So much for going for it!

Awww praying for you hon. Hang in there, this too shall pass

Sorry Debbie...I know how you feel!

Shopping is horrible for me too, it's that darn static standing! You need to find some ways to unload your back. If you can find something about 1 or 2 feet off the ground (a chair works well), mount one of your feet on it while leaning on your forarms of that raised knee. Round your back slightly and hold for about 30 seconds. This removes all your weight off your spine. This takes the load off your back and then you can resume your shopping! Another good one for sciatica, is sloppy pushups. Put a pillow under your pelvis and do pushups but don't raise your bum off the floor. Just straighten your arms, this arches your back and if you have bulging discs it will push the discs back in over time. You can do this many times a day, and can also do it standing by putting your hands against a wall and leaning or dropping your pelvis towards the wall without moving your feet. This exercise helped me immensely last year when I had sciatica. I did the sloppy push ups 3x/day. When you are standing you should always stagger your feet one in front of another and make sure to raise one foot whenever you can. Good luck...and if you have any questions, just let me know.

Hope you feel better soon,
Krista

Debbie, I'm so sorry your back is giving you bad pain. Have you ever considered
back surgery? I've had back surgery on my lumbar area. When my neurosurgeon
first opened me up, he said I had alot of scar tissue he had to clean up before he
could actually do the lumbar laminectomy. I think people who have DDD end up
with scaring because it is so easy to injure ourselves through the act of bending.
Look how many times we must load and unload a dishwasher, put food in an oven,
and all the countless ways we do it without thinking. Overtime the size and the
shape of our vertebrae changes, our discs can bulge and we ende up with nerve
impingement.

We also have to be careful of straining our back muscles because just the swelling alone can cause nerves to be pinched. I keep hoping that walking will somehow
strengthen my spine. Thank goodness for muscle relaxers...they are good for
fibro and back problems. I took a flexeril earlier for both :)

Hope you feel better soon :)

Hugs, Robin

Hi Debbie, sorry you are in so much pain, I hope being in lock down will finally get your dog better. Don't give up on yourself yet though. I will be praying for you my friend.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley