Back Pain

Well, Onyx, I can understand why you've been irritable. Even as I write this, my boyfriend is laying in bed with an ice pack on his back. I just gave him 3 aspirin and rubbed this Swiss stuff from the health food store all over his back. He is not exactly Mr. Sunshine himself at the moment. I'll forgive you if you forgive me.

[OnyxCougar]

Done! (And I won't even tell you to stop assuming stuff!)

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Originally posted by wolf


Fess up. You don't give a good goddamn about whether or not they make up. You just want to see them kiss.

Sorry, I do really like them both for different reasons, and if they don't knock it off I'll show them what pissed really means. That said, I would like to see that, what like you wouldn't?

I like OC because she's a tough, beautiful, intelligent chick...I do NOT like the purple thing.

I like Stacey because she's open, stupid, kindof hot and sticks around when she gets ripped on.

[Brigliadore]

I feel for you OC. About 3 years ago I fucked my back up at work. When to a chiropractor and all, but 3 years later I still deal with pain on a daily basis. Some day the pain is low enough I can ignore it and other days I cant move without a huge amount of pain shooting up my back and down my legs. I never filed a workers comp claim and I wish to god I had. I buy those ThermaCare back heat things all the time, and sometimes wear them to bed. God I love those things, often 10 hours later they are still putting off heat. I wish you a speedy recovery because I know how shitty back pain can be. Hope you feel better.

Originally posted by OnyxCougar
Done! (And I won't even tell you to stop assuming stuff!)

Deal! And I sure hope you feel better soon!

[staceyv]

stupid

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Originally posted by staceyv
stupid

Sorry, not in that sense, stupid meaning you went overboard with your personal problems here when you first joined....actually you seem like a fairly bright chick, but made some STUPID choices.

Didn't you notice I called you hot too?

[staceyv]

you said i was "kind of hot" and onyxcougar was "beautiful"

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Oh cripes, ok, OC is the kind of girl I'd like to get to know and bang all weekend.

You are the kind of girl I'd like to party with and bang all weekend.

Is that fair enough?

[staceyv]

you mean i'm the type of girl you would use for cheap sex, and you would buy OC jewelry and take her on vacations, right? i am SO insulted now, you BASTARD!

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HA! I wouldn't buy either one of you jewelry, and if I ever take an actual vacation I'm going with my buddie, my dog. I would have cheap sex with both of you however, that is if I can get my wife to buy into it.

[OnyxCougar]

Unfortunately, I'm terribly expensive to maintain. But at least I let you know that going in.... figuratively speaking, of course....

[homerjackson]

Sorry I'm a little late on this thread.

I have to slipped disk in my lower back from a car accident a few years ago. My back will spasm every once in a while and I can't move without extreme pain. What I have found that will get me to start walking again, immediately, is to do back stretches. It get's me to a point where I can walk and get on with life without extreme pain and I can get through the day.

I now do back stretches everyday to get it into top form. Since my wife left, I decide that I would get it back into shape and start getting an active life going.

And on the side note, I'm free for any banging that needs to be done. But truth be known, I rather just take a girl to the movies and walks through the park than any "banging.". Yeah, I'm pretty pathetic right now.

[ladysycamore]

Originally posted by OnyxCougar
Then he wants me to go to PT and learn excercises to strengthen my back and belly muscles.

Ah, I have a great suggestion for that: belly dancing! Yep, I said belly dance. Trust me, doing certain dance exercises will strengthen any back and any tummy. I can PM you with some ideas, if you like.

I was told to lose 100 pounds, start controlling my PCOS (to help me lose the weight and prevent diabetes) and start walking a mile a day +.

What is "PCOS"? And yeah, you don't wanna have diabetes. Take it from someone who's had it for 11 years. :p

[OnyxCougar]

PCOS is PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome. The Simple Explanation is this: On a normal woman, every 28 days or so, an egg will mature on the surface of the Ovary, and then hormones will cause the tissue covering that egg to rupture, releasing the egg. The egg then flows into the fallopian tubes and down into the uterus, where it sits for about 3 days. If it's not fertilized, it sheds with the built up lining, known as a period.

(I feel like a Biology teacher).

Women with PCOS: the egg matures, but the hormones are off-kilter, so the tissue covering the eggs never bursts. Consequently, my ovaries are about twice normal size, and I don't have periods often. (I did have them once a year for awhile, but that seems to have stopped.)

The downside (since I consider no periods to be an upside) is the cause of the problem, namely, my hormones are out of balance, and that causes weight gain, skin tags, excessive facial hair, an increased risk of diabetes and other endocrine problems, and complete surprise when I *do* end up with a period (as opposed to something I can plan). It can also cause infertility (since the eggs aren't releasing).

I was just diagnosed with it last year, but the doc says that I've had it all my life. This explains why my periods have always been irregular. That irregularity is what caused me to be completely oblivious to my first two pregnancies until I was 5 1/2 months in. Suddenly, there was movement and that's when I knew I was pregnant. (I am thankful I never had a day of morning sickness.)

So that's more info than you wanted, I'm sure.