Some Relief

I tried a different video this morning to get some relief from my sciatic pain. The video is embedded below. If you can't see it in your RSS reader, come to the blog website. This one worked really well. I was able to walk through the grocery store with Jim a little while ago. The relief was not 100% though. I still have an ache in my lower leg that is very stubborn, but I can deal with that. I plan on using these stretches 2 to 3 times a day. It just takes a minute or so and the feeling after is so much better. 

Back with more again soon. 

Take care and stay cozy! 

What a Pain!

My discomfort continues and fills my awake time and disturbs my sleep. The morning I went down a YouTube rabbit hole to look for videos with exercises or yoga routines the are meant to bring relief and maybe prevent a flare of this pain from happening again. I've embedded the video I used this morning. I plan on doing this one twice a day to see if I have any improvement in my symptoms. I do know that immediately after I finished my left leg felt pretty good for maybe an hour of so but that is more relief that I have had in the last 3 days.

Is this what they mean about getting old not being for sissies? Maybe but I am willing to work to make myself better and stronger and not sit around using this as an excuse to do nothing.

If you are in your 60's like me or beyond, what do you do the help have the life you want in your last decades?

Still Hurts

I didn't do all my stairs yesterday and probably today either. I spent a lot of time using an ice pack on my left hip. Took some ibuprofen too. This morning on waking up the painful hip is still there. Am I suffering from the dreaded sciatica? Isn't that just for old people? LOL

So I'm thinking lots of gentle walking and more ice for me today. The ice packs help and give me an excuse to sit and knit. I am working on a shawl done in Lion Brand's Summer Nights and the pattern is Reyna (Find the pattern on Ravelry)  I am adding a wider garter stitch border to mine. I really like the look of the mesh bands combined with squishy garter stitch in the pattern. 

Stopping this post here for today so I can get my retweet favors done and then get the ice pack out. I am going to combine ice with gentle strolls through the house and ibuprofen and see if I can't get this discomfort to go away. I've got plans that don't include this kind of time sucking distraction.

Back with more again soon. Take care and stay cozy!