well, this is a timely discussion for me: i have been doing the stretch you describe almost every day for YEARS, and it has always helped me. i love it. i really recommend it.
BUT, this weekend i learned that i can also overdo it. i apparently pulled a muscle in my mid-back bad enough to also cause a bit of a fever (who knew that was possible?), and so i woke up yesterday achy and sore all over, AND i had a bit of a fever. guess who spent yesterday freaking out that i might have contracted COVID? sheesh, 2020, i swearā¦
the good news is that aside from my back hurting so badly that itās hard to take a deep breath, iām fine. no fever, or any other symptoms. but thank you!
āOkay, Iāll probably be allergic to this, but I an do a patch test.ā
Picks up prescription
Looks over label
āFragrance? Thereās a near-certainty Iāll be allergic to this, but at least they could list which ones on the off chance. And whose bright idea was it to add āfragranceā to medicine?ā
āCocoyl? Okay, that turns out to come from coconuts. Maybe I should just return this and skip the patch test, since Iām more likely to have a severe allergic reaction than to get any benefitā¦ā
I still havenāt heard back about the meds. I also have a couple x-rays coming up. I only have basic cotton masks, and Iām allergic to the standard masks, many of which contain latex and the rest of which contain other elastics. Does anyone know how to find a good elastic-free mask?
Also, I keep getting sick after eating bread. Had mouth sores the last couple days. For years, Iāve had the worst reaction to sourdough bread, and when Iāve looked it up, itās all about how sourdough helps. Always helps. I donāt have the same reaction to most other wheat products. I used to attribute it to acidity. I wonder if itās a yeast allergyā¦?
Bread is one of those foods that my body craves and my digestionā¦ doesnāt. A piece of toast, fine. More than that and I pay for it. Thatās true of starchy stuff in general.
Taking my backpack on and off tends to worsen my shoulder injuries. Does anyone know of something which is easier on the shoulders, not too hard on the back, and not likely to fall or get in the way when running from dogs?
There are foldable carts that you can easily carry folded up when empty, with wheels when unfolded and then you can pack a lot of stuff on them and pull/push them. Itād still be a hassle to pull/drag it when running from dogs. For that Iād carry the cheapest beef jerky you can find. Toss that to the dogs and theyāll likely ignore you. The slim jim strips used to work well for me back in the day; itās been many years since I needed that, but it always worked.
Thanks. Iām having more trouble with the shoulder motions of putting them on and taking them off both shoulders, and the motions and arm position tok keep them on one shoulder. Not trouble with the weight. I also have to go down stairs, up a curb, over a field, run from dogs, down a curb, up to the median, down, up, up a slope, down a curb, up, down, up, etc. to get to the grocery store.
P.S. Iām thinking a small duffel bag might work for now.
Iām not allergic to Cleure but theyāre fluoride-free. Currently looking based on whether they list fuouride, xylitol, and either flavor-free or berry. Still running into mint, mint, mint everywhere.