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Small accident
Tuesday, 6 February 2018 22:54So, because it’s been cold, I decided to just wash my hair every other day.
I shower at night but I wash my hair in the morning, as I’m too lazy to blow dry it, and don’t want to sleep in wet or damp hair, and anyway I have to tame my bed head in the morning. One stone, many birds.
Anyway, as I said, I decided I’ll skip my hair wash today but I still had to wash my face, so I bent down to the sink, washed my face, and when I straightened my back... something got stuck...
I couldn’t stand up straight...
I, I don’t know, sprained my back?
Standing up or sitting down was ok. But the process of getting up or sitting down was excruciating. I couldn’t even pour myself water from a bottle as now I know, you use muscles from your lower back to support the weight of lifting up the jug of water.
Since I have nothing going on (more on that another day), I went straight to the doctor this afternoon. He put some pads on me that gave short tremors? Electric currents? Whatever, that seemed to relax the muscles and I was able to flex for a bit. But some half an hour after I was all stiff again.
The doctor also put on a Chinese medicinal plaster on my back, so it stinks like hell, but that patch on my back remains cool.
Just came out of the shower, and in the hot shower I was able to sway my hips and twist and turn my waist and all, but again, now out of the shower, I’ve grown stiff again and can’t move much. Need... time...
I shower at night but I wash my hair in the morning, as I’m too lazy to blow dry it, and don’t want to sleep in wet or damp hair, and anyway I have to tame my bed head in the morning. One stone, many birds.
Anyway, as I said, I decided I’ll skip my hair wash today but I still had to wash my face, so I bent down to the sink, washed my face, and when I straightened my back... something got stuck...
I couldn’t stand up straight...
I, I don’t know, sprained my back?
Standing up or sitting down was ok. But the process of getting up or sitting down was excruciating. I couldn’t even pour myself water from a bottle as now I know, you use muscles from your lower back to support the weight of lifting up the jug of water.
Since I have nothing going on (more on that another day), I went straight to the doctor this afternoon. He put some pads on me that gave short tremors? Electric currents? Whatever, that seemed to relax the muscles and I was able to flex for a bit. But some half an hour after I was all stiff again.
The doctor also put on a Chinese medicinal plaster on my back, so it stinks like hell, but that patch on my back remains cool.
Just came out of the shower, and in the hot shower I was able to sway my hips and twist and turn my waist and all, but again, now out of the shower, I’ve grown stiff again and can’t move much. Need... time...
