Thursday, February 22, 2007

It's a Bit Embarrassing

I am limping like an old lady with a hip problem. It's not really a hip problem, more of a butt problem. You see, I got so excited when the girls (Morgan's club volleyball team) were getting ready to play their championship game last Monday, that I told them if they won, I'd do a cartwheel (ok, does it start with a "c" or "k"??). They did, and I did. Twice. Evidently some of the girls didn't see it and asked me to do it again. It was great fun and everyone got a kick out of it (except the hubby, who says if he'd actually seen me do it, he would have been embarrassed). The next day my "butt muscle" was a little sore. Then on Wednesday, I went to Pilates. We did a move that has made my back side sore before. I went to the chiro that day, he tried to work the stiffness out and told me to ice it. I went to work today....even though it was still somewhat stiff, it didn't feel too bad. After work, I headed to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. I had a skirt on, I drive an SUV. I tried to get out without pulling a "Brittney" and exposing myself. I also pulled that same darn muscle and could barely walk! It's a good thing I had a cart just in front of my space that I wheeled into the store and used while shopping. I went back to the chiro today who used "e-stem" (electric stimulation) on my posterior (he's seen way too much of my backside!), told me to use plenty of ice and to absolutely not stretch or pull it! I'm still gimpy....it hurts. Does this mean I'm getting old??

2 comments:

annie said...

Yes. You are old. We are old. Sorry! I have a chronically sore hip, so I know that "old-lady walk" oh too well!

(tell the dh to get a sense of humor! He should be proud his wife can pull off a cartwheel!)

Catherine Detweiler said...

Annie's right, sorry to say. I now buy the generic version of Aleve at Costco in the giant bottle.