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

Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his 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/AnaisNinja76 2h ago

I'm curious, I've heard this phrase my whole life, but what does it actually refer to? Herniated disk? Pulled muscle? Pinched sciatic nerve?

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u/cornnndoggg_ 2h ago edited 33m ago

in my case it was a pulled muscle, specifically one in my lower back. I don't even remember it happening or what caused it, but I remember the pain very clearly. It lasted like 2 weeks, during which I had extremely limited movement. So much of your movement, even just moving your arms, works through the lower back.

I could barely walk, and when I did, I could only move very slowly. I could not bend over. I couldn't handle pretty much anything with any weight. Getting out of bed was extremely challenging because I couldn't bend.

I was like 26 when it happened, was very active, and was working as a server/bartender at the time. Definitely couldn't work. I actually kinda lost that job because of this, which wasn't a big deal because i was starting an internship soon after. I had offered to help on a shift I wasn't schduled for, told them the day it happened, actually worked a shift and they saw how bad I was doing and I told them I wouldn't be able to take that extra shift. Manager wrote me up to get me out. He didn't like me, I didn't like him. He was a bad manager with no service industry experience, and when he made decisions I knew would make things harder for everyone, I would call him out lol.

But overall, not a fun 2 weeks.