[knarf]

I have an extremely sore lower back.

My doctor says it is arthritis, and it it may very well be, but .... since I retired in 2012 or 13 ... I have spent HOURS at this damned computer ... reading, reading and reading and I'm inclined to think;

I have atrophied my lower back muscles to the point where walking is a painful experience.

That little short clip looks a lot like me when I force myself to walk "beyond the pain" (in an attempt to try to rejuvenate my sore muscles), and the truth is ... I can't WAIT to get to where I can sit down.

Sitting is a comfortable and less painful position, even more so than lying down in bed.

Anyway, that's MY two cent's worth on the matter.

I don't know about the coughing but IMO, she's been sitting for years and CAN'T walk or be normally ambulatory.

[CGASMIA68]

use it or loose it

[jsanders2001]

< I don't know about the coughing but IMO, she's been sitting for years and CAN'T walk or be normally ambulatory.

I wonder if she's a closet smoker? Having been around family members with COPD just about all my life I know they can't walk very far without having coughing fits. They start out with the hack that gets progressively worse over time and walking aggravates it.

[painter]

I have arthritis in my back.

My doctor prescribed Meloxicam 15mg for inflammation. The stuff is like magic. No Pain.