How you know you're getting old

Fuzzzy · 12-09-2018, 12:00 PM

Damn! Lots of back problems here. Mine has been a long-term problem but manageable. I have to get in and out of my Z like a little old lady, but I can manage and not be too embarrassed by it.

But every once in a while, just like OP, I'll bend over to pick something up off the floor or ground, and the ol' back just locks up. It is almost always a very simple movement that brings the most severe and longest lasting acute pain.

It's a cruel world out there, guys. Hope your pain passes quickly, OP!

redondoaveb · 12-09-2018, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy

Damn! Lots of back problems here. Mine has been a long-term problem but manageable. I have to get in and out of my Z like a little old lady, but I can manage and not be too embarrassed by it.

But every once in a while, just like OP, I'll bend over to pick something up off the floor or ground, and the ol' back just locks up. It is almost always a very simple movement that brings the most severe and longest lasting acute pain.

It's a cruel world out there, guys. Hope your pain passes quickly, OP!

I feel for you and the people that have chronic back issues. Fortunately for me, it's only happened a few times but each time it was just like you said, a simple movement. It really stiffened up last night while sleeping but feels better after getting up and moving around.

Fuzzzy · 12-09-2018, 01:55 PM

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I feel for you and the people that have chronic back issues. Fortunately for me, it's only happened a few times but each time it was just like you said, a simple movement. It really stiffened up last night while sleeping but feels better after getting up and moving around.

Ibuprofen a few times a day and a hot bath usually speeds up my getting back to normal. Good luck!

Rusty · 12-09-2018, 02:16 PM

It's been almost 30 years since I blew my back out. Since then, I think I've only had about 4 times that my back has flared up. For me, it's a weird twist. I have some arthritis that makes my back stiff at times. I'm finding out that I have a hard time touching my toes anymore.

jwick · 12-09-2018, 06:29 PM

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It's been almost 30 years since I blew my back out. Since then, I think I've only had about 4 times that my back has flared up. For me, it's a weird twist. I have some arthritis that makes my back stiff at times. I'm finding out that I have a hard time touching my toes anymore.

That’s got to be hard when wifey pegs you...

Rusty · 12-09-2018, 06:56 PM

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That’s got to be hard when wifey pegs you...

Desert Rat · 12-12-2018, 12:27 PM

In the midst of a flare up as we speak. Have had bronchitis for the past week and a half and all the coughing has me sore everyplace.

Getting old ain't for the meek, my friends.

Had an MRI a year ago....degenerative disk disease, 3 bulging disks in my lower back. Someday I'll look back on now and remember these as the good old days when I could still do stuff.

Rusty · 12-09-2018, 02:17 PM

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Ibuprofen a few times a day and a hot bath usually speeds up my getting back to normal. Good luck!

I have a hot tub.

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Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21861	Damn! Lots of back problems here. Mine has been a long-term problem but manageable. I have to get in and out of my Z like a little old lady, but I can manage and not be too embarrassed by it. But every once in a while, just like OP, I'll bend over to pick something up off the floor or ground, and the ol' back just locks up. It is almost always a very simple movement that brings the most severe and longest lasting acute pain. It's a cruel world out there, guys. Hope your pain passes quickly, OP! jwick, Rusty and redondoaveb like this.

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Desert Rat Base Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 189 Drives: 2014 370Z M6 Base Rep Power: 3366	In the midst of a flare up as we speak. Have had bronchitis for the past week and a half and all the coughing has me sore everyplace. Getting old ain't for the meek, my friends. Had an MRI a year ago....degenerative disk disease, 3 bulging disks in my lower back. Someday I'll look back on now and remember these as the good old days when I could still do stuff. Rusty and redondoaveb like this.