NurseKat... You're back!!! Welcome home!
What to do about the back...
My son is a physician.
One day, getting out of the shower, there was a little squish in my back, and I was suddenly not only wet, but in screaming agony. My wife dried me off, and sent for my son.
He laid me on my back on the bed, with my knees about at the edge of the bed. He planted one of my feet against his chest, my shins parallel to the bed, and pressed forward quite firmly. He relaxed the pressure, and reapplied it 4-5 times. Then he did the other leg.
It was amazing the amount of relief I got.
Maybe the same will work for you.
Oh... and listen to NurseKat.
