Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Injury insert

One of the people that follows my blog asked about an injury that I got in 2000, and I noticed that I never really got into that so I will give a short insert to explain that. so here goes for Sandy and the rest of you guys that read along with my page.

Back in 2000 when I was I would say 350 lbs or so give or take, and living decently healthy, running and lifting weights (almost) regularly I was loading a truck with 91lb bags of Portland cement, a whole pallet full mind you. and this really was not a hard task and was something that I did from time to time, I worked with cement and building materials from age 18 till about 26 or so working in the construction/Fence field. anyways I was loading this truck standing between the pallet and the back of the truck, picking up the bags and tossing them into the bed of the truck and there was another guy inside the bed sliding them forward and stacking, so mid swing with one of these nearly 100 lb bags, the other guy decided to hop down between me and the truck and I was in mid swing with a bag mind you. so twisting (yeah I know not the best idea with a 100 lb bag in hand) up into the truck with the bag and suddenly this 140lb guy is between me and the truck and I am in full swing. I guess it was instinct that made me not toss the bag into him, I stopped the momentum of the bag and probably saved him from getting folded in half between me and the bag and the open tailgate of the truck we were loading (which in hindsight may have been the better choice for me). and with that swing I was given the wonderful gift of a disk injury in my lower back (3 disks were affected), that put me out of commission for 2-3 years before it was not painful to walk or stand etc, the doctor wanted me to get a surgery but I knew a guy that had a back surgery and had nothing but bad things happen afterwards, so I declined and I chose to "see what happens with time" as he put it, the Doc also gave my weightlifting a gold star and said if I had not had such a strong base that the injury would have been much worse. I told him if I had not been as big as I was I probably would not have been heaving 91lb bags of cement either though lol. I still have back pain to this day from the injury and I blame the pain for my weight gain (the cookies and cake probably didn't help either) as I was unable to do anything that half way resembled a workout.

So here I am 7 years later my back still hurts every now and again and I think it still hurts every day, honestly I am just use to the pain so I think my body has fooled itself into thinking its not there. and there you have the main (in my opinion) reason that I blew up to my current size.

Thanks for reading and I hope that answers any questions concerning my injury, as always thanks for reading

As Ever
Me

9 comments:

  1. WOW... YIKES....OUCH....
    You've been thru hell and back. Have you been out of work since, or do you work from home? Just curious. If "none of your business" comes to mind, I'll understand. :--)
    So you know you can completely function at 350, why do you want to go for 300? Especially if you start weight training again. I'm curious today, sorry??!!
    I used to be 128 lbs and active in all sports. It's funny how life has ways of de-railing us. I never thought much about food, weight back then. Now it's almost an obsession. I worked out today. Check out my new post, and thanks for taking the time to fill in some blanks. It's gorgeous outside, bundle up your daughter and walk around the block. I'm heading out soon just for the fresh air. And soak up some sun!

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  2. Wow. Sounds like you have endured some major pain! (hey, that's a movie)...
    My husband still lifts weights, but not like he used to...
    A long time ago, he was really into doing really heavy "dead lifting" and he also did some major weight lifting while doing squats. This, plus the fact that Degenerative Disc Disease runs in his family, has caused him to have one of each: A ruptured, a bulging, and a slipped disc in his lower spine. Sounds a lot like you. He has always said that the heavier he gets, the more pain he feels. So, losing weight will most likely only help the problem. He, too, has opted to NOT have surgery - he says - until the pain is "unbearable." Some days it is. Most days, he can bear it. I feel sorry for him because of that, and I feel sorry for you that you've had that kind of pain to deal with on a daily basis. I know how it is (because I've seen my husband deal with it for years) - you can't really ease the pain no matter what sometimes. I'm so impressed that you have realized that this has been a major contributor to the extra pounds you've put on since that happened, and you realize that you can fix it now, even with the back problems.
    Anyway, I'm glad you let us in on that story. My husband and I totally sympathise with you.

    p.s. ask wify, "what does ROLF mean?" I counted to 10 and then said it, but I don't get it.....
    ;) haahaha

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  3. Sandy,
    I had this big long answer typed out and just before I hit the publish comment button decided I didn't want to put all that out there on the net ;), I can email you the response if you like.

    let me know ;)

    As Ever
    Me

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  4. Robyn,
    yep I know what that "unbearable" back pain feels like, when it hurts its full on HURT lol, and I try not to let on just how painful it is a lot of times (pride?), the doc said taking weight off will 100% help the frequency of the pain go down and less severe as well, and thats a thought thats been in my head a long time and its just time for me.

    this post is as personal as I have been on this blog to date and was a bit hard to actually share that. but you guys have been so supportive I figured I would do it ;)

    I can totally relate and sympathize with your husband as well for having the same injury as I have, it can really hurt at times.

    As Ever
    Me

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  5. how can I send you my email address, without the whole world knowing it? can you delete it from one of my posts?
    I would love to read what you wrote, but completely understand why you dont want to post it.

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  6. Sandy, I will send you a PM on 3FC with my email, you can just reply to it and I will reply back, that should work ;)

    As Ever
    Me

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  7. Robyn,

    Ok my hubby says I'm hard to understand online. Ah well. What I said was, Count to ten then hit send. Meaning, read what you wrote before you click the send button.

    ROFL = Rolling on Floor Laughing, meaning I was laughing at you.

    So there's wify translation for the week.

    Wify

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  8. Is it bad that I want to find that guy and smack him hard with a rubber mallet?

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  9. Wify,
    Oh my gosh, you did say, "count to ten then send."
    Something must be wrong with me today. I think I must have stepped into a puddle of stupid or something today.
    I get it. I will do that from now on!
    My husband told me that if you don't get enough calories in a day, you will lose brain cells. I've not had as many as I am supposed to have in a couple of days....
    Thanks, anyway, for that clarification!! LOL.

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