mtbc | Feeling much improved (Reply)

My back's now mostly better, I am not much catching the nerve at awkward positions, the main problem now is just that I have an odd tightness on one side, including my hip. When I stand I am not straight upright at first: I ease through the last part and stretch as my sore spot loosens up. A clear sign that my back is improved is that after I get up in the morning it does not take very long before I can bend over enough to put my socks on. I expect to be back to normal after another week.

One kind of experience that interests me is that of physical sensations that are difficult to describe: that difficulty makes me wonder how universal they are. As my back has improved I have noticed a kind of sudden arresting sensation that seems like the nerve is caught: while it feels clean and sharp and to be avoided, for the past couple of days those moments have not actually felt painful.

Yesterday lunchtime I took a gentle walk through Dundee's city center and that went fine. This morning I tried working out. I got some way through and my back was not greatly bothered but I still cut my efforts short after ten minutes: I simply did not feel at all good. Over coming days I plan to slowly increase back to what I was doing. More immediately, I shall relax in the bathtub.