Pain is still nasty in my mid-back. The rest of me is doing OK. My husband took the kids to school this morning, and I went back to bed and slept until noon.

Today Dr. Z. surprised me by restarting my therapy with dead lifts at 90 pounds, which I had been doing. I did all the exercises, with heavy weights, despite my back smarting. Hey, he knows what he's doing. He said I would work through this, which is just fine with me.

Have to go lie down, because sitting really hurts. Plus, for some reason, I am sleepy despite the 12 hours of sleep I got last night.