New health problem

For the past week I have been suffering with really bad pain in my left shouldber blade. The only thing that relieves it is lying down. The thing that makes it worse is sitting in an upright chair. I’ve barely been able to use the desktop computer at all. I can manage on the laptop for a short while but even that irritates it.

This situation is exactly the same as with the hamstring pain. That also is worst when I am in an upright chair and relieved by lying down. I am sure the two are connected.

Sometimes the pain goes right across the upper back.

I have an appointment with the doctor for a week on Thursday, the earliest I could get. The last time I made an appointment for something I had recovered befoe I got there! Perhaps that is the idea.

I did a duty at the helpline on Sunday and it was awful. Part of our duties involve answering emails and after a half hour at the computer I was in really bad pain. I had taken a full dose of Ibuprofen but it barely helped. I’m wondering what I am going to do about this as I don’t really want to go through that but I would so miss it if I gave it up. I get as much out of it as I give. I’ve thought of going and just answering the phones but I’d still be sitting for three and a half hours.

It also means I can’t do much writing.

Hopefully the doctor will be able to help, though they couldn’t do much for the hamstring problem.