So I've been a huge whiney boob lately due to the almost unbearable pain in my back that started five days ago and since then has gotten worse AND moved into my hips. On Sunday I was so cranky I tried to pick a fight with John. He wouldn't bite.
"Why are you watching golf? Golf is stupid"
"I TOLD you the mall would be closed early on a sunday!"
"Why won't you spend time with me? WAAAA!"
"Go away, you smell"
And so on.
I don't know why I thought picking a fight with John would make my back feel better, but after applying pressure, using a heated massager, icing it, laying on the floor with my legs on the sofa... I was cranky and tired and miserable. As we were driving to dinner for my sister-in-law's birthday, I was crabbing at him about how he didn't know where the resturaunt was. He still didn't let me ruffle his feathers.
"I'm sorry, I'm just sore, and I'm cranky when I hurt"
"What have you taken?"
"Taken?"
"Yea, like Tylenol, Asprin...You know, pain medication?"
"Nothing."
"You're in all this pain and you haven't taken anything?"
"It didn't really occur to me"
It really didn't. During my pregnancy and while nursing, I took Tylenol all of three times, one of which was when I was in labor but didn't know it yet. I took Ibuprofin right after I had The Boy, but other than that, I was medicine free. I think that after 18 months of not taking anything, I guess I just forgot it was an option. Of course, in my still crabby mood, I tried to blame it on John for not reminding me I could take pain medicine now that I'm no longer nursing.
I ended up taking a leftover Ibuprofin from when Alex was born last night and slept like a baby. I forgot to bring anything to work with me today though so I've been miserable all day, but at least now I can look forward to my date with a big IB tab and my big heated massager tonight. I have no idea what caused this pain in my back. It's probably John's fault. just kidding :)
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