10/27/2003

The curse of the protruding disk.

The disk between L4 and L5 is the source of pain for millions. My latest episode has lasted three weeks and several times it looks like abating only to flare up again.

Doning all the wrong things doesn't help. Like sitting at a desk for hours on end. Or manual labor in the garden. Or running.

What the hell else is there? You can't lie on a bed all your life. I spend my weekdays working in front of a computer and weekends being active. My gut feeling is that the sitting around is worse than being active. This is backed up by latest medical opinion which says active is best.

Just don't go lifting concrete blocks. Get a landscaper or leave the garden as it is.

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