Well, I'm back! The last time I was on, my husband had a cough. Little did we know that he actually had pneumonia. The 5th night of non-stop coughing, I forced him to go to the clinic to get checked and that is when they found pneumonia. He still thought as along as he took his meds he could still work and wouldn't allow him to. I even had to tell his family to stop calling and asking him for favors (like they always do) because I wouldn't let him work until the cough had settled.
As for me, I started going to a physical therapist and doing exercises in the water. It's a heated pool and the bottom raises up and down to any depth you want. It has a treadmill that I use a lot and I get in up to my shoulders and do arm and leg exercises. I already feel my abdomen tightening, which one needs for good back support, and I've become a lot more posture-conscious. It helps. And, although I can only expect maybe a 20% improvement in pain in the end, I will know I'm doing the best I can for myself.
