CATASTROPHIC INJURY....Disaster at week 13
Had some craze & mesomorph and headed down the gym for back workout today
Warmed up with chins then rotacuff dumbells.
Then started with Cable rows...120lbs and pulled out 20 reps
2 min break then 150lbs and pulled out 15 reps
another 2 min then 200lbs and pulled 12 reps, then while leaning forward to let the handle go BAM, like someone stabbed me in the lower back.
Instant muscle spasm with full back lockup.
I just lay back thinking ambulance or car.
Slightest movement was like someone twisting a dagger jammed in my spine.
I rolled over onto the floor and hauled myself up using the machine.
Almost passing out from pain, i used micro steps back to my car.
Managed to get home and into bed.
Been lying in the same spot since...14 hour now.
600mg celebrex and ice brick after ice brick... its still excruciating.
Slight numbness down left leg.
Im gunna pop some big benzo's soon and get a good nights sleep.
Hopefully AAS in my system will perform some magic heal by morning.
Cheers for now.
Threshy
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Dude-- glad ur better....but man o man- take it easy for few weeks-
Massage- chiro
Plus- dunno if you have clear diagnosis yet
Thanks for all your replies.
1 week has now passed and I must say that I am recovering at an ausome rate. 6 days ago I couldnt even get to the toilet without help and now im walking.
I went back to gym yesterday and did moderate-light shoulders.
Today I worked chest and 15 min on crosstrainer.
I have 90% range of movement back but still cant sit down for more that 5 min because of sciatica.Stretching my hammie and slow half squats while holding onto table has helped heaps.The prone stretch only makes my siatica worse so im not going to do them anymore.
I think my abs are going to get some downtime too. I tried 1 situp and didnt make it up (I would have injured my back it again if I completed it).
Im doing back tommorow and thinking just lat pulldowns only. Deadlifts and rows can wait another month.
All the best
Threshy
Struggled with similar for a long time. Would happen literally reaching for my toothbrush! Too much american football when I was younger. Got to the point about 8 years ago where I was contemplating surgery but like you I have NEVER heard of anyone having long term success with back surgery. I would have days where I couldnt stand up staright or talk from the pain. Decided to go to chiro after being a skeptic and it has worked wonders over the years. Now though I have to go pretty moderate on weights I use that stress lower back and do them very slow and controlled...which should be the way anyway. Good luck bro. If you have someone that can do this for you try this stretch: Lay on stomach in prone position and bend knees at 45 degree angle. Have them grab your ankles and spread feet SLOWLY apart while knees stay locked. Tell them to stop when you you cant stretch further and hold for a 5 count. Do this 3 times and see if you get a little relief.
I reakon its a prolapse. I've had it before about 6 times.
My back has never been the same since my 1st disc bulge in 1993 doing a deadlift.
Over the years Ive exhausted every medical avenue except surgery.
Since then ive had to modify all movement to minimize relapses.
This is how I handle it in the early stages from past experience
1) Dont let anyone manipulate you in the early stages. They will make the problem worse.
2) In 1st 24 hours you have to stop your body swelling up(inflamation). Lie down and dont move. Frontload anti-inflamatries and use ice till just before you get frostbite.
3) 24 -48 hours shower and get heat into it. Then straight back on ice. This is to flush the stale healing fluids around the injury.
Keep rotating the heat/ice. Eg: Hot shower 20 min then keep it cold 2 hours, then back to shower.
4) 48-72 hours: start trying to get your range of movement back (no stretching). Try walking around a bit. If you get shockwaves of pain then your going to have to rest longer.
5) 72+ Start mckenzie stretches to squeeze the disc back into shape.. Keep anti-inflams going for about 2 weeks.
I find the psycological side of things hard too. Its easy to give up your diet/future gym and just hit the whiskey.
If your young and careless its only a matter of time till this happens to you.
PS Im still yet to meet someone that had sucessful back surgery.
Cheers
Bedbound Threshy
I herniated 2 discs about 7 years ago. 5 or 6 operations later, it's 30-40% better but it never goes. I can't deadlift and have to be VERY careful, but I'm in good shape for 37, probably better than I was before I mangled my back. Know how you're feeling, it's shit.
Hope it improves mate, keeping my fingers crossed for you to have a speedy recovery.
The numbness down your leg can be a sign of disc damage. Get yourself to to a doc ASAP.
painkillers and ice won't help. heat and ibuprofin.
It's too soon to HEAT- gotta ice first get swelling down-
Ice, antiinflammartory and muscle relaxed-
You prolly have structural damage-
Crawl ur ass to chiro- no adjustment, just therapy- ice- electro and xrays.
He may not be able to adjust you cuz ur locked up
Anonmab bro that sounds horrible
Been there done that- it happens to me every year or two, but last year happened twice.
My advice- get outta bed- doing something is better than nothing . Assume you have done something bad structurally .
When mine goes out- I feel like any wrong movement and ill never walk again.
Go to chiro. I'm am NOT telling you to get adjusted, but go to good chiro.
Get X-rays, and get some therapy. Right now- you are too inflamed to adjust.
You gotta let it calm down.
Slow steady progress the next few weeks and you'll be fine until the next time it happens.
Was this first time ?
Good luck. You gotta get antiinflam and muscle relaxed ASAP.
SLOW STEADY PROGRESS-
For godsakes- no gym for lil bit- heal.
Back nothing to play tootsie with- peace
Sorry to hear. The back is a crazy muscle group. When I pulled my back out awhile ago the Doc told me " It doesn't matter if your an Olympic power lifter, you could bend over to tie your shoe and throw out you back." I would get it checked out and stay moving. Laying will cause to take twice as long to heal and it won't heal as strong.
pal im not sure what kinda damage you have done but it most definately sounds extreme and i personally would be thinkin about a doctor or a proper physio to help ?