Saturday, August 12, 2006

More Holidays

Well I am now officially on my second round of holidays. And after the week I had at work, I am so ready for my week off.
Today we are going to the ex. The kids are very excited. Since it doesn't open until noon, this morning will be perfect time for everyone to pitch in and clean the house. The kids will have to help if they want to go and this way it will take way less time for the house to become clean.
On Monday morning we are off to the lake with my parents. We are going to Memorial Lake, which is a beautiful lake. Perfect for everyone. They have a fantastic beach and swimming area and there are lots of fish so my parents can go fishing. Our campsite that we have reserved is perfect for us because it is right next to the play area for the kids to play on, the beach is only 2 minutes away and the boat parking area is right there so we can keep an eye on the canoe and the motorboat.
I will take lots of pics and put them up when we get back.
Marian, in your question about using ice or heat, I would recomend using ice right after you have had a treatment. Ice reduces swelling and inflamation which will occur right after you have had a treatment. Then after that, do what you think feels right. Some say do ice for 10 minutes and then do heat for 10 minutes. But do whatever makes it feel better. On my back, I use ice to reduce the swelling when it is sore and then I lay in a hot bathtub after to make it feel better.
I would also ask the chiropractor if he thinks physiotherapy might help you out at all. I would be interested to hear what he thinks about that.

1 comment:

Marian said...

Thanks for the advice. I still haven't tried ice. Just using those stick on heat strips. That really does seem to make it feel better. Ice may do better, but there is no easy way to put it on and go about my day. At night, I'm now drugged up, so it's okay. But we shall see.

I go for my third treatment today. Yesterday the pain was real bad. Today I've got a freakin' headache and the beginnings of a cold so everything hurts. No fun at all.

Alrighty, I gotta get moving. Post more often eh! Did you move any flowers yet?