I've blown my back out... not great timing. doc says to plan on a month of downtime... are you kidding? I have never been out of action that long in my life.
ok dumb a$$ question of course, why did you do what you were doing, and not letting some young lad do it?
so now just rest and put heat to it and relax......
WOW,not perfect timing is an understatement,Chief!There's nothing worse then when your back is out.When this hurts,EVERYTHING hurts,for sure.Sorry to hear this bad news,indeed.Not much you can do for a healingprocess excepttake it extremely easy.Time is the only healing process for this injury.Get plenty of rest and if we can help in any way please don't hesitate to ask!!!Wish you well.
Chief sorry to read about your bad back. I too am just recovering from severe back pain. I am lucky though because the weather hasn't really warmed up enough for me. Been only warm a couple days so far. Hope your back heals very soon!!
Dan
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 11, 2013, 15:51:27 PM
ok dumb a$$ question of course, why did you do what you were doing, and not letting some young lad do it?
so now just rest and put heat to it and relax......
apparently, I am not designed to fit under the sink.
ah ha plumbing is not something you should be doing at your age really.......you should have been in your chair or out riding for better health......
You would be very wise to listen to your doctor on the back thing....my doc told me several years ago to find a new line of work; (are you kidding me?? I've been a welder and mechanic too many years to change now!) Well, dumb-a$$ (me) didn't listen, guess what...4 discs in the neck, 7 in the back, totally collapsed. (Maybe NEXT time I will listen...) So, please, for your own good, do exactly as "the doctor ordered"... except pay the bill on time! :D
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 11, 2013, 20:29:29 PM
ah ha plumbing is not something you should be doing at your age really.......you should have been in your chair or out riding for better health......
Agreed..and old people shouldn't ride motorcycles either..
John.
Well Chief it is trying really hard to snow outside today, so I'll stay inside and rest with you.......
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 12, 2013, 14:02:29 PM
Well Chief it is trying really hard to snow outside today, so I'll stay inside and rest with you.......
Thanks CRM! I wish it were raining or something here... but no.. its 70 and perfect riding weather! I'm trying to figure out which biker god I pissed off recently.
Good luck to you healing up there, chief. I strained mine badly 3 times in the last 3 years. Each time it takes about a month to get over it a decent amount, 2 months "completely" (as completely as you can...). For me it was muscle relaxers (for a few days), rest, and several chiropractor visits. Take care.
Thanks guys. I will do as you all advise and not get too active too quick.
;) think of the bright side to this,
1. all the money you are save in gas,
2. the wear an tear on your bike,
3. more time to get things on the forum squared away,
4. more time with your spouse communicating,
see lots of good things.......
Get well Chief... Don't rush it... Heal it up right!
Take care of your back and heal up soon. If it's of any consolation, although we have great riding weather here, I'm still stuck cleaning up storm damage in the yard. Once again, no time to ride. ::)
We had our summer for three days last week..
now it's back to cold winds, rain and storms..
I can't wait for global warming to arrive..
John.
We had frost/freeze warnings last night into today, its 60 right now, and tomorrow, 90...I think whomever assembled this years calendar got some of the pages out of order
Sorry to hear this Chief! It couldn't happen when it's not riding season, huh?
Yeah, I have a ton of stuff to do around here as well. This weather makes me want to be out doing stuff. I won't be doing much for a while... ... ummm wonder if this is the excuse I need to convince the boss I could us a lift table???
Are you in a brace? Those can help limit movement which can speed healing.
No, not that bad... just painful to move, sit, stand or lay down... no actually, lying down is ok and I'm back to where I can sit. Can't stand up straight yet though.
ok My buddy Cheif if this makes you feel better this is what I awoke to this morning.....-2* C this morning when I got up to ride my bike to the shop.....and a chilly ride along the lake it was ..........and no cup of tea on the deck at 0800 and it finally melted about noon......
Hey, my wife has a whiskey barrel just like that, and it had frost on it this morning, too!
lol that is not frost that is actually SNOW
Snow :o wow It's to soon to use that language,already.
Chief you being seen by a Chiropractor to try to pop you back together or you one of those who won't visit one?How about one of those gadget chairs that hang you upside-down like a bat.Supposibly It puts fluid somehow back in the disk or something to that effect.
Quotegadget chairs that hang you upside-down like a bat
Inversion seat......lol...and they do work for the most part......
Ratman, if you still have snow you REALLY need to move south!!!
Hope you back heals well and quickly!
not a big deal it was gone by lunch time.........and give up the clean air, fishing, and the fantastic weather.........
Hope you have a speedy recovery Chief. BTDT and it's no fun. Broke my tail bone a couple years back. Took two year before I could ride any distance without pain. No fun watching the dust form on my bike in the process.
Take it easy Chief. Back in the day I used to jump out of perfectly good airplanes, my Doc told me then it was time to stop. Now, after two operations, 4, 6" long titanium screws, I walk like a duck with........well thats enough said.
Dang...sorry to hear that. Smoke some medicinal medicine, shake it off, quit cryin', then get back to work. ;D
Hope your feeling better soon Chief.
I am a little late on this thread, as my back was so bad that I just didn't feel like sitting on a computer chair in front of my desk.
I threw my back out a month ago, and the last few days I have been able to bend over and pick things up off the floor.
Further, I was right in the middle of wiring my Drifter for my trailer and had the tailight assembly apart.... I had the wrong type of connectors, so it was apart when I did something else to screw the back up. So the Drifter sat for a month with the taillight apart.
Good news, the back got better over the last few days and I finished the wiring on the bike, and I pulled the trailer on a couple of test rides totaling only 75 miles, but hey..... it is looking up. The back is fine and the trailer tracks as it should and the hitch is working fine. Today, I am going to give it a full 125 lb load and give it another 100 mile test ride.
There is a different thread on the 800 trailer hitch project.
Larry how about I come over and we go and play a round of golf on the weekend? ;) oh I am bad.....Toledo correct?
Glad to hear you are back in the game! 8)
I'll 2nd that Larry....now for the Chief to snap back ;)
getting there SLOWLY... and this was an absolutely PERFECT weekend for riding! !#$!#% - but not for me!
Quote from: chief on May 29, 2013, 08:13:58 AM
getting there SLOWLY... and this was an absolutely PERFECT weekend for riding! !#$!#% - but not for me!
You've been awfully quiet lately... Hope you're feeling better SOON.
Chief buddy I promise not to ride today or tomorrow just for you.......
Looks like I am going to have to take my bikes to the dealer to get the stuff done for riding this year. I'm hoping to be able to ride in a couple of weeks. Of course its already 90 degrees here! So will be just in time for the heat.... a couple of weeks ago was beautiful riding weather!
Chief there's no need to take the bikes to the shop to get them ready to ride.....just simpley explain to the miss's the procedure,then point to the next steps like they do to us.... :o
I DARE YOU....TRIPLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!.....lol ;)...Hope your starting to feel better Chief
Quote from: Drift1 on June 01, 2013, 20:42:04 PM
Chief there's no need to take the bikes to the shop to get them ready to ride.....just simpley explain to the miss's the procedure,then point to the next steps like they do to us.... :o
I DARE YOU....TRIPLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!.....lol ;)...Hope your starting to feel better Chief
Yeah, I'm sure she would help you out!! right out the door....