Ohhhhh....the PAIN...
Ugh. Tuesday night, I was at BJJ, wrestling a live match, and when the time finally ran out, I sat back and knew I had done something bad. My lower back screamed in protest, instantly clenching all the muscles around my lower back. I hobbled to my feet, told the instructor that I was going to head out and got in my car for the drive home.
Often, when these things happen, it's a 2-3 day ordeal, where I try to be good and no doing anything active, but end up pushing it too hard and making it s 5-6 day problem. Well...this time is a little different. Yesterday, I didn't go to BJJ (Smart, right?), and hung out at home. My the end of the day, my back was feeling pretty good...so good in fact, that I decided to skip my Ibprofin and just go to bed. Well....THAT was a bad move.
I woke up this morning with so much pain in my lower back that I wanted to cry. I walked in bent over pain over to my shower and ran the hot water. That helped a bit, but it was still quite miserable. I popped in 600mg of Ibprofin in hopes that it would make my day salvagable, but I question if that'll actually happen. I think the worst part about the whole back issue is that I have to carry my laptop bag and THAT is what hurts it...I think that I may just leave it at work.
I am going to set up and appointment with a doctor to take some Xrays, as something just doesn't feel right in there. What a great way to start the weekend, right?