#BackProblems

What can happen to your spine if you get hurt or sick?

If your back gets hurt or sick, it can make moving and feeling not good. You might have pain, trouble walking, or feel numb or weak.

Brad Guigarguigar
2023-10-27
In this cartoon by Brad Guigar, a witch looks down at a man chained to a rack (the medieval torture device). She says, "Quit complaining. You said you wanted a girl with a nice rack!"
Kev Pop's Wheeler's Little Blogpassivevoyeur.uk@passivevoyeur.uk
2023-10-12
One of my visits to Intensive Care.

Regarding my health, I’m not what you might call in prime condition, apart from being 67 years old (at time of writing) and feeling every day of it, I also have health issues. I had a major Heart Attack followed by Triple Bypass Surgery back in 2018, a nice spell in hospital including the Intensive Care Unit, I am left with a heart condition for which I continue to take various medications.

Next my Kidneys decided to stop working, another nice visit to hospital, including the ICU again with a nice session of Dialysis πŸ˜’ I was left with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) coupled with a troublesome Prostate that interferes with my Bladder thus meaning that I have a permanent Catheter. I also need to take various medications for these issues and I have been in Intensive Care in the hospital more than once.

In addition I occasionally fall back into my old (long standing) habit of Anxiety and Depression, but nowhere nearly as much as I used to thankfully. Plus just to top it all off I have a bit of Arthritis at the base of my spine which flares up now and again causing me back problems.

My morning routine always includes taking my various medications, at this point in time that means seven tablets every morning covering my various health issues, sometimes I may add pain killers to that. I also have appointments with the Nephrologist and have Blood Tests every 6 months or so.

Oh nearly forgot, due to my main health problems my Blood Pressure can occasionally get a tiny bit out of whack resulting in dizziness 😏

But as bad as this all sounds I do try to get on with things and I think that I don’t do or feel too bad at all most of the time πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

https://passivevoyeur.uk/2023/10/12/the-state-of-my-health/

#Anxiety #Arthritis #backProblems #Bladder #bloodPressure #bloodTests #Catheter #chronicKidneyDisease #CKD #condition #Depression #dialysis #dizziness #health #heartAttack #heartCondition #hospital #icu #intensiveCare #issues #kidneyDisease #kidneys #medications #Nephrologist #painKillers #Prostate #spine #surgery #tripleBypass #tripleBypassSurgery

Idris (They/Them)Counterfeit_Joy
2023-09-15

Going to have to leave my grabber by the door, couldn’t bend down to pick up package left on my step 😩

2023-02-15

My occasional apology for the complete lack (or nearly) of cocktail/rum content after all the "I'm going to lean back into this" talk. I'm dealing with a disc so herniated it has pinned my spinal cord against the other side of the spinal column and like, it hurts a bit and the combination of medications for controlling that while we explore long-term treatment is like, not friendly to drinking. #cocktails #backproblems

2023-01-21

I wouldn't exactly say I have #BackProblems, but *accidentally rotates torso half a degree too much in the wrong direction and crumples screaming to the floor*

2022-12-05

The only thing on my calendar now is doctors appointments. πŸ˜’
I wish I could get over the chronic fatigue and at least some of the pain.
I want to go do things outside. But I can't move much, on most days now.
It's been about 10 months with this new condition and no end in sight.
I was already broken enough with my back and neck problems x 22 years, but now, JFC it's so much worse.
#VentingIntoTheVoid β„’οΈΒ©οΈπŸ™ƒ
#fibromyalgia #cfs #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #nervepain
#BackProblems #depression
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2022-11-20

Me this morning. #BackProblems

Relativisten :verified:relativisten@c.im
2022-11-13

Sunday log:

Ongoing discussion with the lower back department aren't going as well as hoped. I have now turned to bribing with muscle relaxers and praise. The receiving of this has been met with luke warm entusiasm as some pain receptors are still putting up a fight.

I am mobile but still in pain and also angry.

#BackProblems

Relativisten :verified:relativisten@c.im
2022-11-12

Saturday log:
My lower back took a decision above it's pay grade about function and how much movement a human actually needs.

I, as the CEO of this body, am yet again reminded on how little power I actually have.

If I don't see to the needs of different departments of my body some of them will not be able to complete their tasks and they will take matters in their own hands.

And I will be on my back struggling to move.

#saturdaythoughts #BackProblems

Derek I. Batting πŸ’¬πŸ΅wishx@mastodon.network
2017-04-13

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