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France Diary Summer 2026 #10: Back

Ah, the mysteries of the lumbar region. Lumbago: sounds like a recreational vehicle. If you’d asked me what caused my current attack of acute lower back pain, I might have joked that the immediate cause seemed to be the Guardian Quick Crossword on Saturday morning.

I’d got up, as usual, taken my pill, got into my cycling gear in preparation for an early ride. My OH had decided that Saturday was pruning/trimming day, but I had independently decided I was going on a ride. On my return, I was to do the hedges with the Hedge Trimmer of Unknown Provenance that lives in the barn.

So, as usual, I sat down with my breakfast and did the Quick. It’s a daily test of brain fog, I reckon. If I have not had enough calories, I might struggle more than usual. I know I had to reveal the word HOTELIER, so that wasn’t good.

And I got up from the table and—that was it. Immobilised. I always think of the Christmas Carol Goes Wrong by the Mischief Theatre Company, and the line: “OH NO! HE’S COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED!”

I was doubled over, couldn’t straighten up. The cause? Who knows. I moved four heavy slabs on Friday morning, so maybe a 24-hours-later delayed reaction? Otherwise, I’m stumped.

A sensible person would have cancelled the bike ride. Why didn’t I? Well, reader, there was method in the madness. In the past, I have experienced sciatic pain and have actually fixed it by going on a ride. The pressure from the saddle is perfect—better than the tennis ball method.

So I tried the ride. Getting on the bike: agony. Getting off the bike: agony. Pausing on the bike to take a photo: agony. But actually pedalling and sitting on the saddle? Fine.

Still, in the end, probably not the greatest idea I ever had.

And when I got home, still hobbling, the hedge trimmer was waiting for me. I cannot tell you how much pain I was in then. But the politics of marriage dictate that you cannot go for a bike ride and then refuse to operate a hedge trimmer.

So I did that until I could do no more and then I took to my bed for the rest of the day. And yesterday, although the pain had eased somewhat, I didn’t move very much. This morning? Still some pain, but I have more movement, and I am going for a gentle walk (as gentle as it gets around here) to try to unkink.

France Diary Summer 2026 #10: Back

Ah, the mysteries of the lumbar region. Lumbago: sounds like a recreational vehicle. If you’d asked me what caused my current attack of acute lower back pain, I might have joked that the immediate cause seemed to be the Guardian Quick Crossword on Saturday morning.

I’d got up, as usual, taken my pill, got into my cycling gear in preparation for an early ride. My OH had decided that Saturday was pruning/trimming day, but I had independently decided I was going on a ride. On my return, I was to do the hedges with the Hedge Trimmer of Unknown Provenance that lives in the barn.

So, as usual, I sat down with my breakfast and did the Quick. It’s a daily test of brain fog, I reckon. If I have not had enough calories, I might struggle more than usual. I know I had to reveal the word HOTELIER, so that wasn’t good.

And I got up from the table and—that was it. Immobilised. I always think of the Christmas Carol Goes Wrong by the Mischief Theatre Company, and the line: “OH NO! HE’S COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED!”

I was doubled over, couldn’t straighten up. The cause? Who knows. I moved four heavy slabs on Friday morning, so maybe a 24-hours-later delayed reaction? Otherwise, I’m stumped.

A sensible person would have cancelled the bike ride. Why didn’t I? Well, reader, there was method in the madness. In the past, I have experienced sciatic pain and have actually fixed it by going on a ride. The pressure from the saddle is perfect—better than the tennis ball method.

So I tried the ride. Getting on the bike: agony. Getting off the bike: agony. Pausing on the bike to take a photo: agony. But actually pedalling and sitting on the saddle? Fine.

Still, in the end, probably not the greatest idea I ever had.

And when I got home, still hobbling, the hedge trimmer was waiting for me. I cannot tell you how much pain I was in then. But the politics of marriage dictate that you cannot go for a bike ride and then refuse to operate a hedge trimmer.

So I did that until I could do no more and then I took to my bed for the rest of the day. And yesterday, although the pain had eased somewhat, I didn’t move very much. This morning? Still some pain, but I have more movement, and I am going for a gentle walk (as gentle as it gets around here) to try to unkink.

France Diary Summer 2026 #10: Back

Ah, the mysteries of the lumbar region. Lumbago: sounds like a recreational vehicle. If you’d asked me what caused my current attack of acute lower back pain, I might have joked that the immediate cause seemed to be the Guardian Quick Crossword on Saturday morning.

I’d got up, as usual, taken my pill, got into my cycling gear in preparation for an early ride. My OH had decided that Saturday was pruning/trimming day, but I had independently decided I was going on a ride. On my return, I was to do the hedges with the Hedge Trimmer of Unknown Provenance that lives in the barn.

So, as usual, I sat down with my breakfast and did the Quick. It’s a daily test of brain fog, I reckon. If I have not had enough calories, I might struggle more than usual. I know I had to reveal the word HOTELIER, so that wasn’t good.

And I got up from the table and—that was it. Immobilised. I always think of the Christmas Carol Goes Wrong by the Mischief Theatre Company, and the line: “OH NO! HE’S COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED!”

I was doubled over, couldn’t straighten up. The cause? Who knows. I moved four heavy slabs on Friday morning, so maybe a 24-hours-later delayed reaction? Otherwise, I’m stumped.

A sensible person would have cancelled the bike ride. Why didn’t I? Well, reader, there was method in the madness. In the past, I have experienced sciatic pain and have actually fixed it by going on a ride. The pressure from the saddle is perfect—better than the tennis ball method.

So I tried the ride. Getting on the bike: agony. Getting off the bike: agony. Pausing on the bike to take a photo: agony. But actually pedalling and sitting on the saddle? Fine.

Still, in the end, probably not the greatest idea I ever had.

And when I got home, still hobbling, the hedge trimmer was waiting for me. I cannot tell you how much pain I was in then. But the politics of marriage dictate that you cannot go for a bike ride and then refuse to operate a hedge trimmer.

So I did that until I could do no more and then I took to my bed for the rest of the day. And yesterday, although the pain had eased somewhat, I didn’t move very much. This morning? Still some pain, but I have more movement, and I am going for a gentle walk (as gentle as it gets around here) to try to unkink.

[New post] Everything you wanted to know about honey supers but were afraid to ask. Adding, managing, removing, lifting, extracting, nadiring, storing … along with anything else I can think of.
https://theapiarist.org/super-tips-and-tricks/
#beekeeping #lumbago

[New post] Everything you wanted to know about honey supers but were afraid to ask. Adding, managing, removing, lifting, extracting, nadiring, storing … along with anything else I can think of.
https://theapiarist.org/super-tips-and-tricks/
#beekeeping #lumbago

[New post] Everything you wanted to know about honey supers but were afraid to ask. Adding, managing, removing, lifting, extracting, nadiring, storing … along with anything else I can think of.
https://theapiarist.org/super-tips-and-tricks/
#beekeeping #lumbago

[New post] Everything you wanted to know about honey supers but were afraid to ask. Adding, managing, removing, lifting, extracting, nadiring, storing … along with anything else I can think of.
https://theapiarist.org/super-tips-and-tricks/
#beekeeping #lumbago

[New post] Everything you wanted to know about honey supers but were afraid to ask. Adding, managing, removing, lifting, extracting, nadiring, storing … along with anything else I can think of.
https://theapiarist.org/super-tips-and-tricks/
#beekeeping #lumbago

C'est moche de vieillir ! 😅

(Non, ce n'est pas mon anniversaire, j'ai juste un petit avant-goût de ce que c'est que d'être tout pété du dos... #lumbago )

C'est moche de vieillir ! 😅

(Non, ce n'est pas mon anniversaire, j'ai juste un petit avant-goût de ce que c'est que d'être tout pété du dos... #lumbago )

#Lumbago: sehr schmerzhaft und echt nicht lustig!
Beim Ziehen an einem, unter einem sehr schweren Möbelstück liegenden, Teppich ein PENG im Rücken gespürt und danach vor Schmerz nicht mehr fähig gewesen mich zu bewegen.
Die nun nötige tagelange Untätigkeit: unfassbar ätzend und nervig! Nicht mal mein Baby selbst wickeln kann ich.
#älterwerdenistmist

Do you have a problem with Backache?
Check out this new, inexpensive book on @Gumroad
https://owenjones.gumroad.com/l/kteft
#BackPain #backache #lumbago #chronicpain #books #pain #health

Do you have a problem with Backache?
Check out this new, inexpensive book on @Gumroad
https://owenjones.gumroad.com/l/kteft
#BackPain #backache #lumbago #chronicpain #books #pain #health

Do you have a problem with Backache?
Check out this new, inexpensive book on @Gumroad
https://owenjones.gumroad.com/l/kteft
#BackPain #backache #lumbago #chronicpain #books #pain #health

Do you have a problem with Backache?
Check out this new, inexpensive book on @Gumroad
https://owenjones.gumroad.com/l/kteft
#BackPain #backache #lumbago #chronicpain #books #pain #health

Pohjan piika tekee tammen lastuista noidannuolia. Niin että jos #lumbago vaivaa, tiiätte ketä varoa. #PyhätPuut #kirjamastodon

Pohjan piika tekee tammen lastuista noidannuolia. Niin että jos #lumbago vaivaa, tiiätte ketä varoa. #PyhätPuut #kirjamastodon

Pohjan piika tekee tammen lastuista noidannuolia. Niin että jos #lumbago vaivaa, tiiätte ketä varoa. #PyhätPuut #kirjamastodon

#ListeningTo "Lumbago" by #Lumbago https://poli5.bandcamp.com/album/lumbago #CCMusic! Released September 5, #2024 via #Poli5 #DěkujemeLidem!!

#ListeningTo "Lumbago" by #Lumbago https://poli5.bandcamp.com/album/lumbago #CCMusic! Released September 5, #2024 via #Poli5 #DěkujemeLidem!!

#ListeningTo "Lumbago" by #Lumbago https://poli5.bandcamp.com/album/lumbago #CCMusic! Released September 5, #2024 via #Poli5 #DěkujemeLidem!!

J'ai essayé de ranger les courses et je pensais sortir m'occuper de la robe de 10ans mais il paraît que j'ai pas bien compris le concept du repos alors je suis de retour au lit avec une bouillotte #lumbago

J'ai essayé de ranger les courses et je pensais sortir m'occuper de la robe de 10ans mais il paraît que j'ai pas bien compris le concept du repos alors je suis de retour au lit avec une bouillotte #lumbago

Si ça intéresse quelqu'un, je cède mon #lumbago , beaucoup servi mais encore très violent, car couplé à la sciatique, aux problèmes de circulation du sang et aux bouffées de chaleur ça me fait un peu trop. Me contacter en MP pour un transfert immédiat. #3615MaVie

Si ça intéresse quelqu'un, je cède mon #lumbago , beaucoup servi mais encore très violent, car couplé à la sciatique, aux problèmes de circulation du sang et aux bouffées de chaleur ça me fait un peu trop. Me contacter en MP pour un transfert immédiat. #3615MaVie

Si ça intéresse quelqu'un, je cède mon #lumbago , beaucoup servi mais encore très violent, car couplé à la sciatique, aux problèmes de circulation du sang et aux bouffées de chaleur ça me fait un peu trop. Me contacter en MP pour un transfert immédiat. #3615MaVie

#lumbago
#AngioOedemeAuxAINS

Je viens de prendre 60 mg de corticoïdes ! Ne vous étonnez pas si je pouette non stop pendant 24h !

#lumbago
#AngioOedemeAuxAINS

Je viens de prendre 60 mg de corticoïdes ! Ne vous étonnez pas si je pouette non stop pendant 24h !

#lumbago
#AngioOedemeAuxAINS

Je viens de prendre 60 mg de corticoïdes ! Ne vous étonnez pas si je pouette non stop pendant 24h !

My lower back pain is spiking this week and I can't even sit or lie down pain-free. After I've only just now been through physiotherapy and seeing the orthopedist several times, but he didn't seem to find anything that's really causing this and basically told me 'it is how it is'.

Am I really gonna live with this pain the rest of my life now, barely being able to lift stuff and bend??? Or are doctors is Germany just really shitty?

#coxalgy #lumbago #osteoporosis

My lower back pain is spiking this week and I can't even sit or lie down pain-free. After I've only just now been through physiotherapy and seeing the orthopedist several times, but he didn't seem to find anything that's really causing this and basically told me 'it is how it is'.

Am I really gonna live with this pain the rest of my life now, barely being able to lift stuff and bend??? Or are doctors is Germany just really shitty?

#coxalgy #lumbago #osteoporosis

My lower back pain is spiking this week and I can't even sit or lie down pain-free. After I've only just now been through physiotherapy and seeing the orthopedist several times, but he didn't seem to find anything that's really causing this and basically told me 'it is how it is'.

Am I really gonna live with this pain the rest of my life now, barely being able to lift stuff and bend??? Or are doctors is Germany just really shitty?

#coxalgy #lumbago #osteoporosis

My lower back pain is spiking this week and I can't even sit or lie down pain-free. After I've only just now been through physiotherapy and seeing the orthopedist several times, but he didn't seem to find anything that's really causing this and basically told me 'it is how it is'.

Am I really gonna live with this pain the rest of my life now, barely being able to lift stuff and bend??? Or are doctors is Germany just really shitty?

#coxalgy #lumbago #osteoporosis

My lower back pain is spiking this week and I can't even sit or lie down pain-free. After I've only just now been through physiotherapy and seeing the orthopedist several times, but he didn't seem to find anything that's really causing this and basically told me 'it is how it is'.

Am I really gonna live with this pain the rest of my life now, barely being able to lift stuff and bend??? Or are doctors is Germany just really shitty?

#coxalgy #lumbago #osteoporosis

@triac8bit You have my sympathy. My back feels like I'm breaking apart if I make the wrong move if it's any consolation. #lumbago

@triac8bit You have my sympathy. My back feels like I'm breaking apart if I make the wrong move if it's any consolation. #lumbago

@triac8bit You have my sympathy. My back feels like I'm breaking apart if I make the wrong move if it's any consolation. #lumbago

@triac8bit You have my sympathy. My back feels like I'm breaking apart if I make the wrong move if it's any consolation. #lumbago