Now I know why I hate housework! Sunday, I was unloading the dishwasher and I leaned over to get the plate off the bottom shelf and my back went "crunch". All I was doing was picking up plates for pete's sake! For a minute I honestly couldn't stand up straight. I finally did and went about my business. My back was sore and I couldn't move very fast but ibuprophen helped. I've always had a weak lower back so I figured I just pulled a muscle.
I went to work on Monday but by lunch I was almost in tears. I sit at a computer all day which definitely didn't help. So, I managed to talk my primary care physician to squeeze me in and left early. He said there wasn't much he could do w/out X-rays, prescribed Flexiril, and sent me home. (Flexiril knocks me on my butt so I can only take it at night).
Today, I had to call off work to get X-rays and a CT scan (my first...woohoo). Turns out it isn't a pulled muscle. From what I understand, 3 discs in my lower back are bulging out, narrowing my spinal column and putting pressure on my spinal cord, so now tomorrow I have to call off again to see a specialist and possible get an MRI which I am NOT looking forward to since I'm slightly claustrophobic.
So, does anyone know how serious this is? I know, that is something specialist has to tell me. But, is it the same as a slipped disc? My primary doctor says it doesn't look like they are herniated, but that tells me nothing.
The only good thing (besides finally getting it checked out of course) is that at least now work knows I wasn't faking it.
I went to work on Monday but by lunch I was almost in tears. I sit at a computer all day which definitely didn't help. So, I managed to talk my primary care physician to squeeze me in and left early. He said there wasn't much he could do w/out X-rays, prescribed Flexiril, and sent me home. (Flexiril knocks me on my butt so I can only take it at night).
Today, I had to call off work to get X-rays and a CT scan (my first...woohoo). Turns out it isn't a pulled muscle. From what I understand, 3 discs in my lower back are bulging out, narrowing my spinal column and putting pressure on my spinal cord, so now tomorrow I have to call off again to see a specialist and possible get an MRI which I am NOT looking forward to since I'm slightly claustrophobic.
So, does anyone know how serious this is? I know, that is something specialist has to tell me. But, is it the same as a slipped disc? My primary doctor says it doesn't look like they are herniated, but that tells me nothing.
The only good thing (besides finally getting it checked out of course) is that at least now work knows I wasn't faking it.