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OT: Andrea's theraputic massage

Andrea Zander
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 06:57:20 -0800

I have been trampled by a herd of wildebeast.  At least, that's what it
feels like.  I had my very first deep tissue massage yesterday for my neck
and upper back, since I couldn't turn my head to the right on Friday.  Did
it feel good?  Yes, unless it hurt.  It was a good hurt for the most part,
but I swear my back is black and blue now (Matt says it's not).  She made
me flex up my shoulderblades so she could get UNDER them.  This was a
half-hour massage.  I iced my back last night and drank a gallon of water,
but oofdah (pardon my Minnesotan), am I achy!  And I go back for another
session tomorrow.  After all that, my chiropractor said my muscles were
still very tight, and he called me a "project."  Oh lord, I'm a
chiropractic project.  Hopefully this means I'm on my way up in feeling
better, but yikes, I'll be sore forever!

Andrea Z and the Z Zoo

P.S.  Did I mention I found out I have C1 spina bifida and am developing
osteoarthritis in my vertebrae?

Andrea M. Zander,
Information Development Team Lead,
IBM TSC--HDD, 507-286-6525/Rochester, Minnesota

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