Pulled Back!

Ibuprofen - muscle relaxant, warm bath and as much sympathy as you can milk.....

 

I lift heavy objects every day in my job, but I actually put my back out just putting a sock on, the pain was unbelievable and I lay on the floor with 2 concerned dogs jumping all over me as there was nobody else at home at the time,if you can keep moving do it, because lying down doing nothing just makes it take longer to get better.

 

I've done mine bending down to do up the buckles on my bike boots. Spend some time now on the odd occasion I go to the gym doing back stretches and (touch wood) have not had problems for a while now.

One of my old bosses slipped a disc sneezing once. Nasty.

 

I've done heavy lifting all my life. One day couple of years ago I had been moving an engine and gearbox parts around, lots of pully haully... Fine. No problem.
Got home, hot shower. Dried, bent (bent my knees too) to open a drawer and Pop. Bent over doubled up in pain. Shouted for mrs BS and she found a lump in my back, which she pushed back in, again with a pop. Maybe shouldn't have done that, but the relief was instant.

I've not done it since, but I am still wary. Twas excruciating.

I dislocated my shoulder once, in a forest, on my own. That hurt too. Putting it back in hurt more. Passed out both times.

So, microwave hottie pad rather than a bath, getting in and out of the bath hurts. Keep moving, wearing the hottie, and ibuprofen and paracetamol. If its not easing see the M.O.

 

Ha. Yeah... Mind is willing but the flesh is weak.

 

Ibuprofen does give problems with digestion right enough, ulcers are common. The M.O might give you Naproxen, but it has similar issues.
I was prescribed Omeprazole to take in conjunction with both brufen and Naproxen. Nsaids stop the production of bicarbonate (think its bicarbobate anyhoo) in your stomach, which leads to ulcers and bleeds. I have arthritis, so it's a balancing act. Trouble with all the pills is they all have side effects, which they give you another tablet for... And before you know it your downing a dozen pills at each sitting.

Hark at me! No professional pill pusher, me. Don't even like taking them, but you have to sometimes.

Years ago, Dad said "Don't do that, you'll pay for it later in life" Shoulda listened, eh?

 

Tricky-Dicky.
I feel for you. No Hard tails for a while now. I used to lift the bikes and move them around. Now these last few years I find I can't lift a bucket. Got to ask my Big Boy. It makes me feel old and useless. But that's another story. Get well soon.
Regards
Joe.

 

I reakon there are loads of members on here that can tell a story or two about a bad back...... it comes with the average age of them said members.

 

About 20 years ago I just twisted my body and my back went into lock down.
After 2years of hospital visits, numerous injections up my spinal column I was sent for an MRI scam but the results were blurred. A few months later I went for another MRI scam and the result was a couple of bust discs with the protruding disc core sticking into and distorting my spinal cord.
I went to see a Neuro Surgeon who operated and I’ve only had one scare since.
I just have to be careful now.

A lot of pain associated with back problems is when the back muscles go into spasm and lock up in an attempt to protect the back.

 

Don’t mention Ibrufen to me as I’m allergic to the stuff.

I was prescribed Ibrufen when I first started with my back problem,post above, and within a couple of hours I was covered in what I can only describe as looking like I’d been rolling in nettles.
I was completely covered in a rash from head to toe and it itched like mad, nearly drove me crazy. It went on for days

Most anti inflammatory creams/jells or muscular treatments that you can by over the counter have Ibrufen in them so they’re a no no for me.

 

The trouble with Ibuprofen is the users who don’t read the pigging leaflet. It IS a stomach irritant and needs to be taken with food or a good glug of milk.

 

You have my complete sympathy. There are relatively few things that disagree with me..... my intolerance of bread in any quantity now gives me similar problems but ranitidine is enough and less problematic than omeprazole. The anti malarial Lariam made me more weird than I usually am - kind of dulled and angry - but post op Morphine had me fighting awkward! Fortunately for the nursing staff I was briefly bed-ridden.
Married to a nurse who is pretty anti long term medication in all but the very elderly and/or mentally distressed.....

 

I was down all last week with more or less the same - you just have to ride it out...

 

That's very true, with me I take them after a meal. I can't take them with milk, I get an instant reaction from milk, I boak it up pretty quick. (Got me out of a lot of lessons at school that did. Please miss, I don't feel so good... Hughieeeeee...)

 

It certainly irritates my stomach not on the inside but the outside