Comments on: Back on the Mend: Needles in My Back

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:10:35 +0000

Yikes! That looks pretty brutal. I’m sorry, man. I hope your insurance covered you. Back pain sucks more than anything. I was in a car accident and screwed up my back for over a year. I was able to walk but had a real hard time sleeping. I hope your treatment helps lead you to a speedy recovery!
Jerry

By: Cathy @ Chief Family Officer

Cathy @ Chief Family Officer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:14:28 +0000

That would definitely turn me off too – the experience (and efficacy) certainly depends on the expertise of the acupuncturist! I hope you’re feeling better!

By: creative-type dad

creative-type dad — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:35:47 +0000

Ouch! My wife recently had gone and the woman left huge bruises on her back.

Happy healing

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:09:53 +0000

Bless your heart! Hope you feel better soon.

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:52:19 +0000

@All, thanks for the support!

@Cathy, I’ve done accupuncture before for my lower back, but it was a bad experience. He didn’t speak much English and just stuck me with the pins then hooked up the electrodes and left the room. Two of them were placed poorly and really hurt, so I had to adjust them myself while avoiding the shock. I didn’t go back.

By: Cathy @ Chief Family Officer

Cathy @ Chief Family Officer — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:29:55 +0000

Ouch! I’m sorry you had to go through that but hope it totally pays off (kind of like an epidural – big needle in back that’s well worth it for the pain relief).

Speaking of needles, have you considered seeing an acupuncturist? (Sorry if you’ve mentioned it already, I skim rapidly sometimes.) I’m a believer after all of the research I did on it with regard to fertility before my son was born.

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:51:40 +0000

@Danielle, the goal of 30 minutes of exercise twice a week took a hit this last week because of my back, but prior to that I was doing pretty good with walking, cycling and running.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:08:26 +0000

Glad to hear you are on the mend!

How are you doing on your 2009 goals you blogged about on Jan 7th. A quarterly update maybe?

By: Jeff@StretchyDollar

Jeff@StretchyDollar — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:16:57 +0000

Wow! At least you’ve got a cool picture to remember this ‘lovely’ experience by. Good to have you ‘back.’ Best of luck on your recovery.

By: Do You Dave Ramsey?

Do You Dave Ramsey? — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:12:55 +0000

Ouch, that hurts just hearing about it…. but I’m glad things are trending the right way.

Get some rest and come back stronger than ever!

Dave