tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post115637089748575672..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: ETC: A Tall Glass of Rage with a Vitriol ChaserTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156808126249339542006-08-28T16:35:00.000-07:002006-08-28T16:35:00.000-07:00Oooooh sugar. Get thee to a massage therapist tom...Oooooh sugar. Get thee to a massage therapist tomorrow. Also (wierd but true) eat about three bananas and take three ibuprofen. The potassium in the bananas goes a looong way to helping muscle pain lessen and the ibuprofen will help it calm down to a dull roar. I've got chronic back crap and it works for me. <BR/><BR/>I was saved by a RMT last monday when I got off the plane and had my sciatica (what, am I 80 already?) hit. It's great to have to ask your therapist to stick his elbow in your butt.<BR/><BR/>Spent two amazing days in YVR. I'll send a private post. Good god, I love Canada. Headlines in USA when we left: IRAQ! Afghanistan! Be Afraid!!<BR/>Headlines in Vancouver: Our drug addicts don't have enough clean needles since you're closing down the free clinic. Refreshing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156802283883462022006-08-28T14:58:00.000-07:002006-08-28T14:58:00.000-07:00Ouch!As a sufferer of chronic neck problems, I hav...Ouch!<BR/><BR/>As a sufferer of chronic neck problems, I have found the following very helpful:<BR/><BR/>Take an old clean sock and fill it 2/3 full of raw rice and tie a knot in the end.<BR/><BR/>Put in the microwave on high for a couple of minutes and wrap around the back of your neck. It will stay warm for quite a long time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope this helps.<BR/><BR/>When the twins were still in the stroller (a front and back one), I had no shortage of people who would watch me struggle to negotiate doors. <BR/><BR/>I'm a firm believer in what goes around, comes around. <BR/><BR/>GABAunty Berthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156726293094454262006-08-27T17:51:00.000-07:002006-08-27T17:51:00.000-07:00ow ow ow. the thermacare thingeys are great but be...ow ow ow. the thermacare thingeys are great but be careful - i have a very good friend who developed a very strange rash by using them too much, too often. she gets killer periods, but couldn't decide which hurt more, the cramps or the ridiculous rash.<BR/><BR/>I hate people. in general. but especially hummer-driving people and people who don't help struggling mamas with strollers.BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156473674459960612006-08-24T19:41:00.000-07:002006-08-24T19:41:00.000-07:00man, i hate hummers (the automobile!). you poor th...man, i hate hummers (the automobile!). you poor thing. if i'd read this earlier i would NOT have sent that email. <BR/><BR/>i used to be eaten up with guilt over not nursing. but now, when i think of the drugs i would have had to turn down - why, i feel much better.<BR/><BR/>see? now you can rest easy - this story has a happy ending!<BR/><BR/>(p.s. i can send finn over. she has little hands but they're strong hands. for a couple bits of a mars bar - she'll massage you for hours)...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11123313424374995066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156437118198494932006-08-24T09:31:00.000-07:002006-08-24T09:31:00.000-07:00I hear you, I feel you, I want to weep for you--I'...I hear you, I feel you, I want to weep for you--I'm pregnant and can't take anything strong enough to deal with my chronic back pain. Makes you want to curse the day you were born. And I'm not exaggerating for effect.<BR/><BR/>May I suggest ThermaCare heat wraps/pads? They're self-heating (8 hrs +) dealies that you stick to the affected area, and they've done wonders for me. I put one on when I go to bed, and I can actually move when I wake up the next morning. I'm not sure they have them on your side of the border, but it's worth a look. They come in a red box and are usually stocked near the pain killers.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the neck, the trip, and avoiding a$$holes with tiny penises in all of the nearby crosswalks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805736296890775814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156407042890420252006-08-24T01:10:00.000-07:002006-08-24T01:10:00.000-07:00Ouch, those sea urchins look terrible. I would ta...Ouch, those sea urchins look terrible. I would take this as a perfect excuse to lie on the hammock reading and having nubile boy-slaves bring you delicious frosted drinks with umbrellas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156390527747512682006-08-23T20:35:00.000-07:002006-08-23T20:35:00.000-07:00Get a massage therapy treatment tomorrow if you ca...Get a massage therapy treatment tomorrow if you can. A good RMT can help you with a neck muscle strain right away. I know because that's what I do for a living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1156380137073735272006-08-23T17:42:00.000-07:002006-08-23T17:42:00.000-07:00Ugh. I hope that Sam someday appreciates your sacr...Ugh. I hope that Sam someday appreciates your sacrifice. I like to remind my kids every once in a while of all the painkillers and allery medicine I didn't take while nursing them, to make them really appreciate it. So not fun.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.com