Well, it's over. I found out a lot of things about myself and my body by blogging this experience and am glad I did it. Here are the conclusions I have come to at the end of it all.
First: I learned that I rarely sleep well. I'm convinced this is mostly due to having a kid that still struggles with sleeping through the night, and even when she does I still wake to her stirring and noises because I'm used to waking up to a kid.
Second: My back pain has gotten better over the course of this experiment. The first couple weeks were a lot worse than the last couple. I haven't had back pain for a while now. That's huge.
Third: My back is still shaped funny, but not nearly as bad. My tailbone hasn't changed, the jump in my spine is the same, but the side to side curve is much better. My shoulders are much more even and like I stated before, the pain has been lessened (if not alleviated).
Four: I don't particularly like sleeping on my back. I no longer feel comfortable on my side, it twists my back and causes pain. I think I'll continue to sleep on my back sometimes, but I am looking forward to sleeping on my stomach tonight. I'll keep track of my pain and sleep problems (not on a blog, though) just to see.
Conclusion: I think it helped. Less back pain, straighter back and shoulders, etc. It was worth it. I'm glad I did it.
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