• RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]M
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    2 months ago

    Last weekend I did a foolish thing and attempted to unstuck our riding lawn mower after a wheel came off the ramp into the shed and the mower couldn't back up.

    I managed to move it using wood I had laying around like a lever, but in doing so I fucked up my shoulders and neck. On top of that I have been sick, low apatite and a cough. Yet on top of THAT, kid 2 gave us about 4 hours of sleep last night.

    I'm dogging it. No fevers at all, so not sure what I have, but probably something from either daycare or work (students are back, with all their summer germs).

    Here is hoping for better sleep tonight.

    • goose [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      May you find the one position that doesn't hurt while you're getting to sleep and also doesn't cause you to hurt when you wake up

      • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]M
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        2 months ago

        Lol I've been sleeping with one of the squish-mallows the kids have and it is somehow better then the two pillows I usually have.

      • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]M
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        2 months ago

        Thanks! I've been doing stretches all week and I think most of my neck and shoulder pain has subsided. It doesn't help I sit for most of the day. I've been trying to do some light walking too. Seems to help.

        • arbitrary@lemmygrad.ml
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          2 months ago

          Sounds like the right approach. My wife is a PTA if you want me to ask her for any exercises/stretches that might help, though I know it's harder for her without seeing the injury in person.

      • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]M
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        2 months ago

        Neck pain and shoulder pain are basically gone. Hopefully that means my body can focus on dealing with this virus I have.

    • FishLake@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 months ago

      I fudged my shoulder up too, but I think it was from looking at it wrong or something. Or I’m just getting older.

      Hope a good night’s rest fixes yours!

    • roux [he/him, they/them]
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      2 months ago

      There is a stomach bug that seems to be going around where you get either a low grade fever or none at all but you are basically in and out of the bathroom doing the number 2 and vomiting for the next 48 hours. We all got it last weekend and had to just let it ride.

      Hope you get well soon.

      • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]M
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        2 months ago

        Ironically enough, I had a 102.2 fever last night, and woke up with a 101.4 fever this morning... Took some Tylenol, and it knocked the fever right out, though. I was sweating like a pig when the fever broke, really gross. Turns out a co-worker is also sick too, we're both out today.