ICY HOT+hot shower=BAD

Over the 4th of July weekend, I slept on my neck wrong. Really, really wrong and I was super stiff and it hurt for about 2 days before it got better. Since then I keep "re-injuring" it by doing the littlest things, like reaching for something, or turning to look over my shoulder when I change lanes in my car, etc. Usually it's just a little twinge and it's okay a little later.

WELL this morning I, again, did some little tiny dumb movment and I felt something click in my neck and basically since then I have been stiff as can be and in pain. I look like I have a rod up my back through the top of my head---I have very good posture I guess! I seriously have to sit like that otherwise I'm in pain. It's a lovely shooting pain that goes down my neck, through my shoulders and down past my shoulder blade. super. ANYWAYS, thank God my mom and my cousin ashley came down today otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do anything. It's so incredibly dibilitating to have back/neck injuries. You literally use those muscles for e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. So my mom was so kind to run to Target and get me a hot pad, aleve, and some roll on aspertame sports type cream (think: Icy Hot). It felt really good after she put it on....then I decided I wanted to take a nice hot shower to try and loosen up a bit a couple hours after she had put the cream on. DONT EVER DO THAT. I was in the shower and at first I thought...hmmm, that kinda hurts. Then about 30 seconds later I thought...there must be a million fire ants on my back, it hurt so bad. I finished my shower in luke warm water so I wouldnt die a terrible fire death, and when I got out, I was an absolute lobster where the cream had been rolled on. Yikes. About a half hour later, it's finally not burning anymore. Just thought everyone could learn from my mistakes :)

And I had a few people ask, but yes--I did miss last Friday's "flash me friday". I kinda got busy and before I knew it, it was Sunday. So I will do it again this Friday. Enjoy the rest of your week!