maybe L5 too...
my back has definitely been feeling out of sorts lately. that's not big news, it bothers me on and off from time to time. as a kid i sprained it pretty badly and have the tiniest case of scoliosis known to doctors. it's enough to get me checked out every time one of them feels me up, but not enough to really trouble me or do anything about (but exercise the damn thing). i thought a nice long walk today would help work my current kinks out, like it usually does, but i hardly went half a mile before my back started in. it's not just the pain my lower back, it's the sciatica that gets me. my left thigh likes to go numb, and sometimes it feels like my hip socket might be lined with shards of glass. awesome! i did go a whole mile before i gave up, which felt ridiculous. a mile?! that was too short a walk. i know better than to push it, though; i came home and had some ibuprofen and a warm shower, did some more stretches, and will try again tomorrow. sometimes my back just needs an afternoon to act like a jackass and then it's fine.
i will admit, though, i would like to move some of that turkey and gravy out of my system! thanksgiving lasts a long time in this family, and i might be comprised right now of 25% gravy and pie.
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