Back in Business

One of the few good things about having a bad back is that it feels absolutely marvelllous when it starts to get better. Touch wood, it's well on the road to recovery, a little tired at the end of the day but my mobility is improving rapidly. One of the OHS guys at work lent me a support 'girdle' which has been a great help - I really notice it when I take it off. I'm also off the drugs (isn't Voltaren fantastic ?) and trying to do a bit of walking around to try and build up the strength again. It's amazing how out of condition you can get during a fortnight of enforced idleness.

I can once again wash my left foot reasonably well, get my socks on in the morning and tie shoelaces. I shall declare the recovery complete when I can once again cut my toenails, a chore which I'm actually looking forward to - heaven knows they need it !

I just wish I couold work out what I actually did to my back in the first place. I sure as hell wouldn't do it again.