Slipped a disk in my back major pain! (back from therapy)

Wish I could tell you some cool car story or something heroic, but no... happened while golfing of all things. Which is something I never do and probably why I am in this situation.

Happened Monday the 21st while I was golfing with my dad. First shot hurt quite a bit and seemed strange. 2nd shot brought me to the ground. I was able to get up but only at a 45 degree angle. Believe it or not I golfed 18 holes like this. Used a 4 iron to Tee off and actually got about 125-150 yards out of it. Screaming in pain each shot. Just brutal. But I really wanted to play with my dad since I never see him.

Finally that night I go to bed and 3 am and let me tell you I felt the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. I even blacked out for a little while. Took almost 2 days before I could stand up at a decent angle. Hoping the entire time it was just muscle pain. But my right leg kept going numb and I kept getting shootnig pain down my leg to my calf. So finally 9 days later, today I went in to find out I slipped a disk and its pushing on my sciatic nerve. Each time I move just right its like being electricuted. I cant even flex my lower abs at all. Anything moving my hip forward is more painful than anything I ever felt.

So I am supposed to go to physical therapy for 2 weeks and hope it fixes the problem. Otherwise surgery is the next option. 32 years old cant even believe this.

Ouch. I never would have thought golfing was such a strenuous activity.

I wish you the best and a speedy recovery.

You kept going after the second one? Nothing clicked that said "hey, something's not right here"?

That might be heroic enough.


In seriousness, I know people with back problems and its some of the worst pain there is, from all accounts. Hopefully physical therapy helps, because back surgery tends to not be a real helpful solution.

Well, I won't be complaining about a pulled back muscle from golfing ever again.

I hope you get better soon. That has to suck.

I knew I should stop but my dad has terminal cancer and I never get to see him. Heck I might not ever see him again so I could not stop playing. They gave him 6 months. I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with him. Plus we sure as heck had some great laughs while I tried to golf. lol!!

CAMAROBOY69

I knew I should stop but my dad has terminal cancer and I never get to see him. Heck I might not ever see him again so I could not stop playing. They gave him 6 months. I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with him. Plus we sure as heck had some great laughs while I tried to golf. lol!!

I was going to make a joke about a fine line between heroic and stupid, but in light of the follow-up post, I'd have played through too.

As for Sciatic nerve, I struggle with that every day. Difference being, I feel great when I'm moving around, but am in agony if I sit still too long or in a bad positition. Such as Driving a Car.

I could only imagine taking the pain I have and multiplying it to the level you're in.

In all sincerity, Enjoy the time you have left, and make the best of it.

CAMAROBOY69

I knew I should stop but my dad has terminal cancer and I never get to see him. Heck I might not ever see him again so I could not stop playing. They gave him 6 months. I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with him. Plus we sure as heck had some great laughs while I tried to golf. lol!!

*crawls back into his hole*

Sorry to hear that dude.

CAMAROBOY69

I knew I should stop but my dad has terminal cancer and I never get to see him. Heck I might not ever see him again so I could not stop playing. They gave him 6 months. I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with him. Plus we sure as heck had some great laughs while I tried to golf. lol!!

But it sounds like you did the opposite of enjoy your time with him. And back injuries often never heal properly; you could have problems with this part of your body until the day you die.

I don't mean to sound harsh or emotionless but I've heard SOOOOOOO many injury stories involving golf where the person states with some inexplicable pride that they got injured early on and just had to finish the round. Of all sports, golf is perhaps the stupidest in my opinion.

OOHHH! Are you feeling better?!

Anderton Prime

But it sounds like you did the opposite of enjoy your time with him. And back injuries often never heal properly; you could have problems with this part of your body until the day you die.

I don't mean to sound harsh or emotionless but I've heard SOOOOOOO many injury stories involving golf where the person states with some inexplicable pride that they got injured early on and just had to finish the round. Of all sports, golf is perhaps the stupidest in my opinion.

I would probably do the same as Camaroboy. If I had to put up with a slight pain in my back for the rest of my life for something that important I would. The backpain should at least lessen to the point where it is bareable depending on what the Theropy or Surgery does. I would much rather the slight or just bareable pain for the rest of my life (which really shouldnt be shorted because of my back) to be able to enjoy the last few hours with my dying dad. Sure you could go and do something else like boating or driving or whatever but *shrugs*. I dunno to be honest actually.

Anderton Prime

But it sounds like you did the opposite of enjoy your time with him. And back injuries often never heal properly; you could have problems with this part of your body until the day you die.

I don't mean to sound harsh or emotionless but I've heard SOOOOOOO many injury stories involving golf where the person states with some inexplicable pride that they got injured early on and just had to finish the round. Of all sports, golf is perhaps the stupidest in my opinion.

Read post #5 and maybe you will understand why I kept going. I have never cared for golf but its something my dad has always wanted to do with me. And in his condition I was not going to say no. The sad part was that it was only the 2nd time I went golfing with my dad ever in our lifetime and it was the first time ever we played 18 holes together. It had NOTHING to do with "inexplicable pride".
Thanks for all the other replies.

It has been 3 weeks.

Went to the physical therapist yesterday. The disk seems back in place but is inflamed along with the lower vertibae. The great news is that it was not caused by golfing. The problem happened while I was working my butt off over the summer. Digging the yard up for the underground sprinkler, working on vehicles, working on her dads truck for 2 weeks, painting, powerwashing, and everything else I did this summer. 90% of it was all bending over and I never gave it a chance to heal. So golfing just finally set it off but he said it was already damaged before the golf incident. The swelling just caused the disk to slip.

Now I just need to take it easy and do some of the stretches he gave me. Over time it should heal itself. My leg going numb is from the swelling in the disk and the swelling around the lower vertibrae. Once the swelling goes down my leg should return to normal.

That's good to hear on your back, sorry to hear about your father earlier. I lost my own to cancer and I know the landslide it is.

Let it heal, though, seriously. My wife's friend is struggling with several herniated discs and looking at surgery because she keeps going on it.

Yeah the situation with my dad is tough. I still dont think reality has set into either one of us that he probably wont make it through the winter.

The great news is that fall is here so I should have no problem taking it easy. Well until the leaves start falling but luckily I bought a leaf blower this summer. Hopefully its healed by the time snow falls. So I can still use my quad to plow. But it will be much easier to take it easy now that summer is over. I severly abused my back this summer for almost 3 months straight.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Mine is still around, and I see him almost everyday. But I lost my mom about 2 1/2 years ago do to illness. You should spend as much time as you can with him, because you know about how much time you have left. I was not so lucky, as she went to the hospital Friday and died Monday. 8 days before my 21st birthday.