TruWrecks
Banned
And no, I didn't take a picture of my butt to post.
For the last three days I have been ignoring pain in my lower back. I thought I pulled a muscle. It got so bad yesterday I couldn't ignore it anymore. Yesterday morning I could hardly walk or stand. I went to the doctor yesterday and found out why.
I have a disc that is pressing against the L4 root nerve that goes down to my right leg. I had a similar problem with the L5 root nerve in my left leg a couple of years ago, and that ended in surgery (as some here might remember). About 1/3rd of my L4-L5 disc was removed after several months of dealing with it. That caused some permanent nerve damage for my left leg. My doc also told me they can't trim any more out of the L4-L5 disc or there won't be enough to support the vertebrae from rubbing each other. The L4-L5 vertebrae are already touching if I try to bend backwards any amount. Having potentially the same problem with my right leg is not what I wanted to hear today.
I don't remember doing anything to strain my back that bad. Maybe age is just catching up with me. Just because we are meant to grow old doesn't mean I have to grow up.
The next few weeks are going to determine what happens next. Hopefully I will be in good shape to ride next spring. It's not like I'm going to stop now, but I will be more careful when I ride for the next few weeks. lease:
Currently I'm holding the pain off with some good meds. The only problem with the meds is that I would need to take enough to be DUI if I tried to ride or drive after taking those.
Note to everyone: Even if you are not abusing your body things can happen. Take care of your spine. It's the only one you have.
For the last three days I have been ignoring pain in my lower back. I thought I pulled a muscle. It got so bad yesterday I couldn't ignore it anymore. Yesterday morning I could hardly walk or stand. I went to the doctor yesterday and found out why.
I have a disc that is pressing against the L4 root nerve that goes down to my right leg. I had a similar problem with the L5 root nerve in my left leg a couple of years ago, and that ended in surgery (as some here might remember). About 1/3rd of my L4-L5 disc was removed after several months of dealing with it. That caused some permanent nerve damage for my left leg. My doc also told me they can't trim any more out of the L4-L5 disc or there won't be enough to support the vertebrae from rubbing each other. The L4-L5 vertebrae are already touching if I try to bend backwards any amount. Having potentially the same problem with my right leg is not what I wanted to hear today.
I don't remember doing anything to strain my back that bad. Maybe age is just catching up with me. Just because we are meant to grow old doesn't mean I have to grow up.
The next few weeks are going to determine what happens next. Hopefully I will be in good shape to ride next spring. It's not like I'm going to stop now, but I will be more careful when I ride for the next few weeks. lease:
Currently I'm holding the pain off with some good meds. The only problem with the meds is that I would need to take enough to be DUI if I tried to ride or drive after taking those.
Note to everyone: Even if you are not abusing your body things can happen. Take care of your spine. It's the only one you have.