OT: Rough last 48 hours

Anyone had severe dehabilitating muscle spasms?  Don't.  What makes it worse is that I had them in 2 different parts of the body, my left trapazoid and my lower back.  Needless to say I spent last night (technically this morning: 12:54am-5:45am) in University ER.  Not many people on this board have saw me in the past, I think that booboo is the only one when I cam to his Homecoming tailgate a few years ago.  I'm a big guy and very developed, especially my upper-legs and shoulders.  Guess what was spasming?  My left trapazoid and left gluteus.  That caused all neighboring muscles to contract as well.  I normally move around lookin rather stiff, almost as if I am flexing every muscle in my body.  Well I'm not although when I got to the ER the PA (who was very attractive BTW) examined me.  She was absolutely amazed at how tense I was.  She ordered an EKG and a x-ray, both came back "normal" thank God and she also presctibed me some valium.  I just took the 3rd and final one and wow do I feel better.  Hopefully I feel good enough by this weekend so I can go to the game.

Please excuse vany typos tonight as I feel gooooooodd and happy.

a few drinks of jack and water accompanied by some bob seger usually loosens me up.

sandyeggo_blue wrote:

a few drinks of jack and water accompanied by some bob seger usually loosens me up.

That's an idea although I don't believe that the American Medical Association would agree. Wow, that last Valium is kicking my ass. I need to go to bed soon. The question is do I ask my PCP for more tomorrow just in case?

I feel your pain. I have a pinched sciatic nerve in my back right now. Horrible pain.

Hurt my lower back in my 20s shoveling heavy wet snow in the morning in order to make it to work on time. Spasming was really bad for about 2 days. Flexeril muscle relaxer finally kicked in. Had recurrences off and on for years. Do have some arthritic spurring at L5/S1, but have managed it really well for about the last 20 years. I always lifted weights but the key for me has been regular (every morning) abdominal exercises.

I once had a client with herniations at L3-4, 4-5, and L5-S1. He was a weightlifter and prior to the car accident also worked at a big food warehouse loading trucks. No fat on 'dem bones. His abdominal musculature was so well developed that his discs were essentially held in place and slowly healed over a period of years.
Actually, thinking about it, he was built pretty much like Peppers, who appears to be solid muscle.

dwoody wrote:

I once had a client with herniations at L3-4, 4-5, and L5-S1. He was a weightlifter and prior to the car accident also worked at a big food warehouse loading trucks. No fat on 'dem bones. His abdominal musculature was so well developed that his discs were essentially held in place and slowly healed over a period of years.
Actually, thinking about it, he was built pretty much like Peppers, who appears to be solid muscle.

kurt taylor will make peppers look like he has dad-bod syndrome