05 Feb 08 Slipped disks feel super

While working on my car the other day, I screwed up my back, and “slipped a disk”. Also called herniated disk, or bulging disk, it’s a really neat feeling you get when the membrane in your disk breaks and the gel is pressed up against your spine.

I am admittedly ignorant about these sorts of things, but after a while I decided to go see a doctor. He educated me a bit about what I did. As of right now I can hardly walk, and if it doesn’t improve, he’s going to recommend surgery, something I’ll not likely do. Not only can I not afford such a thing, but I think it’s a bit of a rush to judgment, and I’ll have to get a second opinion.

So if you ever want to know the most painful thing a guy can endure, it isn’t a kidney stone (I’ve had two) but a slipped disk with two pinched nerves. Definitely the most painful thing I’ve experienced. Though the kidney stones were no walk in the park either.

So my recommendation readers, if you’re 30 years old and have worked some rough jobs like I have, be careful. I was lifting an alternator when this happened. It comes up on ya quick.