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Off Topic Forums => Off Topic Forum => Topic started by: thunter34 on August 06, 2007, 02:22:56 pm
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So I just threw my back out and had to crawl- yes, crawl- all the way from the kitchen to the bedroom & try to drag myself up onto the bed. I can't get vertical. This totally sucks. I'm prone to having muscle tears in my lower back and they often come out of nowhere. Today is one of those special days, apparently. Could be anywhere from a few hours til tomorrow before I can walk normally again.
Damn it.
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That sucks Timbie. Nothing works to relieve the pain, heating pad, creams, meds or vodka? Maybe a hot soak if you can get in the tub? Sorry baby.
AD
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those all help. it's just a matter of plotting my crawl to retrieve them.
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Tim, I hope you feel better.
Dan
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thanks. i just tried to stand up. i ain't happening. had to get right back down.
and i have to pee.
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OUCH Thunder !
I have a pinched nerve on my lower back and once in while it will make me almost paralyzed. I know the pain you must been feeling....
I once threw my back out with a sneeze...and I couldn't get up from the floor...I couldn't even lay flat on the floor...I had to be curled up in a fetus position for a good hour before the drugs kicked in and the pain was numbed.
Try laying on your back on the floor and bring your knees to your chest...it helps stretch your lower back and sometimes it will help you get better faster.
Rich
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Oh. Ow! :-X Now I understand the pm you just sent me! ::)
Ever so gentle get better soon hugs
Miss Melia :-*
(who would pass Timmy the vodka herself if she was in the same room)
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I have had three or four occurrences of this before and could never nail down what triggered the problem. Last time I just wanted to get out of bed and I was stuck there, unable to move. It usually resolves by itself at the end of the day or at most 3 days. I could never figure out what happened. Do you know what triggered it?
Milker.
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I have had three or four occurrences of this before and could never nail down what triggered the problem. Last time I just wanted to get out of bed and I was stuck there, unable to move. It usually resolves by itself at the end of the day or at most 3 days. I could never figure out what happened. Do you know what triggered it?
Milker.
You don't have to answer that Timmy and no court will be able to convict you. ;D
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my is cause by a pinched nerve called Sciatica:
Sciatica Symptoms
The most common symptom from sciatica is pain. Most people describe a deep, severe pain that starts low on one side of the back and then shoots down the buttock and the leg with certain movements.
The pain is usually worse with both prolonged sitting and standing. Some people describe the worst pain when trying to stand from a low sitting position, such as standing up after sitting on a toilet seat.
In most people, the pain is made worse by sneezing, coughing, laughing, or a hard bowel movement. Bending backward can also make the pain worse.
You may also notice a weakness in your leg or foot, along with the pain. The weakness may become so bad you can't move your foot.
Rich
(who has cried because of the pain in the past)
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hmmm....that's the thing. there are plenty of times during the past week or two that i would have been able to say yes, but right now it was during the most mundane of circumstances. i was about to deposit an empty frozen dinner tray in to the trash & wham-o! down to the ground. of course, it is possible (maybe even likely) that i've put my back close to the brink in recent days and it just now hit the breaking point. i think that has been the case in the past. whatever. it sucks.
and i still have to pee.
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Oh man, what a bummer. Crawl my dear handsome one, crawl. Now rather than later.
These things come out of nowhere it seems. You NEED to get this fixed (numbed) soon as you will not leave us wanting for THUNTER during AMG!
Vicodin + flexeril + Ibupropen 800mg would fix you up nicely.
Once, I bent forward to pick up a feather I found in the yard and my back was out for two weeks!
Mike
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You don't have to answer that Timmy and no court will be able to convict you. ;D
Oh it's a "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" case? ;D
Milker.
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Is this one of those things where you're supposed to lay down on a hard wood floor for days at a time? I had a boss who had to do that a lot... though I was quite content to see him suffer.
Sorry to hear of this Mr. Hunter. You seem too young for such issues.
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Do you still have your pee bottle handy from your last trials and tribulations?
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You NEED to get this fixed (numbed) soon as you will not leave us wanting for THUNTER during AMG!
Not a chance. It will be long over before then. Actually, it's a good thing for it to happen now. Makes the likelihood of it happening again for several months really slim. Based on past experience, once i get over this bout, it could be the holidays or even next year before it crops up again.
for now...ouch, though.
yes, it's one of those lay flat and do all the stretches kinds of dealies. and dammit, i am too young for these issues- though they have hit me since my college days. the first time was actually in the showers at school. i couldn't even step over the 2 inch partition that kept the water in the shower bay. had to get my finals rescheduled because i couldn't sit up to take them. this bout isn't as bad as that one, but it's stil got me down. the thing that helps the most is acupuncture, actually. haven't been in a long, long time. that is probably why i am having bouts now and then once again.
and the pee bottle is not within reach. crawling must happen one way or another.
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Tim,
It sounds like you are in a lot of pain. Is there someone locally you can call to lend you a helping hand? If I lived closer, I'd be happy to fix you some chicken soup (or whatever it is that is good for an ailing back).
(gentle) Hugs...
Henry
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Sounds like someone needs a massage. Hope you feel better!
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Sounds like someone needs a massage. Hope you feel better!
And you look like just the muscle man to do it. I've seen the photos. ;)
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Happened to me a few years back, as I was reaching into the dishwasher. Had to crawl to the sofa. Could barely move for hours.
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hope you feel better :-*
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the first time was actually in the showers at school
BARBARA PLEASE
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Sorry you are hurting. Hope it gets better soon. Cristy
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I have something similar happen to my neck and shoulders sometimes... I don't know what initially caused it. I can at least sit up, drive, etc being that it's an upper back thing. It sure is a bitch to drive when I can't turn my head to the right! What helps me is laying on a hard surface (floor) and raising my hips slightly to press my back down. That, and a soak in a hot tub will often help. I've got the hot tub ready, if you wanna give that a shot! ;) Seriously, I hope you get better soon.
David
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Timtation!~
So sorry to hear of your pain! I was at the chiropractor's today, I have been going for years now. Sounds like your pain is pretty damn acute! Ibuprofen will give you the quickest relief, if any. Personally, you being horizontal and having all of us in bed with you today can't be so bad, can it? ;)
Hope you got a chance to pee by now, lol! Hang in there, sweetie, and take it slow. No Metal for you until you recover..... :-*
~Cindy
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Personally, you being horizontal and having all of us in bed with you today can't be so bad, can it? ;)
~Cindy
Now that is an idea!!!!
I like how your mind works Cindy :-*
Rich
(who hasn't had a "slumber party" in quite sometime)
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UPDATE: I managed to get vertical and shuffle step to the loo. Took about 20 minutes to do so, but I feel much better for the effort. It's a good sign that I have made it to the shuffle step phase- that's ahead of schedule. It means that if I remain gentle on myself, I may be able to be fairly normal in mobility tomorrow. Just no sudden movements or anything.
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Glad you managed to pee. I'd rather you save the "golden shower" for your new "friend"............. :-*
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Glad you managed to pee. I'd rather you save the "golden shower" for your new "friend"............. :-*
:o
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Glad you managed to pee. I'd rather you save the "golden shower" for your new "friend"............. :-*
Hush your mouth! :D
UPDATE: I have been shuffling around in little rounds, but it's hurting more now than it was this afternoon.
I have decided to take some good pills. :o
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Sorry to hear about your back. A muscle relaxer might be what the doctor would order.
Hope you sleep well.
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Now entering day 2 and still stuck in bed.
"I've fallen and I can't get up!" ::)
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If I was there I'd give you a good massage. And send you to my acupuntureist.
Feel better soon Tim.
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Hope you have The Clapper™
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Hope you have The Clapper™
And since you can't do much, a Chia Pet™. You can watch it grow ;D
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Got Green?
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Laughing at the mental picture of poor Timtation with a Clapper and a Chia Pet! Oh, you poor baby. (so sorry, giggle giggle...)
Thinking of you! Feel better!
~Cindy
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AN UPDATE: I just watched in absolute horror as a gigantic, enormous & hateful spider emerged from the plant across the room & crawled across the floor toward the door. I was still partially paralyzed from yesterday and also trapped in the room by the spider (who was stopped squarely in the doorway). I threw a pill bottle at it and got it to move...then waddle-stepped out to the garage to get some poison. I sprayed enough poison to likely buck the wood in the floors, so he's probably dead- but I don't know that for sure. He crawled down the air vent on the floor and vanished. I'm in considerable pain now, but I'm even more terrified.
I'll be sleeping with one eye open.
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LOL ;D even while you're in pain you are still hilarious...thank you once again for brightening up my day!!! hope you feel better soon!!!
cheers,
lost
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Hi Tim~
Good thing you didn't decide to pee in that plant! LOL
~Cindy
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Hi Tim~
Good thing you didn't decide to pee in that plant! LOL
~Cindy
Heck, with these meds my urine is probably toxic enough to have done him in. I am hating that the damn thing crawled off into the air vent. Since I didn't see him actually die, there's this big question mark hanging over the whole thing.
On a muscle relaxer-induced random sidenote: I'm watching an old film on PBS called the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. I've never heard Marianne Faithful without heroin voice. She really could sing.
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random high sidenote #2: what the fuck is Yoko Ono doing??
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Sorry for your pain Tim,
But, did you have to kill the poor, innocent, harmless, defenseless spider? You don't even have deadly ones over there do you?
Pray, do tell, WTF is Yoko up to? I have this image of Yoko and Marianne Faithful going for it.
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it's the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus. it's on PBS and i'm too sore/high from pain pills to get back up and change the channel or get the remote (which ended up near the door due to the spider incident). Marianne Faithful was singing. I don't know what Yoko was doing. Sort of....shrieking somehow. and none of the Stones have wrinkles. it's all very surreal.
and all spiders are potentially deadly in my opinion. they're evil like that.
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how's your butt, steve? is that ok? sorry for your pain, too.
your tailbone>
my pills are kickin in.
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Thanks for asking. Just this week, I have finally been able to dispense with the special 'donut' cushion when sitting down - ready to get back on the horse, so to speak ;D, just gotta find a horse :o
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i could have gone forever without the pic of the funnel web. thats not helping.
when i was a boy, the put a hole in the wall in the living room because i opened up the S encyclopedia on the page that had the photo of a tarantula. i screamed and threw the book. my mom ducked and the corner of the book slammed into the wall above her head.i have always been terrified of spiders..
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When I was kid, I used to play with funnel webs in the backyard :o I doubt I would be quite so foolish these days. But, just the other day, I found a few redbacks in my backyard (similar or same as your black widow) but I let them be, and refused to mention it to my flatmate who, like you, would have reached straight for the poison spray and sprayed gallons over the house and garden. My theory is that the spray is likely to do me more harm the spider so I let them be, unless of course they are hanging round the toilet which redbacks have a tendancy to do.
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when i was in school, i had an apartment with windows wide enough to stretch your legs and sit in. it was on the 5th floor. there was a particular spider that had been menacing me in the apartment for some time, emerging from the ceiling to hang over my head and stare at me in that threatening spider way like they do. he had a way of just being there for ages until i took my eyes off of him- then he would suddenly be somewhere else all of the sudden. i had had enough and put in a call to the exterminator.
well...the day after the exterminator's visit, and as i was sitting in the window, the carcass of the newly dead spider fell from the ceiling down to the window right by my leg! i immediately leapt sky high. thank god i had one foot planted on the floor and only one in the window because it propelled me in the direction of the living room. otherwise, i would have most likely fallen to my death- over a dead spider.
hence, i say all spiders are potentially deadly to me.
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random high sidenote #2: what the fuck is Yoko Ono doing??
even when she pees we'll ask: 'what the fuck is Yoko Ono doing ???' Whatever Yoko Ono is doing is a mystery for the human kind.
Milker.
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when i was a boy, the put a hole in the wall in the living room because i opened up the S encyclopedia on the page that had the photo of a tarantula. i screamed and threw the book.
LOL you are such a GIRL ! ;D
Rich
(who is a BIG GIRL when it comes to scorpions)
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when i was in school, i had an apartment with windows wide enough to stretch your legs and sit in. it was on the 5th floor. there was a particular spider that had been menacing me in the apartment for some time, emerging from the ceiling to hang over my head and stare at me in that threatening spider way like they do. he had a way of just being there for ages until i took my eyes off of him- then he would suddenly be somewhere else all of the sudden. i had had enough and put in a call to the exterminator.
well...the day after the exterminator's visit, and as i was sitting in the window, the carcass of the newly dead spider fell from the ceiling down to the window right by my leg! i immediately leapt sky high. thank god i had one foot planted on the floor and only one in the window because it propelled me in the direction of the living room. otherwise, i would have most likely fallen to my death- over a dead spider.
hence, i say all spiders are potentially deadly to me.
Darling, any illusion of you being a butch, country southern boy has been put to rest. Next thing you know you will be telling us you were involved with the drama department of your high school, performing some ghastly Gilbert and Sullivan number. Stop, before you destroy the last bit of fantasy the mo's around here desperately cling to.
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Darling, any illusion of you being a butch, country southern boy has been put to rest. Next thing you know you will be telling us you were involved with the drama department of your high school, performing some ghastly Gilbert and Sullivan number. Stop, before you destroy the last bit of fantasy the mo's around here desperately cling to.
Um.....it was Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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*sigh* I'm into Day 3 of this now, and I'm becoming one miffy little mo. Here's the gripelist:
1. I'm starting to stink. I haven't been able to do the shower thing since Sunday night, and I am now becoming ripe. I am not amused. >:(
2. My facial hair grows really fast, and I already have what most would consider a full-on beard. >:(
3. There's almost as much salt as pepper in the beard. >:(
4. It seems like nearly everything I need is in another room and/or below waist level. >:(
5. Per my usual bi-weekly schedule, I'm developing a slight cough- and it hurts when I do that. >:(
6. I never did find that damn spider. >:(
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Jesus Christ Timbie, I'm getting worried, you just described ol' man Nelson who is right across the hall from my mom in the nursing home. Have you stopped solid foods?
Seriously, maybe it's time to visit the doctor? Sorry I can't be more of a help baby.
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I've been down this road enough to know that the best that would accomplish would be a high-dose scrip of Ibuprofen. I already have better pain pills from....well- I just have better, ok? I know exactly what the problem is & it just needs time to heal up right. I was just hoping I would have been there by now. Meantime, you all just get to hear me gripe.
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Hairy, sweaty Timmy... can we bottle Le Stink® and sell it?
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Hairy, sweaty Timmy... can we bottle Le Stink® and sell it?
You'd have to be pretty into, um....essence of man to be a buyer.
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it may just be your lucky week!!! There are quite a few people there who are totally into "man smells", the muskier, the stinkier, the better...just saying :-\
Rich
(who is not into stinky smells)
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I used to have a gay landlord in Brooklyn who was obsessed with Essence of Man, and every weekend he'd flare up in the biggest heat of manly odor. It was rather amazing. I always had my suspicions though that it was greatly enhanced by what I've always called Tina Sweat. What's worse is I'd use the washing/drying machines in their basement and often pass by a fully crisco'd up butt plug sitting up on the wet bar in the adjoining room.
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wow, a full-on beard and the musky smell of a man. And, you are griping?
I realize I don't know you well.........probably I shouldn't be so crass..........but you are starting to sound like a damn southern sissy.
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o noes
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I am a damn southern sissy.
Though I prefer the term Southern Fried Homo.
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oh no that's horrible that you are still not able to move around :( the beard sounds sexy but not sure about the stinky thing myself...hope you get better soon!
lost
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HA! Both the beard and the stink are history. I managed to shave and shower. I have also gotten laundry in the machine- through careful lifting from toes to hands without bending.
Vanity wins.
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woo hoo!!! good for you ;D
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Tim, I was just having fun with ya.
xxx,
Mike
(who doesn't use "sissy" except in good natured jokes, y'all.)
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I am upwardly mobile! Yay! Still moving slowly and gently, but I can get up & down now and walk around.
Rock on.
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Glad you are feeling better. I was getting a little concerned.
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I'm glad you are feeling better lil' Miss Muffit. Finish your curds and whey and you will be all better...
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So I just threw my back out and had to crawl- yes, crawl- all the way from the kitchen to the bedroom & try to drag myself up onto the bed. I can't get vertical. This totally sucks. I'm prone to having muscle tears in my lower back and they often come out of nowhere. Today is one of those special days, apparently. Could be anywhere from a few hours til tomorrow before I can walk normally again.
Damn it.
A good top can usually put me back together again. My prescription for you: Take two and call me in the morning.