I like many of you, I am sure, suffer from Mom back. Mine started back in 2002 when I woke up one morning, very early and went to turn over. I actually felt/heard a rip. It did not feel good. I tore some weird muscle in my back. It was on the left hand side, the side where I carried Fiona constantly. After pain killers and muscle relaxers, I switched carrying Fiona to the other side. Thus, both of my sides, mainly the inside of each shoulder blade, are severely messed up. I wake up regularly with severe neck pain and I have been trying to use a muscle relaxer once a week.I am not very good at remembering and I don't like the way I feel in the morning if I take it too late.
Hubby has been harassing me for months to find a place to get myself a massage. That's something that has always seemed too decadent and too self absorbed. I am not saying it is, it just was something that seemed too selfish a thing to spend our money on. Then driving down hwy 99, I saw a sign that said massage for $39. Now, I am not an expert, but hubby sort of is. He has worked for an insurance company for 11 years year in the claims department, with bodily injuries and he knows a good deal when he sees it. He told me to call and get myself an appointment.
Well, I called yesterday and booked one. It was with a guy, which sounded kind of weird to begin with. I got there on time and filled out the questionnaire. I assured them that my low blood pressure wouldn't be a problem. I never seen any sort of problems from it (it's generally 90/70, a little lower during pregnancy).
Hubby said he didn't want to have a dude rubbing him because he would never be able to relax enough if some guy was giving him the good feelings. I thought he was nuts until the guy started rubbing my very sore neck and back. Then I understood the feelings he was talking about. An hour later, I got up and felt sooooo good. I was no longer clenching everywhere. I don't even have the ability to tense up my back right now.
If we don't move, I told hubby we will sign up for their monthly massage package when he gets his raise in March. If we move to Houston we will sign up for their franchise there. It's actually called Massage Envy. It's totally worth it. For all you Mom back sufferers out there, treat yourself. It's totally worth it and you definitely deserve it!
Stay at home mom caring for a lymphoma girl and trying hard to maintain sanity and normalcy for the big sister and husband!
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I know you'll think I'm crazy as so many other's already do but I don't enjoy massages. I cannot seem to shut off my brain and relax. Nuts, I know! I had a 10 minute chair massage at Relay and it was nice-ish. I was pretty tense from all the running around so she was working hard on some knots. More therapeutic than relaxing really. But I think 15 minutes would be about all I could handle. BUT, I'm happy that you have found an affordable way to make your back feel good. I swear, back pain must be the worst kind of pain. Every movement involves the back.
PS - I have officially deputized myself as the real name hunter. Fiona's real name is in your last post...fyi. Am I obnoxious or what?!
Ah, much appreciated on that. With the way things are with my family, I don't want them reading everything and google is pretty good about finding people. I heard a friend in another ward had a blog and instead of feeling sort of invasive and ask her about it, I just googled her very unusual children's names and it showed up. They were Waverly, Oscar and Henry...it was pretty easy to find them. Since then though, she sent the link when she had her fourth kid, so I am no longer technically stalking her.
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