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I remember when I was twenty-five, when I could strain a muscle and be better two days later. I took that entirely for granted.
About three months ago (or more?), I strained my shoulder typing. I was typing at my new desk and didn’t have a back support yet, and I was reaching too far forward. These things happen. Now, I didn’t exactly stop typing and give it a rest, either. You know me–workaholic that I am–I kept typing. I mean, I have deadlines, and I can’t just decide to take a few days off. That’s not how deadlines are met!
And then there was the fact that my desk was just so pretty, and I didn’t want to ugly it up with the back support. And so I just plunged on, hoping my shoulder would get used to the new position and stop hurting. It did not.
It took about ten days of prescription strength muscle relaxants before the stabbing pain stopped, and then I had to do about four weeks of physiotherapy until my arm stopped aching.
How does that happen?? I feel like my body is betraying me! It should be able to survive a little more punishment than this.
Anyway, I finished my physiotherapy, my shoulder is back to normal, I have my ugly little back support thingy on my chair, and I’m back in good shape.
But still… Why couldn’t I keep my youthful ability to bounce back?
Chalk it up to getting older and stress. I feel like my body is betraying me also. Like you, I’ve expected to quickly bounce back from everything! Being a nurse, wife, and mother of 3 boys, I lived with stress on a daily basis. I never thought about the effects of stress on the body. Deadlines don’t sound like much, but they’re stressful to our bodies. My elderly mother lived with us for a few years and I worked nightshift. I got to the point where I was getting 2 1/2 hours sleep a day because she thought I should be doing things with here. I saw my doctor and he suggested I quit working nightshift. We were moving so I stayed with daylight jobs ever since. Sadly, the stress didn’t quit! Try to find ways to sneak some rest during the day, that includes not worrying or thinking about problems or stuff you should be doing. Simply rest and enjoy it. Even a short 10 min break does wonders. And don’t forget to share some time with God.
I hadn’t thought of the stress aspect, but you’re right–it does have an effect on a body! But being a nurse on night shift would definitely be stressful. I can’t even imagine!