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A Pain in the Neck

Trish Burgess Posted on31/08/201107/04/2016 Lucky Dip 22 Comments


This may well be a very short post. I’m typing it standing up, the only position I can gain some relief from a very painful neck. Sitting down, even on a comfy sofa, never mind a wheely chair at my desk, is so uncomfortable, after a few minutes I have to get up. I could lie down but only if I stay very still: as soon as I turn, a pain shoots up the right side of the back of my neck and I start wimpering.

How did I succumb to this injury? Emptying the dishwasher. Rather than take a bit of exercise and walk round the island in the middle of the kitchen to put the glasses away, I stretched over the hob, ducking my head to avoid it being clonked on the cooker hood. Head did avoid being clonked but, it being poked forward, rather like a demented chicken, I overstretched the neck ligaments.

You may recall I also have a frozen shoulder which means my right arm, shoulder and right side of my neck are all affected now. I still can’t fasten my bra or remove clothes which don’t have buttons in the front and now I can’t sit down and play in bloggyland for more than a few minutes before I go all stiff!

Husband is not being that helpful. He keeps reminding me to take painkillers, has prodded the affected area a bit, mumbled something about my trapezius and says he gets it a lot too. He’s as bad as those doctors who try to reassure you by saying, “There’s a lot of it about”.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. Standing up constantly, like the knackered old nag that I am, I have found that doing lots of cooking seems to ease things. So the family are benefiting from some fabulous culinary creations: chocolate brownies, white chocolate cookies, lamb tagine, creamy potatoes with bacon and maple syrup, raspberry crumble…

To say nothing about the toning effect on my legs – I could crack walnuts, I tell you.

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22 Comments

  1. Emma Reply
    31/08/2011 at 1:30 pm

    Poor you, that sounds awful. Hope you are sorted as soon as possible and I hope you are enjoying some of that baking as well? Emma 🙂

  2. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    31/08/2011 at 1:33 pm

    Emma – it's just so frustrating. Even driving causes discomfort. I'm sure it will settle down in a few days – in the meantime, yes, I'm tucking into a cookie as I type.

  3. Expat mum Reply
    31/08/2011 at 2:08 pm

    Oh no. There's nothing worse. Having a "delicate" back which often sees me walking with the aid of a crutch, I sympathize with pain plus limited movement. Dougie's right though – (if a little cold) keep the pain under control as it's knackering to deal with it all day.
    Hmmm, sister and I have both been treated in the past for frozen shoulders. Another Conway gene?

  4. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    31/08/2011 at 2:16 pm

    @Expat Mum – maybe it is in the genes; my mum had a frozen shoulder at my age too. This is my second one!
    I'm being a bit unfair on Dougie: he's probably light on the sympathy as he suffers far worse pain in his own back and joints on a permanent basis. I forget to take the tablets during the day because if I'm on my feet and moving it feels, bizarrely, ok.

  5. Very Bored in Catalunya Reply
    31/08/2011 at 2:33 pm

    You are in the wars, aren't you. Well either that or falling apart at the seams.

    Hope you get better soon. xx

  6. auntiegwen Reply
    31/08/2011 at 2:38 pm

    oooh that cooking sounds delish and me on a semi permanent diet too 🙁

  7. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    31/08/2011 at 2:39 pm

    @Very Bored – definitely the latter; must be my age. Though there seems to be a lot of bloggers with back and joint pains I've been reading about lately – maybe it's caused by sitting too long in front of a laptop??

  8. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    31/08/2011 at 3:02 pm

    @Auntiegwen – my interest in cooking again has also been renewed because of my new appliances: I realise now how rubbish my old oven was, especially as it didn't have glass doors to see how things are progressing. Most of the recipes would be no good for your diet – sugar and cream dolloped into everything at the moment.

  9. sally Reply
    31/08/2011 at 3:18 pm

    So you're standing up, eating a cookie, whilst Dougie takes bra off?
    And you expect sympathy?
    Ha.

  10. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    31/08/2011 at 3:23 pm

    @Sally – Oh that did make me laugh! I don't know how to reply so will just shuffle off and find another cookie.

  11. Curry Queen Reply
    31/08/2011 at 4:19 pm

    So it's all round to yours tonight for dinner? But perhaps I'll pass on anything containing walnuts…

  12. Sarah Reply
    31/08/2011 at 4:47 pm

    Funny how there's always a silver lining. They aren't always so tasty though.

    Hope your neck eases up soon so you can practice frog-leaping over the island.

  13. About Last Weekend Reply
    31/08/2011 at 4:56 pm

    I'm so sorry about your neck, but sounds like you're going to get the best Mum-wife-friend award with all that cooking.

  14. Steve Reply
    31/08/2011 at 7:03 pm

    If it would help I could attend a few impromptu meals myself. I wouldn't want your legs to go all flabby now you've got them in shape.

    Seriously though, it sounds awful – you have my genuine sympathy.

  15. libby Reply
    31/08/2011 at 7:13 pm

    Is his bedside manor up to scratch? does he deserve all that fabulous food?……but seriously … how horrible for you….feel better soon.

  16. Kelloggsville Reply
    31/08/2011 at 9:51 pm

    Poor you. I've discovered sitting on an exercise ball means I'm still moving around a bit so I can sit for slightly longer. All that standing up can get tiring in the end, although the ironing is always up to date! I always fantasised that living with a doctor would mean the end to all sickly woes. I recommend you start with some Mrs Croply receipes until he sorts you out 🙂

  17. MsCaroline Reply
    31/08/2011 at 10:19 pm

    Owwww. I have a ruptured disc in my back and can completely sympathize, especially with not being able to do the most basic dressing things. Funny, I always imagined that doctors' families would have access to all the top-secret fast-working stuff and it was the rest of us who had to suffer while time and ibuprofen did their work. Very discouraging to know there's no secret cure after all…. I think the cooking sounds like an excellent physiotherapy as well as a balm to the tortured psyche….feel better soon!

  18. Funky Wellies Reply
    01/09/2011 at 8:09 am

    Ouch, poor you! Sorry to hear this, sending you lots of sympathetic hugs and hope it will settle pretty soon. xx

  19. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    01/09/2011 at 9:02 am

    @Curry queen – chicken kebabs and a selection of tapas. Will that do you?

    @Sarah – if I manage to leap frog it I'll do it on YouTube!

    @About last weekend – the family are most pleased and are hoping it will continue. Rory particularly in heaven.

    @Steve – I haven't shopped for tonuight yet. What do you fancy?

  20. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    01/09/2011 at 9:09 am

    @Libby – Ah he's lovely really, derserves lots of treats.

    @Kelloggsville – yes, my ironing is up to date too, plus the dusting! I think you're suffering far worse than me.

    @Ms Caroline – I think you and Kelloggsville will beat me in the pain stakes.
    As to living with a doctor, there are advantages: getting an appointment is easy, I get home visits too and playing doctors and nurses is lots of fun!

    @Funy wellies – had a good sleep last night and am finding just perching very delicately on the bar stool in the kitchen seems to be not too bad.

  21. Wylye Girl Reply
    01/09/2011 at 9:49 am

    Ouch, poor you! I put my back out putting The Girl in the car when she was a toddler. I found Valium and wine worked well. Didn't talk much sense but I didn't feel much pain either

  22. Trish @ Mum's Gone To ... Reply
    01/09/2011 at 9:52 am

    @Wylye Girl – that sounds like a plan. Might give the valium a miss but the wine may take the edge off it.

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