Physio 4

So yesterday was my 4th treatment...

It was really painful this time...
Not from moving my muscles back to their original positions but because I had done a stupid thing the day before...

I drank a lot of margaritas and ate a lot of Mexican food...
Both cause a lot of bloating!!

My therapist just laughed at me and said we'll "take it easy today" but even so, it was soooooooo painful!!

Basically, my "treatment" that day was just flushing out my lymph vessels and getting the water and blood in my body to circulate the way they should.
It was the first time I asked her to stop what she was doing because it hurt too much!!

She first worked on my thighs and worked on shifting the muscles back to their original position. This didn't hurt so much and she said that my muscles are becoming more flexible and easier to move.
Big improvement compared to four months ago.
But then she moved to my calves and feet.
Mother f*****!! (Sorry...)
I screamed!! Literally!! And all she's doing is rubbing my muscles and not using much force at all!! Of course all she did was laugh at me...

Then she put my legs in a device that zips up from the toes to the thighs and there is a pump that blows up some balloons inside of it to create pressure. This pressure works its way up from the toes to the thighs and it helps to improve blood and lymph circulation. The first three times I tried it it felt wonderful. But this time, it was actually painful for me...  Proves how bloated my legs were...

While my legs were being taken care of by the device, she worked on my upper body, specifically my chest area. Oh my G**!! (Sorry...)
It felt like my first treatment where it hurt like hell!! I was actually crying!!
The right side of my body didn't hurt as much but when she worked on my left side... I thought I would pass out from the pain... Especially when she worked on the the left chest where the main lymph "pump" is.
It still hurts now just lightly brushing my fingers over the area... The sides just under my armpit and the area just above the last rib bone of the rib cage really hurt too... Ugh...

So once all the treatment was done, my legs felt really good but I was so tired that while eating a light dinner at home, I was falling asleep in a sitting position!! I ended up going to bed at 7:45P.M. and didn't wake up until 5A.M. the next morning!! 

My body was still sore this morning so the shower was half refreshing and half painful... So, am taking it easy at work today!! Lol!!

But I certainly learned a painful and when you think about it, common sense lesson. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL OR EAT SALTY FOOD THE DAY BEFORE A PHYSIO TREATMENT!!!! 

D'uh!!