Pain

We all cope differently with pain, and it affects us all in different ways.
Me? I start to mentally shut down and withdraw.

I have been suffering ever-increasing pain from my shoulder blade to my jaw, and all points in between for the past few months. The last month it has gone from bad, to worse, to mind-altering. When spasms hit me, I can barely function. Fortunately, they respond to advil. Unfortunately, I have hit my advil limit unless I don't mind losing my stomach lining. It's a toss-up. Given I am up to having about 10-15 of these "attacks" a day, it is time to stop expecting massage therapy to help and try some other options. And so, after years of claiming I would never try chiropractic, I am off to see a guy next week who comes highly recommended by many people, practices Active Release Therapy, and oh yeah, does chiropractic. When I pull my shoulder blade back, something clicks in my rib cage, so it is possible I have a rib that is slipping. I dream at night of someone popping that rib back in, and life being good again.

And so, I plan to chronicle my treatment here. It is just another way of me coping with the pain. Although, my addiction to my laptop just may be part of my issue.