Went to physical therapy yesterday. While the therapist was quite competent I wound up in worse shape after the session than before - I could barely walk after it. I had to go to Walgreens for medicine and I shuffled through the place like an old, old man.
What was really bad was that I had to get trash out yesterday. It wasn't that hard taking the trash out but it was a real bear getting the can back in after my therapy session. And the trash guys, who had just collected it, watched me the whole time as they took a break while I struggled to move the can back to the side of the building. I had rather hoped one of them would be a Good Samaritan and help me but fat chance of that. It was like running a marathon.
At any rate I slept 12 \hours last night and still feel exhausted, plus my back is where it was a week ago.
I was able to skip the pain pills yesterday but had to take one this morning when I got up.
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Very often PT will make you feel worse at first. It's the old "no pain, no gain" thing. At least you know the guy accomplished something. If you'd walked out of there feeling no different, you'd have known he'd done nothing.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 13, 2026 01:25 AM (Vngxz)