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judifilksign ([personal profile] judifilksign) wrote2008-07-24 11:29 am
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Evidently, I'm getting old

X-rays show more arthritis showing up in my joints, but nothing else.  I'm going to start straight up painkillers, for my other meds make me throw up, which is bad for a diabetic on shots.  

It may be that I am in for a long haul of my back always hurting, or that I strained muscles, and it will get better soon (or not so soon).  Pretty much what I thought before I went to the doctor's, but at least now I know for sure what I was pretty certain of before, that I did not have a spinal injury doing this to me.
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[personal profile] mdlbear 2008-07-24 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a relief, anyway.

YMMV, of course, but Colleen and I have found that plain old aspirin is often the most effective painkiller for arthritis. I can also use naproxin, but she can't. Go figure.

[identity profile] geojlc.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
that doesn't sound fun... I hope the painkillers help without messing up too many other things!
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[personal profile] patoadam 2008-07-24 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Hope your back pain vanishes like snow in the spring!

[identity profile] drzarron.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Feh.. you're a child..

[identity profile] braider.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it possible that it's like the back pain I used to have when my back wasn't strong enough to support me? I can show you some exercises.

[identity profile] pondside.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Building core strength is a huge thing.

and yes, getting old has some serious suckage factor...