I got up. My leg is feeling great but my lower back is causing problems. I shower and dress and have plans of planting and making oatmeal raisin cookies. I make a hot pack and go out and sit in my chair on the porch. A little later Gerardo and 3 of his sisters show up with containers and dirt and plans to help me plant everything and hang the hanging baskets. That's when it started - muscle spasms in my lower back. I couldn't get out of the chair. Gerardo offers to take me to the pharmacy at 11am when they open. I knew I couldn't make it there so I had Ana go in and get my iPad off the bed. I asked, in my translate program, that they go in the living room, near the stereo, and get Otto's card. It took a while but they found it and Gerardo started calling. Finally Otto called back and I explained the problem. Otto said he could come at 2:00pm and then Gerardo took the phone back and went over all the details and said one of his family would be there to open the door.
I sat quietly for another hour and then managed to get up and go inside and do a little to get ready for the massage. I heard someone calling me so I went into the living room and there was Ana with this.
I ate a little but most of it I will save for later. Talk about Minnesota Nice in Costa Rica!
I also got a call from my friend Kaye and she has a terrible time with leg cramps. Apparently she has been trying a remedy for the last 6 months and it really works although there is no explanation as to why. She sleeps with a bar of soap in her bed. She changes the bar every week or so and uses the old one for soap. She knows a lot of people who swear by it so I am going to try that and see if it helps the back also. I will let you know whether the massage helps or not. I want to be able to plant!
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