Poor Michael, he threw out his back on Tuesday and went home early to rest/recover. I went to the Warrior Room Tuesday night for a workout and he seemed to be doing a little better. Wednesday morning he messaged me at work saying he couldn’t get up and wanted me to take him to the ER. I left work and rushed home. Thankfully his sister was able to come over and check on him because it was going to take me awhile to get home. She was able to help him back to bed but when I got there he couldn’t move at all because the back spasms were so bad!
I couldn’t move him to get him to the doctor so we got him comfortable and hoped it would improve. Besides, if we went to urgent care they wouldn’t have been able to do much but give him pain pills and muscle relaxers–which he already had. I spent the day at home taking care of him. All the animals helped. Bella cuddled with him in bed and even Fat Kitty tried to help (he’s really good at comforting when I’m sick or hurt).
Poor Michael. I felt so terrible because there wasn’t much I could do. 🙁 I kept him company as he laid in bed and we watched half of season one of True Detective. Wow! What a good show! It was a little slow at first but I could tell the atmosphere and dark character development was building up to something and by episode 4 I was on the edge of my seat!
I’d already had plans for that evening and Michael was okay just laying in bed for an hour, so I didn’t cancel my plans. My friend Robyn came over and we went for a run/walk around the neighborhood. She’s the friend that is doing the 5k with me. She’s a much better and faster runner than me but it was really hot out so that slowed us down. I appreciated her kind of going at my pace.
It was nice to have a running buddy and that we could kind of catch up on things while we got a workout in. We did a run/walk/jog thing. We’d run for a few minutes and then walk the hills. It was a good little workout and got in a little over 3 miles, so I was happy with that. We headed back to the house and walked to cool down and then we sat outside on the shaded deck to cool off with some iced tea.
She left after that and I checked on Michael. He was still laid up but at least the back spasms had stopped for a bit. I made us dinner, baked salmon with lemon and fresh dill, and Brussels sprouts. I LOVE fresh herbs and am currently obsessed with dill. I need to find more things to put it into. Maybe even try and plant some dill in my garden. Anyways, dinner was good and we just kind of chilled for a bit.
Today Michael is going to the chiropractor and to his doctor to possibly get a cortisone shot in his back. I hope that helps and he improves soon. I hate seeing him in so much pain! I feel helpless. 🙁
Lori
Ugh – Having herniated disks, I know how awful those spasms are and the only thing you want to do is breathe without triggering them. I hope Michael feels better soon!
Lisa Eirene
Yes, just breathing seemed to trigger them yesterday! Poor guy.
Amy
So sorry to hear this. I dealt with back pain for years. Years! So I totally understand what he’s going through. I am now 100% pain free and able to do anything and everything I want, so there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Lisa Eirene
What did you do to fix your back pain?
Carrie @ Season It Already!
It’s a long process. Back pain is the worst! So sorry to hear.
Lisa Eirene
Yeah it takes a long time to recover.
Carbzilla
That’s the worst feeling. I know from taking Chris to ZoomCare that they can’t really give you any good stuff. I think they may have given him a pain shot in his butt (when he had a herniated disc in his neck) but nothing that would really take pain away. The chiro made it way worse and then he had to get the shot. If this isn’t caused by herniation then I think the chiro can help. It’s so hard to tell, and I know all you want is functionality and relief from the pain. Hope he’s fixed soon!
Lisa Eirene
He got an xray on Tuesday but I don’t know if they know anything yet.
Ingunn
Ugh, back pain is the worst! Whenever I threw my back out, I used to stay in bed, but after a couple of years I realized that just made it worse (there’s a lot of research coming out on this in Norway, incidentally) – now, staying active even though it’s the last thing I feel like doing (walking, swimming) and massages are where it’s at. My last bad one was in 2011, and what finally cured it was a three-day backpacking trip where I walked all day and slept on the thinnest sleeping pad I own..go figure! Anyhoo, my best wishes and healing vibes to your man.
Lisa Eirene
I agree. Light walking helps loosen things up!
Ingunn
…don’t forget massages from a special someone! 😉
Lisa Eirene
🙂
Leslie
I hope that your husband gets to feeling better. The dinner looks great. I am not a big salmon person, but I like dill as well. I am going to have to make myself try brussel sprouts. they just don’t look appetizing to me…lol but I am trying a lot new foods now 🙂
Leslie
Lisa Eirene
I love Brussels sprouts! One of my favorites. Try cooking it with some bacon to get used to it. 🙂
Biz
My husband has had back problems over the years – its the worst! Hope he got some relief!
My friend Jacky makes grilled dill pickles – they are amazeballs – I of course add jalapeno to mine and leave out the onion – so good!
http://www.jaxhouse.com/2013/08/06/grilled-pickles/
Happy Weekend!
Lisa Eirene
Oooh thanks for that recipe! Yum!
Carla
HOW IS HE NOW??
Lisa Eirene
He’s able to move around more but he’s not great! 🙁
James
It’s a very stressful situation when one of your loved ones is bedridden because of sickness. I like the fact that you use an extensive exercise workout as a form of stress reliever. Thanks for sharing this story.