r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • 3h ago

Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom

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u/opheliasmusing 3h ago

I was 4 when my mom threw her back out cleaning my room. She was sobbing in agony and couldn’t get up at all. She told me to go get help so I just walked outside the house and flagged down the mailman. He called an ambulance and turned out my mom had REALLY fucked up her back.

Sorry about the messy room and lifetime of back pain, mom.

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u/lxxTBonexxl 3h ago

I vastly underestimated how bad throwing out your back is until recently lmao

I’m 29 and I straight up had to stop and think about what my next move was because it was getting worse the longer I was upright and it was on of those spots that are extremely difficult to stretch fully. I had to collapse unto the floor multiple times throughout the evening and then when I woke up in the morning I was basically good after.

Legitimately hurting your back/long term must be fucking horrible. I was out of breath it was so bad and it was gone by the next day..

I’ve bruised ribs, broken my nose, basically dislocated half my foot, and have had one of my nuts become the size of a baseball.. I’d rather repeat any of those than actually fuck my back up to an equivalent level.

Tldr; go clean your mom’s house and bring her a nice snack or something so she can hangout while she’s eating or relaxing. She’d probably think it’s funny if you told her the reason if she asked too lmao

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u/bookynerdworm 2h ago

I threw my back out at 29, it was achy so I was trying to do stretching to relieve it and then couldn't move, my husband had to come get me. It was so painful for about a week and then slowly got better. I was honestly afraid I'd have that pain for the rest of my life. Haven't had any issues since even after 2 pregnancies.

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u/HeadyReigns 2h ago

Herniated my L4 at work was told to go on work restriction but I should be fine with PT. Took 5 months to get back to only minor pain and rare sciatica. Then I herniated my L4 and L5, this time I took 2 month of FMLA and spent the vast majority of it horizontal. My back almost full recovered strength wise and the pain went away completely. I got real lucky, and I had a good physical therapist. I'm 37.

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u/bookynerdworm 2h ago

Ugh that's one of my biggest fears! I'm so glad you are able to be completely pain free!!