In the last
few days I’ve moved hundreds of pounds of snow off of my driveway, demolished my bathroom, hauled around a couple hundred pounds of debris from that, and gotten away with little more than a couple of scrapes on my fingers and two on my arm.
Last night I spent fifteen minutes sitting on the couch with my arm around my wife and blew my lower back out. I went to bed at like 7:30 because I couldn’t handle the pain from standing upright any longer. I’ve been sitting in my desk chair for fifteen minutes and I’m not sure I’m going to be able to stand up without shrieking once I’m done here.
Naturally, I do this the day before school starts up again; I just had two and a half weeks in which I was perfectly able to get sick or injure myself with little issue for anyone and I wait until right before I need to go back to work, on a day in which I finally have been able to send my son to day care again and have a lot of shit to do around the house– which, oh, right, I can legally leave now, which hasn’t been the case for the last couple of days.
Ow.
(PS: Don’t bother recommending a chiropractor. I’m more likely to see a vodun or a witch doctor, and they’re more likely to actually help.)
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Back pain is painful stuff. We use our backs to do everything from sitting to working out. I hope you feel better. Let us know how it goes!
When I had the slipped disc a year ago, it was the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life, and the physical therapist was the best thing that had ever happened to me.
The best part of that post? The PS. Very accurately depicts my opinions when friends suggest similar things.
Even more reasons to take up transhumanism. Steel doesn’t hurt. Or, well, it does. Just not you. It hurts other people. And aliens. Mostly aliens.
As a PT, I thank you for that chiro comment! I never understood a profession that “pops” you one way to realign you, but then turns you over and pops you back. I’m…I was just there. Now you have guaranteed that I will always “need” your help. But I digress.
Get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. If you can take some extra magnesium, that helps too.
Yeah man, fxck chiropractors. Have you tried blood letting though? It’s very successful this time of year. Well, only if you’re an Aries or a Taurus. (lel, jkz)
Anyway, I posting here to firstly thank you for all the appreciation you’ve been giving my lil’ ol’ blog, and secondly to ask if you’d like ‘us’ to take the next step in our fledgling relationship.
Don’t worry, I’m not gonna’ jack off over your disemboweled remains; instead, I offer you this: #FOLLOW4FOLLOW?
Become Wolverine! If you had an adamantium skeleton (including your spine!) you’d never blow your back out again! Plus, you’d be able to kick some serious ass! I think this solution is a win-win! Also, Cyclops could just melt the damn snow off your driveway or Jean Grey could mentally move it all to a neighbor’s driveway or yard (one that you hate, preferably of course!). ;D
How is that bathroom renovation going? Crappy? Sorry, couldn’t resist. I know all to well about house renovation projects that get the better of you. I recently lifted my house 5 feet off of it’s foundation – the whole house. good times.
Whoa Whoa take it easy!