Two Toke Says: Lower Back Pain, Cannot Walk Posted: 08-21-06 18:24pm
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twotoke said:
ok I am new to this board so hell
everyone, I am a 23 year old male, I have
been heavy all my life, not morbidly obese
but a big guy as I am about 375, 6'2, my
height really helps with my weight, about
3 years ago I threw my back out for the
first time to the point where I couldnt
move off the couch, I couldnt do anything,
I got throught that and it happened again
last year, same thing, major pain
throughout my lower back and hips to the
point that I couldnt move but again I
healed and I was fine. One thing I have
always told myself is hey I may be fat but
at least I am still mobile, I can still
walk and get around good, but here about
2-3weeks ago I was at walmart with my wife
and not even 5 minutes into the store I
had to rush back to the car because my
lower back was hurting me so bad I felt
like I was going to fall down, I could
barely hold myself, it was just awful.
It happened a couple more times since then
and I just thought it would go away, but
today I was taking out my garbage, and you
have to walk a little ways to get to the
bin, and by the time I reached it I was in
so much pain I could barely lift my trash
up, sweating horribly and did not know if
I could make it back to my apartment, I
was in so much pain in my lower back and
shooting down my hips, it took every ounce
of energy I had just to walk back and
immediatly hit the couh when I came in and
started typing this, is this a weight
inssue? Or have I messed up my back a
couple of years ago when I had my first
problems? Any thoughts on this would be
appreciated. Thanks
Last edited by gjzh on 08-21-06 18:36pm; edited 3 times in total
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gjzh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 28 Location: ,
Posted: 08-21-06 18:25pm
Two toke,
welcome to this board... :lol: .Just so
you know there does not seem to be a
moderator of this board.. :? .And not
too many people post. :cry: ..I visit
from time to time, but not often.... :)
if I were you I would make an appt to see
either an oss (orthopedic spinal surgeon)
or a nss (neurosurgeon spinal surgeon)..I
think you need to have an mri of the
spine. It may just be muscle spasms, but
you need someone to exam you, do the films
and then make a determination from the
mri. This seems to be going on for a long
time for you. They will tell you to lose
the weight because any extra weight is not
good for the spine, but it seems to be
more than just a weight issue with you.
Let us know what happens... :d
i wanted to edit this to tell
you.....Please copy and paste your message
into a new topic...Oh heck I will do it
for you...You may get more answers to your
post that way.....I will title it just as
you did your message, so look for it...I
will copy and paste my message as
well....But when you have a new
topic...Just hit the new topic button and
you can start you own thread....Oh heck I
will do it for you...You may get more
answers to your thread that way....
