) and using my hula hoop more. Driving and sitting are the WORST. UGH. And of course, my job involves a lot of sitting. Right now, I am listening to a telecon and trying to stretch.
I am trying to figure out how to get back to my book. I am pretty frustrated that the depressive episode caused me to stop writing. I was really on a roll there! The problem is, I am not quite out of the woods on the depression, so the evenings are tiring. I have the emotional energy to work with the girls and be happy for them, but to actually sit down and write, I have no energy.
It is finally nice here in the Boston area. It’s been raining and raining and raining. Today is nice. I hope we can walk down to Harvard Square today for lunch. That will help my back a bit (any sort of exercise helps it).
No great advice here–for the past few days, my back has been frozen solid. Stiff as a board, and painful to boot. Bleah. I’m not used to this: normally quite flexible.
Ouch. I had a (thankfully) short bout with sciatica a couple of weeks ago, but if I’m not careful, it will start up again. The hula hoop idea sounds interesting!