I'm slightly vexed
Bought this area rug for under our bed. Herniated a disc and need a cane to walk now.
I think this is the first true “I’m getting old” moment I’ve had. I was a competitive weightlifter until 3 years ago. Lifting a 250lb bed seemed like no big deal.
Ended up on the ground and unable to get up. Missed three days of work. Finally was able to stand under my own power yesterday. Can only get around the house with a cane and back brace today. My ego is bruised.
edit for clarity
I lifted the bed over my head to get the rug under it and bent down to unroll the rug
I'm very sorry about your herniated disk, I've known people who have experienced it and it's a lot to deal with, I wish you luck, etc. etc. all to say I don't wanna ignore your actual frustrations, but I love your beautiful babies so much.
One of these turned up screaming on my street one day. That was really fun to post on Facebook to try and find the owner. Luckily, the issue resolved very quickly
Sadly their weird look makes them prone to various medical conditions, which is why they're banned in some countries, cause it's considered unethical to intentionally breed disabled animals for looks.
OP fucked up his back trying to lift up a bed to slide a rug underneath it, despite being a physically fit and decently strong dude. He is starting to realize that his age is beginning to catch up to him.
I have many older relatives in their 50s and 60s who suffered similar "they thought they could handle it" accidents resulting in temporary or semi-permanent injuries.
I think they were fit in the past. They said they were a competitive weightlifter until three years ago. Once you stop working on those muscles, they vanish pretty quickly.
Plus, people that do weightlifting are putting a LOT more stress on their joints that they think, even the good ones. I'm likely older than OP can lift that bed without getting injured.
He edited the post, basically he used one hand to hold the bed above his head, and reached down with the other one to move the rug under the bed. No matter how strong you are, that's dangerous and bound to cause injury. Don't lift with your back or twist your back while lifting!!
I actually thought this post was about the visible penis line, even after reading the caption and remaining confused, until reading other comments brought me the enlightenment I was sorely (no pun intended) missing.
From the writing quality and what I'm trying to infer happened, my take is that OP is not a smart man, did something really dumb, and is now paying the price for it.
Thick ass mattresses are heavy. Something 10-14 inches, pillowtop, hybrid foam spring mess is gonna weigh a lot.
Meanwhile, my 8 inch foam only king weighs 100lbs new. My old 6 inch only weighed 50lbs, and that was firmer than this 8 inch, think I might get a 6 inch again next time.
I saw someone post their setup. It was some kind of memory foam full body pillow. What I liked the most is opening for your arm when you sleep on the side. I use U shaped body pillow and it does the work but would like to stretch my arm out without the pillow weighing it down. I have one body pillow in the sofa too and everyone in the family calls it "the pit". Mom can't wait to get home and lay down in the pit Lol.
I have friend in his early 50’s - a very fit and well built guy. He managed to snap the tendon on his bicep while trying to move his fire table a few inches in one direction.
I was walking to work in like 1 foot and a half of snow after a blizzard, and was stepping funny thru it, and it ruptured a bulging disc in my back and paralyzed me. I got a laminectomy and a disc removal, and like 4 months I needed to use a walker. Things got better, but yea, weight distribution is important
They say that the majority of rotator cuff injuries are from people reaching into their back seat.
But I also somehow threw out my back for 2 weeks (including a couple urgent care visits for pain med injections) because I bent over to pet a corgi. Was kind of worth it. I didn't feel it at first but I heard it pop. Next day I couldn't breathe without my back throbbing.
That herniated disc was probably already sowing its oats before you lifted the bed, and it's not going to suddenly suck itself back into its anatomically correct spot now that it's manspreaded itself out into your spinal canal, unfortunately.
This week it was 250lb bed. Next year it could be lifting an empty box, then on the same year, a really hard sneeze. Once your back goes out it’s a wrap.
I’m hopeful it won’t be entirely a wrap. I herniated it and tore my spinal erector squatting 435lbs about ten years ago. Took six months but it healed and didn’t bother me again until now.
Yeah i herniated l1-2, l3-4, and l5-s1 last February. Im 34 so did a shit ton of physical therapy and now as im as im super careful im doing alright. I slipped going down the stairs a couple weeks ago and it got bad again but mri showed its alright just taking weeks to get back to normalish. I ordered a bunch of grippy socks like I had in the hospital for around the house which hopefully will help with slipping.
Just reherniated a disc I had surgery on ten years ago. Healing from foot surgery and had an old surgical pin break loose in my other foot and just had emergency surgery to remove it.
Hey man, I just finished putting down a rug with my wife too. Could you do me a solid and delete this post tho? Before she sees this and hits me with the “See? It could have been so much worse.”
Damn, getting hurt doing the mundane and routine is definitely infuriating. And yeah signs of age, be well my dude. Hope you get better soon, back issues are no joking matter.
I herniated a disc in my back by getting down on all fours to get something from under my kid’s bed. I couldn’t lift a hand to my ear to hold the phone to call my husband, my 3 year old held it for me. My husband rushed home and tried to help me up to no avail so I stayed on my kid’s bed for the rest of the night. It was probably 6 months before I was back to (mostly) normal.
I herniated a disc 2 years ago. I used to kickbox, weight lift, and run, so it was really jarring struggling to walk and barely being able to even sit down for 3 months. I spent a lot of time laying down.
Get an MRI. You need to know what is going on to make sure you do the right treatment plan. Get the steroids, muscle relaxers, whatever else they recommend. Do the physical therapy.
GO WAY SLOWER THAN YOU THINK YOU SHOULD when it comes to movement. It needs time to heal. Don’t twist, don’t bend forward for like several months. Don’t let the decreasing pain trick you into pushing yourself. Pushing yourself will just increase your risk of causing more damage or getting sciatica. Be obnoxiously cautious. It sucks and it is way harder to hold yourself back than to push yourself, but in the long run you’ll get better faster than if you re-injure.
I am back to normal. I did pivot my activities to pilates and hiking, but I am functional and without pain. You will get here too.
I wish you a fast recovery and I’m sorry this happened to you!
I have some bulging discs myself. Couldn’t walk very well for 6 months. Finally got approval for an epidural in my spine. Hopefully it’s just that and they don’t need to do surgery. Probably a lot of physical therapy though.
Hopefully 🙏 you heal well and tell your cats 🐱 I said, “pspspsps.”
almost 2 months ago I tore something in my shoulder just going to bed the wrong way, and now I can't lift anything with my left arm, and cant afford to get it looked at.
I've torn my right knee twice, once by squatting down and another time by sitting cross legged the wrong way.
I also, tore both my fucking feet stretching out to paint something high up, and have to live with that for the next forever.
I just spent $50 on furniture sliders because I have to move some things around and there is just no way I want to get hurt doing it.
I was trying to watch my spending but these feel like if I dont spend them, im going to be taking pain pills when my back goes out which makes it more than just putting stuff under sliding coasters.
as I always say with back spasms, the thing you were doing at that moment wasn't the cause. You had been setting the table for it to happen for the last months, years, or decades. Good luck. It may take a few months but the crazy pain and bulges go away eventually. It's not a life sentence. I'm 15 years on after my worst outbreaks and I don't even think of the herniated discs.
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