And Just Like That.....
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62443)
United States
November 23, 2020 9:17pm CST
My back is a party animal. It goes out more frequently than I do. 
Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke, doesn’t it? At least I know what happened this time around.
Yesterday I went over to my brother’s house to meet my new fur-niece. And, like a good aunt, I sat, cross-legged, on the floor, playing with her and the other two furkids. Everything was great yesterday!
Today I went shopping to pick up a few things.
And just like that......
My back went out.
Thankfully, I had a cart to lean against as the pain gnawed on my right hip and down into my right leg. I got home, put the stuff away, and headed straight for the lidocaine patch, Tylenol, and zero-gravity setting on my bed. That’s supposed to be good for the back, and I must say it seems to have helped a number of times when my back has messed up. So, chalk that up to having paid for itself.
Speaking of “paying for itself,” after I finish my hot chocolate I’m going to go soak in my walk-in tub. Thank God I have that: I can’t imagine trying to get in and out of a conventional tub when these back flare-ups happen.
Oh, and where are those muscle relaxers......
Here’s Rodney Dangerfield’s “Rappin’ Rodney,” since I mentioned him:
Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke, doesn’t it? At least I know what happened this time around.
Yesterday I went over to my brother’s house to meet my new fur-niece. And, like a good aunt, I sat, cross-legged, on the floor, playing with her and the other two furkids. Everything was great yesterday!
Today I went shopping to pick up a few things.
And just like that......
My back went out.
Thankfully, I had a cart to lean against as the pain gnawed on my right hip and down into my right leg. I got home, put the stuff away, and headed straight for the lidocaine patch, Tylenol, and zero-gravity setting on my bed. That’s supposed to be good for the back, and I must say it seems to have helped a number of times when my back has messed up. So, chalk that up to having paid for itself.
Speaking of “paying for itself,” after I finish my hot chocolate I’m going to go soak in my walk-in tub. Thank God I have that: I can’t imagine trying to get in and out of a conventional tub when these back flare-ups happen.
Oh, and where are those muscle relaxers......
Here’s Rodney Dangerfield’s “Rappin’ Rodney,” since I mentioned him:
Rodney Dangerfield performs his hit song Rappin’ Rodney on his 1983 TV Special, “I Can’t Take It No More”. He’s joined by Andy Kaufman, Robert Urich and a st...
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11 responses
@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Nov 20
Hope it feels better very soon. I have thought about buying a zero gravity chair for hubby to see if it helps him.
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Personally, for me, it works quite well. Of course, we’re talking about a memory foam mattress with a bed frame set in the “zero gravity” position......
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Nov 20
@FourWalls We bought an air bed and his back is feeling better sleeping on it. So he has some relief at least.
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@hardtimes1958 — I have a memory foam bed, and it’s infinitely better than my waterbed ever was.
@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Nov 20
Tell me more about your bed.
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Nov 20
@FourWalls But how do it do zero gravity, huh?
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@BarBaraPrz — you just push the button, it’s a pre-set. You’re not floating like in space, but the concept is to have you in a position where there’s no pressure on your back. Does it work? I just know I feel better after a day lying like this.
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
It’s wunnerful, wunnerful (in the words of Lawrence Welk). Memory foam with an adjustable base. The remote has a “zero gravity” setting on it.
And I think just eight more payments and it’s mine! Yeah, it wasn’t cheap (about $4k), but they did give me two years of free money to pay it off.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Nov 20
A tub like that is something many people would love to have.
Glad you have what you need to feel better.
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@Hannihar (129538)
• Israel
24 Nov 20
@FourWalls
I saw what you put for Rodney. I loved him. I loved to watch him. I am so so sorry about your back and hope it is much better now.
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Thank you. And Rodney was too good, wasn’t he? I love watching clips of him on Carson, where poor ol’ Johnny couldn’t get a word in!
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@Hannihar (129538)
• Israel
25 Nov 20
@FourWalls
I loved Rodney very much. He was so so funny. I bet it was hard for Johnny not to get a word in because Rodney would not let him.
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@LindaOHio (157150)
• United States
24 Nov 20
I'm so sorry your back went out. I hope you feel better soon.
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@FourWalls (62443)
• United States
24 Nov 20
I hope it will pick me up some ice cream for my apple pie while it’s out! 
Thanks 
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! Get well soon!
@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
24 Nov 20
i haven't had an episode like that in several years, but I remember and dread them
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