Threw my back out. It was fucking intense.

[The Feral Underclass]

I went on a five day bender and when I sobered up enough to feel pain, I realised I had done something to my lower left back. It suddenly developed into acute pain and my friend had to drive me to the hospital. We thought my liver or kidney had packed up because the pain was so intense, but after numerous tests and five hours in the hospital, it turned out to be a bog standard muscle problem -- thankfully.

But then when brushing my teeth at home, I coughed, the knot in the muscle (or whatever it is) went into spasm, and it was pain I had never experienced before. I literally couldn't move to the point I needed help to get out of the shower. Then all I could do was lie down in bed, but the muscle kept spasming and contracting, especially if I moved slightly. Now, I don't know what child birth is like, but if contractions are as painful as that, then that's fucked up.

On a medical scale of 1-10 of pain, 10 being the most severe, acute pain, it was close. I thought I was dying. I know it's a cliché to say it, but it felt as if someone was stabbing me with a red hot piece of metal repeatedly. I actually don't think I've ever cried so much before in my life

Luckily I got some pretty awesome painkillers from the hospital. Not that they made the pain go away entirely, but I was pretty high, so...

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before?

[Red Economist]

My medical history is (thankfully) very boring, but I hope you get well soon. It sounds really horrible. :(

[consuming negativity]

I'm in the hospital fairly often with strangely serious illnesses. The most painful thing that's ever happened was probably a cluster headache that I got after a night of smoking and drinking... it felt like someone had driven a railroad spike through the top of my forehead down through my left eye. I tried to tough it out with ibuprofen, but by the time I was being driven to the hospital, I had been rolling around on the floor in the dark for several hours, crying and shoving my hands against my head to try to get some endorphins flowing. Couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't PAIN think PAIN PAIN about anything YOURE IN PAIN other than PAIN. :laugh:

[Sentinel]

I guess my appendicitis when I was 10 or something perhaps was in that direction painwise. Until the surgery there was no way of not feeling the pain all the time and crying out loud.

[DOOM]

I once couldn't move my neck for like 2 fucking weeks. Everytime i tried to, it felt like something sharp and hot stabbed me in my neck. This combined with the high fever (39 degrees the most time, one time even 41, had to go to the hospital) was the most fucked up thing I ever had to experience.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

I guess my appendicitis when I was 10 or something perhaps was in that direction painwise. Until the surgery there was no way of not feeling the pain all the time and crying out loud.

I had the same experience. At first my stomach started feeling weird like I had the flu so decided to lay down and read. After about an hour it just got painful and more painful until I couldn't stand it anymore. I started freaking out because I had no idea what was going on I was just rolling around in pain. I couldn't control my breathing and I started hyperventilating(which I've also never experienced before this so I had no idea) which made my body go numb. That's when I really started freaking out because here I am in the worst pain of my life then all of a sudden my body goes completely numb, I thought I was about to die. Nobody is home so I barely stumble to my home phone and call an ambulance. I could barely talk because my face was numb.

I had to wait for 30 minutes for them to do anything because I was a minor without an adult there so when my stepdad finally got there and they gave me morphine I felt so much better. Awww morphine.

[The Feral Underclass]

I'm in the hospital fairly often with strangely serious illnesses. The most painful thing that's ever happened was probably a cluster headache that I got after a night of smoking and drinking... it felt like someone had driven a railroad spike through the top of my forehead down through my left eye. I tried to tough it out with ibuprofen, but by the time I was being driven to the hospital, I had been rolling around on the floor in the dark for several hours, crying and shoving my hands against my head to try to get some endorphins flowing. Couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't PAIN think PAIN PAIN about anything YOURE IN PAIN other than PAIN. :laugh:

I've never experienced a cluster headache but I've seen videos of people trying to endure one and it looks nasty.

[M-L-C-F]

I went on a five day bender and when I sobered up enough to feel pain, I realised I had done something to my lower left back. It suddenly developed into acute pain and my friend had to drive me to the hospital. We thought my liver or kidney had packed up because the pain was so intense, but after numerous tests and five hours in the hospital, it turned out to be a bog standard muscle problem -- thankfully.

But then when brushing my teeth at home, I coughed, the knot in the muscle (or whatever it is) went into spasm, and it was pain I had never experienced before. I literally couldn't move to the point I needed help to get out of the shower. Then all I could do was lie down in bed, but the muscle kept spasming and contracting, especially if I moved slightly. Now, I don't know what child birth is like, but if contractions are as painful as that, then that's fucked up.

On a medical scale of 1-10 of pain, 10 being the most severe, acute pain, it was close. I thought I was dying. I know it's a cliché to say it, but it felt as if someone was stabbing me with a red hot piece of metal repeatedly. I actually don't think I've ever cried so much before in my life

Luckily I got some pretty awesome painkillers from the hospital. Not that they made the pain go away entirely, but I was pretty high, so...

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before?

Well, you aren't exactly a spring chicken anymore, old man. Maybe you should start taking it easy a little bit. :p

But I had some pretty bad stomach pains last week, and I'm still not back at 100% either. I narrowed it down to either gastritis, or an ulcer. I of course, didn't go to the hospital though. Because I can't be blowing all of the money that I've saved, on medical bills. When I've gotta buy a car soon. I tried taking Tums and Pepto-Bismol, and they didn't work. So I then tried Zantac, and that actually did the trick. So far I'm fine, but I'm still taking it easy. It's being stressed out, and pissed off all the time, that's fucking me over. Along with high blood pressure, and only taking NSAIDs (Aspirin, Advil, Aleve, etc.) for pain. But I've got some Tylenol to take, if I need it. Instead of taking an NSAID pain reliever. This whole thing was pretty scary honestly. :unsure:

I also have kidney stone symptoms sometimes, and that shit is painful as fuck. :crying:

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

I did my lower back in last year falling down the stairs at my parents' (they have a lot of stairs and I fell down the longest part and landed right on my tail-bone.) I had to stay downstairs lying on my front on the sofa for most of the rest of the Christmas holiday and I had to submit my first assignment of 2013 from my parents.

[Ele'ill]

We could turn this into a brief medical history thread to compare war wounds. I had a friend who injured disks in their back (I forget the specifics of the injury) but I remember some days they were in so much pain they just wouldn't talk much at all over the course of 10 hours working together. They couldn't sleep, if they aggravated it at work they would kneel down and their hands would be shaking and they'd immediately start sweating. Physical therapy and stretching helped them out a lot to the point that we could actually play hockey and lift again. He wasn't that young when all this was going on so there's always hope :grin:

I've had my nose broken, skull fracture, broken knuckles, fingers, and toes. I've also had trauma to my knees and dislocated both shoulders multiple times. Both the shoulder injuries and the knee injuries have caused skeletal muscular problems as I've gotten older where I get lower back spasms sometimes. I also have chronic issues with my collar bone area and neck because of it. The most traumatic injury psychologically was cutting my hand open with a box knife because I could stick my finger (I didn't but could have) inside of the palm of my hand. I had it cradled in my shirt and when I let the shirt drop down there was what must have been a cup of blood that splashed out onto the floor. The most painful was having a piece of plywood (I think it was 3/8" drop down across my big toe. Not a glamorous thing but the pain just didn't stop it went on and on and on. Playing hockey I dove to clear the puck out of our zone and while I was on the ice with my arm out in front of me someone heavier than me landed right on top of my shoulder. I some how got it back in place myself because were on the clock at this job and would take 2 hours to go play multiple times a week. I couldn't use that arm for a very long time after that it was not fun.


hope you feel better, careful with the pain meds




*also had my jaw knocked out of place and I've had teeth broken and knocked out. Teeth pain is one of the most horrible things ever.

[Art Vandelay]

We could turn this into a brief medical history thread to compare war wounds. I had a friend who injured disks in their back (I forget the specifics of the injury) but I remember some days they were in so much pain they just wouldn't talk much at all over the course of 10 hours working together. They couldn't sleep, if they aggravated it at work they would kneel down and their hands would be shaking and they'd immediately start sweating. Physical therapy and stretching helped them out a lot to the point that we could actually play hockey and lift again. He wasn't that young when all this was going on so there's always hope :grin:

I've had my nose broken, skull fracture, broken knuckles, fingers, and toes. I've also had trauma to my knees and dislocated both shoulders multiple times. Both the shoulder injuries and the knee injuries have caused skeletal muscular problems as I've gotten older where I get lower back spasms sometimes. I also have chronic issues with my collar bone area and neck because of it. The most traumatic injury psychologically was cutting my hand open with a box knife because I could stick my finger (I didn't but could have) inside of the palm of my hand. I had it cradled in my shirt and when I let the shirt drop down there was what must have been a cup of blood that splashed out onto the floor. The most painful was having a piece of plywood (I think it was 3/8" drop down across my big toe. Not a glamorous thing but the pain just didn't stop it went on and on and on. Playing hockey I dove to clear the puck out of our zone and while I was on the ice with my arm out in front of me someone heavier than me landed right on top of my shoulder. I some how got it back in place myself because were on the clock at this job and would take 2 hours to go play multiple times a week. I couldn't use that arm for a very long time after that it was not fun.


hope you feel better, careful with the pain meds




*also had my jaw knocked out of place and I've had teeth broken and knocked out. Teeth pain is one of the most horrible things ever.

Multiple references to hockey, means you are tots cool in my book. Hope you healed from everything, same goes to you tat.

[Ele'ill]

My teeth never regrew.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

Acid Reflux Disease when I was in high school.

[RedWorker]

Feel better, comrade. Pain is only temporary.

[Ele'ill]

pain is only temporary unless it is constant