Ouch

I'm feeling very unlucky right now. I've managed to hurt my back (I'm not sure how, it started after a day of rest off from work, and has been hurting for three days) and acetaminophen doesn't help. Some things that cause instant, horrible pain are: sudden movements; yawning; sneezing; burping; and coughing. The fun thing about that is that my body is wired to have almost all of those happen on a regular basis--only the coughing is rare. Sudden movements come from little twitches that pop up every now and again. Burping seems to come any time I've consumed anything--even water (some of you have heard my rare gift for belching with nothing but water).

The two that are the most common are the sneezing and yawning. These come from lovely traits I inherited from my dad. The sneezing comes from ACHOO Syndrome--seriously, I'm not making that up. If you don't want to click the link, it basically says that exposure to bright light can cause me to sneeze, usually (for me) multiple times in succession. So, this means going outside can be quite painful for me--at least until my back stops complaining.

The yawning is likely a symptom of sleep apnea. I'm not 100% sure I have this, but I know my dad does, and I have many of the signs--tiredness during the day, low threshold of sleep during waking hours, caffeine addiction (this is actually more like a symptom of a symptom, but I'm still listing it), high blood pressure--and many of the risk factors--family history, overweight, overbite, large neck, male--so I'm pretty sure I have it.

Well, anyway, I just used a post to whine and complain. Thanks for taking the time to feel sorry for me--even if you didn't.