Thursday 9 June 2016

My first visit to osteopath

I have a very backache after the abortion
initially i thought is due to the lack of confinement
so i started drinking dom 
then i thought is maybe due to my work with the stroller and the girls' school bags
when it didnt go away after a month,
i thought i may have sprained my back
or the hip didnt adjust well after the pregnancy.
The backache was so bad that i would wake up in the night,
i cant stay in a position for too long,
I cant walk for too long
and i even started walking strangely.
I felt like im an old woman...

While i was fearing that the backpain may be permanent,
a friend of ours, who is currently pregnant, introduced us to her osteopath
who is also a midwife,
she seems to be the perfect person for me to go to
in case the backpain was really due to the pregnancy.

Basically osteopath is the mix of physiotherapy and chinese sinseh
The thing is i didnt knew i had to removed my pants for the treatment
and wore my ugly panties for the session, oops
Since i sort of rushed to the session, i was sweaty too
definitely she must be thinking how gross i was.

After i told her about my symptoms
she did an examination on me
and told me that my legs are of uneven length
which may be the main reason for my backache
I was super shocked that my legs are uneven
but she said it is due to 1 side of my back's muscle contracted
and i will be back to normal after a session and exercise to do at home

Apart from the stretching, some cracking and moving my limbs,
the session also included some head massage
I did felt like a mini massage session and enjoyed it
After the session, i was walking normally!
And i felt my backpain reduced and was super happy
The same night, my whole body felt so achy and pain
that it felt like i did some 1000x back exercises
and it was painful to even fall asleep...
The next day, my body felt like i ran a marathon
i was feeling so tired that i took a day off from work to rest..

It has been almost a week since the visit
My back has definitely improved and pain is reduced
Im still amazed how suddenly i developed uneven legs
for now, I hope to be pain-free real soon...




Sunday 5 June 2016

Therapeutic house chores

I think i inherited some OCD genes from my mum
Although im not as extreme as she is
I do have my steps and procedures to follow
with regards to house chores and cleaning
which i think becomes more obvious in our new apartment.

And i will become upset when husband didnt do it my way, opps
I remembered when i was suffering from my lungs infections
I had to force myself to look away when husband was hanging the laundry
because it was not my way, haha
Yes, lying and feeling all weak and still worry about the laundry....

I always find laundry hanging very therapeutic
it just takes my mind off
while im choosing the type of hangers to use,
the way to hang or seeing everything done

The other therapeutic chore for me is washing the dishes
we are probably the rare few in paris that doesnt have a dish washer machine
we dont have the space for it and i truly like washing dishes..
From a full sink of dirty dishes
to all cleaned and tucked away
What a sense of satisfaction!

My latest therapeutic chore is ironing!
I cant remember the last time i ironed something
And husband normally just wore shirts unironed for work
I guess my mum's method to hang dry the shirts helped them to look less crumbled
Recentlt husband decided to invest in new shirts
i had to iron the new shirts to remove the packing lines
and i got hooked, I ironed all his existing shirts and polo tees!

Im not sure whether ill find all these chores therapeutic when im working full time or have a kid
but for now im a dedicated or crazy housewife...