Oh my aching back .... Ouch ..

[Stevie Ray]

Yesterday I finalized a trade that involved my SE Yurman (not today's Ebay auction) for another knife and we both agreed to wrap em up and get em out today, so we could have them on Saturday. As knife folks know ... packaging a fixed blade take more doing than a folder.

Anyway ..., this am I went downstairs to the basement to get some foam, a box and peanuts only to find the light out ... AND .., I missed the last step in the dark. Jarred the heck out of my back .. I kind of thought I might pay later.

At around 10:30, I made a simple motion in my office and my back said GOTTTTCHA ... Oh my gosh .. Holy cow, my back hurts ... I was walking around like a man that needed a cane. In any case .., I'm taking some ibuprofren ... a little vodka ... etc in an attempt to relax this back .. Man .. this hurts .. :(

[CKE]

Take care of that back. I was in a car accident almost a year ago and put out my back. It is not fun. Are for chiropractors? If so, go and get fixed up. If not try physio therapy. Those are what got me...on my feet again:) Sorry to hear, take Care!!!!
Craig

[DAYWALKER]

Aloha Stevie Ray,

Hooooooo buddy, I FEEL you on this thread! On 12-30-04, I *POPPED* my L5 right outta place doing "casual" Deadlifts. I went to a chiro the day after, got aligned...I'm about...90% now. It was cool because well, for one, my chiro was a martial artist, two, I overcame a phobia about chiropractors.

My fear of chiro's happened when one day at the gym, a chiro was giving free spinal "exams". Chiro had a model of a spine with him, checked your back, and if anything was outta place he'd move it on the model. Long story short, my friend's back looked like a spiral staircase!!! :eek: I never wanted to see one of these guys because I didn't wanna hear, "ooh, you gotta lift light, because your back looks like this..." :eek:

Anyways, do take care Stevie Ray, and I will be praying for ya!

God bless!

PS: HI CRAIG!!!! ;)

[voxnaes]

This is where 32 year old Single Malt mixed with Sprite comes into real play!!!
Do a 50/50 mix and force the old stuff into your system.... After a while you won´t feel a thing.
I´ve been numb for over a year on the stuff, just make sure you only use 32 year or over for the mix........ :rolleyes:
Vox.
Get well soon. :D

[Stevie Ray]

After not being able to get out of bed without the wife's help this am, my back is coming around this pm. I guess I'm lucky.

It is amazing how when your back is out ... the world is bad ... You guys will chuckle at this, but ... my first attempt at getting out of bed this am didn't work ... it hurt to breathe .... I got back in ... The wife got me some ibuprofren and I waited 30 minutes and tried again ... Used a cane I traded some blades for awhile back ... After an hour or so the pain lessened and I went to work. I wasn't productive, but I'm glad I started moving around .. In any case, thanks so much for the notes. I was really suffering last night ...

[vampyrewolf]

I've broken 5 ribs in one shot, stone steps. I fully understand with saying it hurts to breath.

Hurt less when I hit a parked car and my back was a solid bruise.

[DAYWALKER]

Damn VW!!!
How 'bout Robocop for your forum name!!! OR Darth Tater...I mean Vader!!!
Cripes man!!! God bless!!!

[jimbo@stn24]

Stevie Ray, you have my sympathies, Bless you and take care.

Have had a number of back injuries over the years. The first was just reaching for a wrench in a lower cabinet, I was turned and a little bent over. Next thing, I'm laying on the floor in a pain I hadn't experienced in the first 24 years of living.

Here's hoping you get well soon.

[vampyrewolf]

Chad: if I added up my injuries over the last 20yrs, I'd surprise myself.

edit: eh, why not... I'm bored and I have time....

*playing superman off the couches at about 2-3yrs, forehead into a glass tabletop... twice!
*grabbed the top bunk and put a small trampoline underneath... jumping up and down. my sister gave me a push, forehead into the metal frame.(6-7yrs)
*running for the phone and my sister thought it would be funny to push me into a wall... 4" crack in the plasterboard, right on the corner. I was out cold for about 5min.
*racing my sister on bikes, me on a 5 speed, her on a 12... I was pacing her, until she cut me off on gravel... fire hidrent... front forks were toast, bike flipped over, I hit grass, the bolt on the handlebars hit skull.(10yrs)
*various jogging(gopher holes), and fighting bruises
*around april 00, twisted right knee in wrestling, couldn't walk right for a month.(16yrs)
*may long weekend, 2001. 1am, biking home along a busy street. looked back(knew I had to join traffic for a block to get past parked), didn't see any cars, looked forward and was 40 feet to a parked car and doing 60kph. no helmet. backpack on trunk, me on hood, bike 30' in front. back was a solid bruise and I had a concussion, carried the bike the 2km home(17yrs)
*august long weekend 2001. pool, wet steps, 8 wet stone steps. 5 ribs, and a few months of hurting to breathe.
*sept 2001, chair to the face, braces saved 6 teeth. hairline fracture to lower right jaw. had the choice of wire for 7 weeks or soup for 2 months. was sick of soup after 6 weeks. still causes headaches 3yrs later.
*feb 04, pushed a roll out of the rack. braced myself against the rack wrong, ribs were injured again.(19yrs)
*march 04, pulled a 300lbs roll by bearhugging it. wrist. (20yrs)
*sept 04, jumping up on the table while cutting insul, pressed down and turned wrong. wrist
*nov 04, taken off work b/c of my wrist.