I'm a bit depressed

[Yooper]

Anybody who knows me knows I am a very active, high energy person. I am fairly petite, and fit. I move constantly, and rarely sit still.

I hurt my back Wednesday, and have a bulging disc. I'm on strict orders to "be a princess" (my doctor's words) and do NO lifting, bending at the waist, or sit for long periods of time. I HATE narcotics as I think you still hurt but are too stupid to distract yourself, so I won't take them. I'm having a few beers, walking around the house, and in general just being a PITA.

The pain is almost tolerable, but the numbness and tingling in my leg and butt is quite bothersome and it's making me crabby. I want to DO something but I can barely walk. Today, Bob did the work and we kegged 10 gallons, racked 5 gallons of beer, and racked 6 gallons of wine. My brewday for today was cancelled, and I don't know when I'll brew again. I'm probably not going to be able to work next week as planned.

The worst part? This probably occurred because of my constant lifting of my grandson on Wednesday, and lifting him in and out of his carseat and then lifting him the rest of the day. I lift him up and hold him constantly. I was told today that I can't pick him up until I've healed,and even then not like I do now, and that breaks my heart. I pick him up and we look at the Christmas tree, and I pick him up and he sits on the island while I load the dishwasher. It's constant- I pick him up and carry him around all over. I talk to him constantly about what we're looking at, from my art on the walls to things out the window.

I DO pick him up way too much, but we treasure each other and I call Wednesdays "Quinnday" because it's the best day of the week.

I can still have him on Wednesdays, since Bob is here to do all the lifting but it's just killing me. I know other people have it far worse, and that I can still make a nice Christmas dinner tomorrow with Bob's help but I'm feeling pretty pathetic right now.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

You hurt your back because you are a smart lady. Strong back, weak mind. My back is in great shape.

Seriously, you will get better in time, no? In the meantime, the only lifting you should do is a pint at a time. Hang in there.

 

[unionrdr]

I know what you mean. I hurt my L2 disc in the Ford foundry when I was 23. It came back to haunt me some 10 years ago now. If I do too much lifting,or even walking,it slips out of place a little,or "bulges".
So I generally can't stand up straight when I get up out of a chair. So at this point,home brew or shots are rhumatiz medicine. If I'm in pain,I take a couple Excedrine,& "maw! Git mah jug"! I need to loose a lot of weight,as I couldn't get around much when it came back to haunt me. I friggin hate it. we used to walk some 6M a day for excersize till she was in a bad shunt that she nearly died from. I stopped walking after work to sit with her,bring her food,etc. Now we're older,& it's a pain. I'm in agony after cutting the grass in front of the house. This is really starting to suck.
But I just take it one day at a time. Not much else I can do...

 

[bob1852]

Bulging Disc Brewery?

I hope you get well, yooper. I know it will be hard for you, but try to relax as much as you can.

 

[Pumbaa]

This will cheer a up, I know it always makes me p!ss myself laughing . . .



other then that, grab a pint, maybe some of that cheese and enjoy bring older then me (although I feel the same way lately)

**EDIT**
BTW Dont let Bob know about the numb butt, he may get ideas . . .

 

[Hermit]

I HATE narcotics as I think you still hurt but are too stupid to distract yourself, so I won't take them.

Next time you are down this way.......

Most wonderful feeling I ever had was after a knee surgery. Filled up with pain killers and I'm sitting there and realize, not only can I not do anything, no one expected me to do anything..... As close to Nirvana as I have gotten in recent years. Relax. Enjoy. Kill off your favorite stock.

 

[unionrdr]

We have badder santa on DVD. funny stuff every time. Just kick back with some good flicks & get comfortably numb.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

This:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7iz1HTh9U]Old woman shoots MP40 Machine gun - YouTube[/ame]

 

[acuenca]

Sorry man... that sucks. Though it's little consolation, your grandson just being able to spend time with you is more than enough... especially during the holiday. Chin up!! Hope you're able to get back to brewin' soon!

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Sorry man... that sucks.

I, too, am sorry, man.

 

[acuenca]

I, too, am sorry, man.

Don't hate, appreciate.

 

[Yooper]

I, too, am sorry, man.

I'm glad you can laugh. Very funny making fun of a little old lady with a bad back. I hope you're proud of yourself now.











Yeah, I didn't buy that either. I can't do "serious gruff" very good, can I? I actually did the literal LOL.

 

[Yooper]

Sorry man... that sucks. Though it's little consolation, your grandson just being able to spend time with you is more than enough... especially during the holiday. Chin up!! Hope you're able to get back to brewin' soon!

I'm sure you mean "man" in the general "person" sense. But it's still cracking me up.

 

[acuenca]

Of course.... but if this mockery at my expense is distracting you from your back pain... mock away

 

[Bulls Beers]

This will cheer a up, I know it always makes me p!ss myself laughing . . .

Bad Santa - Willie teaches the kid to box - YouTube

other then that, grab a pint, maybe some of that cheese and enjoy bring older then me (although I feel the same way lately)

**EDIT**
BTW Dont let Bob know about the numb butt, he may get ideas . . .

It always kills me when the midget falls. So funny...I hope you feel better Yooper..

 

[EllisTX]

They didn't put you in one of these did they?

 

[Yuri_Rage]

BTW Dont let Bob know about the numb butt, he may get ideas . . .

Note the URL for that image...theperfectlyhappyman...

 

[Yooper]

Bob doesn't really like Edmund Fitzgerald all that much, but I think it's pretty good. I mean, I'm not a porter fan really, but an occasional EF fits just fine when the time is right. It's not something I'd want all the time, or even more than on occasion, but after a few drinks I could be inclined to have an Edmund Fitzgerald. Wasn't it New Year's that was supposed to be the best time for an EF? I seem to remember that somewhere.

 

[Airborneguy]

^ lol at HBT coded jokes.

 

[Airborneguy]

Yooper doesn't know apparently...

 

[EllisTX]

Wasn't it New Year's that was supposed to be the best time for an EF? I seem to remember that somewhere.

I don't know where you heard it but I'll relay that to my wife.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

It's not something I'd want all the time, or even more than on occasion, but after a few drinks I could be inclined to have an Edmund Fitzgerald.

Yeah, it's usually less effort to settle for a grilled cheese. No need for a special occasion...or more than half a bottle of wine.

 

[Yooper]

Yeah, it's usually less effort to settle for a grilled cheese. No need for a special occasion...or more than half a bottle of wine.

And with a bad back, sometimes you don't want to do all that much work. Grilled cheese can be the easy way.

 

[Yooper]

I don't know where you heard it but I'll relay that to my wife.

Oh, I'm sure it was here on the forum. It might be found with a search, but it might not. But I'm pretty sure we discussed the fact that Edmund Fitzgerald could be a closer on a night (particularly New Year's) when some drinking had been involved, and so that might be an opportune time to suggest EF to a non-porter loving spouse. It might go over better then.

 

[Yooper]

Yooper doesn't know apparently...

Please read my response. Very slowly.

 

[lschiavo]

They didn't put you in one of these did they?

Thats a beer funnel right? I think Yooper has one already.

 

[Airborneguy]

Please read my response. Very slowly.

Your subtlety fooled me

If its any consolation, I'm in a similar boat. I'm pretty sure that I have a torn rotator cuff and possibly labrum too on my left shoulder. I didn't report it at work though until it was too late, so now I need to deal with it until something else happens. I've played baseball or softball every year since I was 8, but I think I'm done now because I can't throw anymore. I'm toying with learning how to throw righty so I can keep playing.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

I'm in a similar boat.

Arthur B. Homer?

 

[EllisTX]

oops

 

[Yooper]

Thats a beer funnel right? I think Yooper has one already.

But apparently I've been doing it wrong!!!!!!