I Threw My Back Out

Angel Dust · #1 09-30-2008, 11:53 PM

this never happened to me before. i was loading groceries into the trunk of a car, and when i bent over, i felt this horrible squeezing feeling around my waist.

if i weren't on vicodin, i could hardly move. this happened yesterday, and i'm going to my doctor asap.

in the meantime, i'm not lifting anything heavy. anyone have advice? it's my lower back that hurts so much.

shitty weave · #2 10-01-2008, 12:21 AM

that sucks darlin. you should try putting a heating pad on it it will help soothe it. feel better!

Angel Dust · #3 10-01-2008, 01:05 AM

thanks! i'll have a hot bath & go to sleep. i should feel better in the morning .

anenome · #4 10-01-2008, 02:40 AM

back pain is like no other pain, and once you have fucked it its fucked for ageeees. yr dr will probably give you ibuprofen and co-codamol. But this was so not enough it was agony and i couldnt lie down, sit or actually do anything apart from moan and cry

. Luckily my friend just came out of hospital and i got my mitts on her good shit. I had to see physio weekly and they gave me lower back/abdo exercises to strengthen the area again. Are you tall? im 5 10 ish and having a long back isnt good, your back has to work so hard to pick stuff up, so im going to try pilates when all the inflammation is gone to make me big and strong. On the plus side i got 6 weeks off work paid

and i have been limp free for 2 weeks now yay. look after yr lower back its all weak and shitty, is this because of evolution? like we used to walk around on all fours (ish) and now we are upright there is more pressure/badly designed? i dunno..i like making reasons up for things rather than blame myself for poor lifting skills

Angel Dust · #5 10-01-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by anenome

back pain is like no other pain, and once you have fucked it its fucked for ageeees. yr dr will probably give you ibuprofen and co-codamol. But this was so not enough it was agony and i couldnt lie down, sit or actually do anything apart from moan and cry

. Luckily my friend just came out of hospital and i got my mitts on her good shit. I had to see physio weekly and they gave me lower back/abdo exercises to strengthen the area again. Are you tall? im 5 10 ish and having a long back isnt good, your back has to work so hard to pick stuff up, so im going to try pilates when all the inflammation is gone to make me big and strong. On the plus side i got 6 weeks off work paid

and i have been limp free for 2 weeks now yay. look after yr lower back its all weak and shitty, is this because of evolution? like we used to walk around on all fours (ish) and now we are upright there is more pressure/badly designed? i dunno..i like making reasons up for things rather than blame myself for poor lifting skills

i want an x-ray to see what, if anything i did to my back. isn't that what you do?

no, i'm not tall, i'm 5'4. i'm starting to get physical therapy at the pain clinic i go to.

next week i get injections into my lower back, and i'll feel wonderful after that.

what do you mean by it takes ages? please be more specific. & what's co-codamol? i'll look it up on drugs.com. i'm already getting vicodin from the pain clinic. my regular doctor cut me off painkillers.

and, yes, i lifted the wrong way & i know better.