hi pregpan- it's still bad..but it has gotten better since i stopped work. i've just been resting up big time. i've had to stop walking my dog as much (poor baby) and the two of us have become couch potatoes. i put a heat pack on it every afternoon and get dp to rub it for 5 mins when he gets home from work. unfortunately i think it's one of those things i might just have to put up with for the next 5 weeks. let me know how your acupuncture goes, i'd love to know.