what kind of day did you have today? and what are you doing?

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today I dont work, dont feel good and stay home. I feel a bit annoyed because my neighbors upstairs drag and drop things on the floor, and the noise bothers my sensitive ears. I'm just a bit bored, but not much because I have the internet, thank God. and my cat is napping on a pile of clothes in the bathroom that I'm too lazy to pick up.

I'll be on the net all day, and maybe go out for a walk in a little while.

I'm having a rather good day, all things considered. maybe because I dont work today.

I've found the best way to drown out the sound of noisy neighbors is to get a big 20" box fan, put it in the corner under a table with a blanket draped across it, that will keep the drafts down and "tune" the noise to a frequency range that is most effective at distracting the ear from sounds conducted through walls and flooring/ceiling. just a suggestion.
anyways, my routine of the last few months is dealing with a back that is ailing, so I basically am a shut-in at this point, gimping around with a cane much of the time. that is why I entered "so-so" on the poll options list.

I voted for so-so. I woke up with the center of my lower back hurting auntblabby probably from the way I slept. I have an appointment with my doc in a couple days to discuss my back & my skin eczema that I had bad as a child & flared up recently form some weird reason. I woke up early because me & my girlfriend went visit her sister before we went grocery shopping. It was cold & windy outside & my girlfriend's alittle sick & we're both worn out from the outing. My back's still hurting alittle but not too bad at the moment. I'll take an Aleve & a Klonopin before bed so I'll sleep alittle better & hopefully it'll be fine tomorrow.

the lumbar pain from lying down is a sign of either lumbar stenosis or a popped disc probably at the top of the lumbar region [l/1-3]. traction works well to ameliorate this.

I've been told like 5 years ago that I had a bulging disk but at the time the guy said it wasn't causing me any problems but something I may need to get checked out latter. My back pain has been a gradual thing that's more noticed when sitting certain ways & my girlfriend noticed I have a bump on top my back near my neck area so I think it's time to see a doc but I'm not sure how much I can get done before Christmas because Me & my girlfriend are taking a trip to visit my family in middle of December & we have plans most of the days before but I might could squeeze in one more appointment with our GP but I don't know about going to hospital to get xRays or MRI till after the new year.

Last edited by nick007 on 08 Nov 2014, 11:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.

it is best to not wait until it becomes acute/emergent. when it does that, everything else STOPS real quick-like.

Your absolutely rite. I wish you luck with your back stuff. I know your dealing with alot rite now or were with it.

still am but the back traction has improved things to where I can walk again at least. am putting off the nasty surgery for now, god-willing.

Worked a 12 hour shift and had to deal with a nasty co-worker. He's nasty in two ways: he literally never takes a bath or shower so you can smell him from about 30 feet away, and he is such a horrible person to others. Normally I don't really bother dealing with him, but today he took a 25 minute break when he was supposed to take a 10 minute break, and we all relieve each other for breaks and I was next after him. I told my supervisor and the lady that trained me what he was doing... I could hear his as* being chewed out from the next machine over (and they're pretty noisy too).

I'm just glad I don't have to go back tomorrow. I also got to drive the car today because no one was using it for once, so I went ahead and got Taco Bell after work.

So not the worst day I've had, but it hasn't been a very good one. I'm exhausted, sick, sore, and just about done with everything. I voted for horrible.

^^^
at least a nasty coworker got what was coming to him

sorry to hear that. hope you get better soon. sending positive thoughts your way.

i also have noisy neighbors, and it drives me crazy.

it's a good things you're having it checked. i almost never have back problems, only daily stomach aches. back aches are often the result of sitting and walking the wrong way.

thank you you are fortunate to have a strong back. noisy neighbors suck big wind.

Today is the first day I've spent without my best friend. We'd hang out every day for the past month. Unfortunately, I developed deep feelings for her and now it's difficult being around her because she is married.