I need a rubber back bone please

I've been hobbling around like an old woman this week having done " I don't know what" to my lower back ( and Yes I know it's only 166 days until I'm 40 and this is the sign of the times).

The only way that I can describe it is like having the top half of my body ( above my waist) balancing on the lower half of my spine but feeling 100 times heavier.A bit like putting a Brick on top of an OXO stock cube.

I wouldn't mind if I had a humongous chest causing this phenomenon - but sadly I don't !!

I've tried to fix my own back and so firstly have rubbed deep heat into it. I'd forgotten how much that stuff stinks !! It's a bit like the smell of TCP - you can instantly smell who is wearing that - one person in the crowd of 1,000 and you can pick them out instantly !

I have swallowed any tablets that I could find in my kitchen medical drawer - even the ones at the back covered in fluff when the foil wrapper has been exposed -but to no avail.


It's amazing how I actually take my back for granted and all the things that it allows me to easily do when working properly - putting on my socks and shoes, bending down ,sitting down , sleeping ,standing, stretching up to get something out of a cupboard, carrying a bag, walking normally and not looking as though my bum cheeks have been glued together!

I was finally convinced to go to the doctor - something which I hate doing.

The doctor has told me that I have either slipped a disc out of line or trapped a nerve and to have a couple of weeks off work !

Although the thought of 2 weeks off work sounds great - I am hoping that my back will sort itself out as quickly as this problem came on and I will get back next week as I have so much on the go that only I can sort out.

I am currently swallowing pain killers given to me by the doctor but I seem to be having weird side effects from them - I am intensely itchy and my face has blotched over - really attractive to go with my old woman stoop!! and I feel intensely tired.

I decided to read the contra indications which are a book in themselves - I have the following possibly to look forward to -

Increased sweating, pain caused by spasm of the bile duct, palpitations ,nose bleeds,urinary system spasms,hallucinations (!)mental dullness (proof in this post!)excitation ( Yippee !)runny nose and skin rash .

So I have a dilemma - do I continue taking these monster sized tablets and suffer even more mental dullness,spotty skin, hallucinations and pee my pants or do I try to find an alternate remedy to get me back up and running??

One of my friends suggested hanging upside down by my ankles ( at least it wasn't by my neck I suppose) but what do I do in the meantime? - Help !!

Oh look - there's a flying sheep wearing a top hat playing a trumpet !

Some one tell me what to do please !!!!!!!!!!!

On a positive note - Dad in ICU is getting better and Sam got his 1st choice of secondary school !!