Argh! Me back!
I've just put out my back, the first time it's ever happened. Jesus Christ and the Seven Dwarves, but it hurts. The NHS web site states "Back pain will usually last from a few days to a few weeks." A few weeks? I can't move without moaning like a whore.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:30, 24 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Aye
I can sympathise. I have a history of doing that. Hurts like hell.

One time it was so sore that it took me 20 (twenty) minutes to get out of bed.

It will get better eventually, but depending on how badly you've damaged it, it could be a week or two until you feel able to walk normally.

Oh, and painkillers won't work.

I'm a right cheery bastard, eh?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:32, Reply)

:)
The empathy is appreciated. It was a long slow walk down the stairs this morning. I'm going to try a hot bath and some gin ineffective paracetamol.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:34, Reply)

marijuana is what you want
exactly the sort of pain it is designed for
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:36, Reply)

Er....
And how did you put your back out?

Just curious.
( girlinthehole, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:39, Reply)

Or Tramadol.
Tramadol FTW. Due to other problems it is virtually the only painkiller I can take. Sometimes it doesn't exactly stop the pain but by then I don't care!
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:40, Reply)

Apparently
a hot bath makes it worse. It increases the inflammation I believe. It's fine for relaxing muscles, but if it's a herniated disc it won't help.

I was told it's better to apply an ice pack to the sore bit. Although that didn't really help much either.

I know it's excruciating, but try to keep as active as possible, whilst avoiding sudden movements.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:41, Reply)

@Vipros
That would be nice, hell yeah, except I have a pretty mad reaction to weed so the benefits in physical health might be somewhat overshadowed by my mentalism. Mind you, I'm supposed to go fishing with the stoner ex today...
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:41, Reply)

@BGB
heh, guess.

:)
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:42, Reply)

@K2k6
a herniated what now?

I thought I'd just pulled a muscle and I might even take some Valium and it would all go away. I'm not sure I like the idea of a herniated disc. It sounds unnecessarily complicated.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:43, Reply)

I've put mine out three or for times
It's fucking evil.

One one occasion I followed advice and laid down upon a hard surface: the wooden floor of my sitting room.

Do not do this.

It was OK for a bit - until I realised I needed to pee...and couldn't get up. And I don't mean 'I could but it was going to hurt a lot' - I couldn't fucking move, pissed myself and spent an entire night on said floor, soaked in my own urine.

I'm a bit of a catch, me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:45, Reply)

*laughs*
I think I love you.
( girlinthehole, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:58, Reply)

If it's a pulled muscle
it will feel like a pulled muscle, i.e. sore, but a bit better when you exercise it.

If it's a herniated disc (when the squishy bit between your vertebrae gets damaged and pops out in a little balloon, trapping a nerve) you will feel constantly sore, and an excruciatingly bad sharp pain when you turn a particular way, which is often any way except one position in which you are semi comfortable.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:46, Reply)

@Monty
you sex god.

Yeah, things other than sitting up in bed should be hard in the morning.

@K2k6 - I'll try moving (slowly) around and see if anything eases. Damn. I had a nice long run mapped out for this morning but that's a non-starter now.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:47, Reply)

ain't THAT the truth!
*does side-to-side head wobbling move like on Jerry Springer*


*puts back out*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 8:55, Reply)

A few weeks back
I was engaged in some pleasurable nocturnal oscillatory exercise, but felt my lower back having a bit of a twinge. "Bloody hell", I thought. "I hope I finish before my back gives out".

The problem with that was then that I was so concerned with the state of my back that I wasn't concentrating on the job in hand, which prolonged events somewhat. Something of a vicious circle.

Thankfully, matters came to a successful conclusion, and I never did let on to my GF why I managed to keep going for so long!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 9:02, Reply)

@K2K6
You do mean you were having sex don't you?
( girlinthehole, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 9:09, Reply)

@BGB
Er, yes I was. I just reread my post though, and it is a little ambiguous...
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 9:15, Reply)

Damn, bad luck.
I woke up this morning unable to turn my neck more than about 20 degrees left or right.
Drive to work was fun.
*shakes fist*

EDIT: Must've pulled a muscle in my sleep. Not for any other reason. My vertebrae didn't get welded or anything.
( Cawl, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 9:17, Reply)

fuck
you have my sympathies. I put my back out about four weeks ago, and spent a week in bed high on super drugs.

Took me a couple of days to realise that the only things that would work were ice packs and staying in the same position for twelve hours at a time.
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:03, Reply)

Painkillers
Tylex, Tylenol, Oxycodone, Tramacet, Tramadol, Diclofenac, Dihydracodeine, codeine, ibruprofen (1g).
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:33, Reply)

C-c-c-c-c-cocaine?

( Cawl, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:41, Reply)

Hee hee
That made me chuckle :0)
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:44, Reply)

Bwa-ha-ha-ha!!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:45, Reply)

I went to the doctors this morning and now have had blood tests, have to take in a stool sample and have an abdominal ultrasound booked.
the doctor took my blood pressure 3 times and mad the "hrmmmm :(" face every time.

worrying.

As for bad backs mine have never been that bad but I find ice packs good although be very careful of freezer burn. Also in all cases I recommend Solpadine as they best "feel good" over the counter painkiller there is!!
( Nostrebor can't be everything all the time., Wed 22 Apr 2009, 10:46, Reply)