I've been taking the advice lately of the masseuse I saw last week -- namely, that I should get as much sun on my back as possible in order to reduce the pain. And I must say that the practice seems to be having a positive effect.
Do not imagine, however, that sunning in Bali is a very pleasant affair. It is difficult to rightly describe the intensity of the heat here. Certainly, one needs first to apply sunblock, and take care to cover the most tender, white skin, such as that on the upper thighs.
You may then sit beneath the sun and virtually cook. Beads of sweat soon gush from every uncovered area, and begin to run like trickling streams down your neck and back. Your torso glows with sweat and sweat glistens on the hairs on your arms.
You begin to think about a cold shower ... but wait, five more minutes, then five more minutes again.
It is a certain sort of torture; and yet, you note that the painful muscles have begun to relax and that comfort with movement has begun to return.
So that's the treatment plan at present -- Xanax at night, sun in the day. And then a trip to Starbucks in the evening to write down whatever comes into my well-baked brain.
Do not imagine, however, that sunning in Bali is a very pleasant affair. It is difficult to rightly describe the intensity of the heat here. Certainly, one needs first to apply sunblock, and take care to cover the most tender, white skin, such as that on the upper thighs.
You may then sit beneath the sun and virtually cook. Beads of sweat soon gush from every uncovered area, and begin to run like trickling streams down your neck and back. Your torso glows with sweat and sweat glistens on the hairs on your arms.
You begin to think about a cold shower ... but wait, five more minutes, then five more minutes again.
It is a certain sort of torture; and yet, you note that the painful muscles have begun to relax and that comfort with movement has begun to return.
So that's the treatment plan at present -- Xanax at night, sun in the day. And then a trip to Starbucks in the evening to write down whatever comes into my well-baked brain.
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