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[brightlotusmoon]

It's a problem when you don't know which part of your body to "Ow" at first.

I took a pain reliever specifically for the back, and a Claritin-D. Had a little coffee and rubbed Icy-Hot on the sore spot. Ray, my boss, thinks it may be a pinched nerve since when I sneezed I Ow'ed. When you sneeze and another part of your body hurts, that's a bad thing, right? It's been happening with the sciatica for years, and sciatica is the mother of all pinched nerves. It's the largest nerve in the body. Great. Although I have found four wonderful things that ease that pain: Menthol, Wintergreen Oil, Emu Oil, and Shea Butter I just got some Icy Hot, and I have Shea Butter, and I think I have something with Emu Oil. Emu and Shea also are excellent for skin and anti-aging and stuff. And Wintergreen, interestingly enough, contains a form of salicylic acid. I wonder if I can use it on my occasionaly clogged pores/zits.

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[lotb.livejournal.com]

Menthol, Wintergreen Oil, Emu Oil, and Shea Butter I just got some Icy Hot, and I have Shea Butter, and I think I have something with Emu Oil.

Hun, I know how set you are on herbal remedies and homeopathics, but there is such a thing as "Better living through modern medicine". Ask your Primary Care Physician if there's anything he can prescribe.

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. You have a highly valid point. *pouts* Which is why I got the Aleve and the back-pain relief. But if the physical therapists and orthopedists didn't recommend any drugs for the sciatica other than extra-strength Motrin, there's not much I can do other than, well, pop extra-strength Motrin. It's just hard to get out of the mentality that I grew up with--that sometimes what the doc gives you isn't always the best thing. Then again, sometimes it's the only thing. Oh, how I remember those hellish days of being doped up on codeine. Wait, no I don't. I was doped up on codeine. *bangs head against keyboard*