Another One Bites The Dust

I was talking to friend last night about my current situation he just laughed & said that he was jealous that I get to stay home all day & watch movies. It's actually not as fun as you'd think. I never thought that something could control my life this much. What sucks even more is that nothing really happened to me, I just woke up one day with a pinched nerve that wouldn't quit. I try to stay as positive about it as much as possible which (after nearly four months of this) gets rather difficult. I have tried many different things, all of which HAVE helped (but only to a certain extent). The pain started in my back (I think it was early September) & has since spread down my left side (currently mostly effecting my butt/thigh area). I have tried acupuncture, massage, cupping, B12 injections & lots of other eastern medicine type stuff. Most recently I had been going to the chiropractor but in the last couple weeks I haven't seen any new progress. I was venting about it on twitter & a twitter friend of mine mentioned that she had dealt with something similar & that she had tried many different things, just like I had. It is nice to have someone to relate to when it comes to this. Makes me feel like i'm not over exaggerating the situation. I know that I'm not and I'm sure that nobody thinks that I am but it is just a little feeling that I get on the rear occasions that I go out with friends & have fun. One of the only things that has kept me sane is those escapes from my house. I am a very social person & being stuck inside away from everything drove me a little crazy. When I do go out I am very drugged up or I drink A LOT to mask the pain. It's a system that hasn't failed me yet but I know that it really isn't healthy & it should come to an end very soon. I have been off my pain killers for the last 2 days, the pain is still there but I know that if I wanted to go out for a walk I would need the pain killers to function properly. This is really no way to live. On Thursday I am going to this new place in White Rock. I am going to try Active Release Techniques, from what I have read it is similar to a chiropractor but deals with soft tissue instead of joint cracking. Here's hoping that it brings positive changes.