Exercise:
7 laps=5 1/2 jogged, 1/5 walked
I'm in so much pain. A lot of pain. My left side is tormenting me. If I lay on my back, I can barely lift my left leg....let alone lift my left big toe. If I'm standing, it takes everything to sit. If I'm sitting, it's like being pregnant and takes everything for me to stand. I took Motrin "horse pills" this morning and am about ready to switch over to Tylenol.
This mornings exercise didn't really make much of a difference. I will admit the pain lessoned the more I got around but once I cooled down and drove home.....getting out of the truck was sheer torture. Walking was torture. Carrying Lauren doesn't hurt. Picking her up and putting her down does. I tried the elliptical....once the left leg went down....PAIN down the left side of my back, down the left hamstring, down to my left knee. I think I have a pinched sciatic nerve. I remember those.
I don't see today being a good day.
2 comments:
Stretch your piriformis to ease sciatic pain. Google "piriformis stretches" and you'll get lots of good ideas. Stretch to the point it just starts to ache and then back off a bit and hold it there. It won't feel like much of a stretch at all but do it a few times a day and (if it is your sciatic nerve) it will help. The sciatic nerve passes through the piriform foramen so stretching it usually helps a great deal. Just don't get down on the floor if you might not be able to get back up....lol lol. Not that taken people to the ER isn't fun and all.
Thanks Sarah! I'm doing some right now!
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