Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Tonia" > wrote:
>
>
>>Well hell, if I had codeine tablets I wouldn't be worried about posting on
>>here for some
>>home remedies......LMAO! Jeez, let me know who your DR is because I
>>definitely need to go to them the next time I'm ill. I'm not making fun of
>>you, but most people just don't have codeine at their disposal. Maybe, it
>>just me.
>>
>>Tonia (Still Chuckling)
>
>
> If you have the right Dr., a codeine prescription is seldom hard to get.
> I turned down the last one I was offered. The pain I'm experiencing at
> this point is chronic and I am afraid of getting addicted to that stuff.
> :-P
>
> I'll just live with it for now...
> The price of opiate addiction is far too high imho.

Yep. I've been living with chronic back pain for 22 years now (car
accident). "Diffuse soft tissue injury sited near t-5 and t-6".

Drugs, PT, chiropractic treatment, accupuncture, biofeedback training.
The only thing that worked worth a damn was lifting weights and really
aggressive massage. It took a long time to convince my husband that he
really could push *that hard*. I can't prove it but what it feels like
is the pressure is breaking down microcalcifications or strands of scar
tissue. It actually makes a crunchy sound/sensation.

And I have a weight machine in my sewing room and when I start getting
achey I'll stop and do a couple sets of the chest, arm and back
exercises. And I have this rule for myself... If I walk away from the
sewing machine to play with the computer I have to do a set of
exercises, and I also have to log onto subfinder and check for work.

When the pain is especially bad I ice my back. I put on a thin t-shirt
and fill a gallon ziplock bag with crushed ice and water, then sit in
one of the recliners with the bag behind me. It gives such good relief
that I'm always mad at myself for not having done it sooner, it's just
that the first couple minutes are so unpleasant that I dread doing it.