Not since the terrible foot pain from the unfortunate incident with Banana Republic loafers of last week have I known such pain. It's my back. It literally does not bend. Standing, I am good. Lying down, no problem. Sitting? Not so much. I pulled a muscle in the lower left back yesterday. And how did this brilliant injury happen? Bar fight? Nope. Straining to reach a kitten trapped in a tree? Not so much. Rugby? Not on your life. It's quite simple. I sneezed.
That's right. This whole incident can be blamed on my chronic sinusitis. If I could, you know, breathe like a normal person, this would not have happened. But this is how it played out.
Yesterday, I had to escape the horrendous year-end-close-the-books process at work. So for lunch, I went to my happy place. That's right. I copped a squat in one of those big, comfy chairs at Barnes and Noble. I had a stack of magazines and thought in just one little lunch hour I would catch up on Britney's shenanigans, see what is going on in the world of modern art, and plan a future bathroom remodel. That is productivity, my friends.
Then, I sensed it coming. I thought nothing of it. I sneeze all the time. If I were a dwarf, I would be Sneezy. That's how often it happens. "Eh, eh, eh, ah, choo!" When I sneezed, I was sitting with the stack of magazines in my lap. Involuntarily, I kind of lunged forward. That's when it happened. I felt a slight pull.
It was okay. I was okay. I am a manly man. Then, six hours transpired. The muscles tightened. I could not bend. I made an emergency massage appointment (and was shockingly able to be worked in) and spent the rest of the night alternating ice pack and hot bath. I felt okay.
Then, morning came. I woke up in exactly the same amount of pain I was in at dinner last night...only without the fried dill pickles and barbecue wings (I know picture of healthy eating!). On a brighter note, none of my co-workers have to worry that I will make any sudden movements if a cake happened to be served in the workplace. Mmmmm, cake.
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OH NO! That's terrible. I also hurt my back a couple weeks ago playing a hopscotch game on someone's driveway. At the time, I remembering saying, "ooh, I hurt my back" in kind of a jokey tone to a friend standing next to me. The next day, PAIN! And it still hurts. It's good that you are treating it right away.
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