Do I get a badge or something?<\/p>\n
So Saturday morning Michael and I went for a hike (I’ll post photos of that later). My back was little tight when I woke up that morning but I didn’t think too much about that because my back has been great all summer long. We drove about an hour to Mt. Hood, back was feeling a little tighter, and then went for a hike. By the time we got back to the car my back was not great at all!<\/p>\n
We got home and I immediately went to bed and stayed there for the rest of the day, in pain. It hurt to move, it was hard to find a comfortable position. But I thought maybe I’d be okay with just some rest. Took a muscle relaxer, used an ice pack and a heating pad, and used the TENS device on my back.<\/p>\n
Then the spasms started. I’ve never had back spasms before and they are excruciating! I was screaming in pain and NO position kept the spasms at bay. It was agony just to get out of bed and try to walk to the bathroom.<\/p>\n
Didn’t sleep very Saturday night and woke up early Sunday morning to the most horrendous spasms that I was screaming. We called the advice nurse and because of my pain level she wanted me to go to the hospital right away. Thankfully we were a 5 minute drive from the ER.<\/p>\n
It was 6am and the ER was empty. Everything moved pretty quickly and despite it being an ER and a horrible experience, overall everything went well. The doctor did an exam and was worried about a few things and wanted to get me a room and run a bunch of tests.<\/p>\n
They took me to ultrasound and I had an ultrasound looking for kidney stones, uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, bladder infections, they checked my appendix and did a bunch of lab work. Everything came back normal and okay. Verdict: it was my back. Which I guess was good news??<\/p>\n
They put me in a room in the ER and hooked me up to saline and a low dose of morphine and anti-nausea medication. I was reluctant to take the meds but I was in so much pain I just did it. I’ve never had morphine before. It works pretty much immediately and then all of a sudden you can’t feel your arms and legs. It was low dose though, and thankfully the morphine doesn’t stay in your system very long.<\/p>\n
We were there for a few hours. I basically slept. We got tests results back and he sent my home with a prescription for Oxy and anti-nausea meds. Went home and I stuck with OTC meds and muscle relaxers. I slept on and off most of Sunday. I took one Oxy Sunday night to sleep and haven’t taken any since then (I just don’t want to take that stuff).<\/p>\n
Monday I was feeling a lot better. I could move around more, the spasms had subsided and it was just a dull ache with tight muscles in my back. But I was able to walk around the house okay. Michael went into work late and I spent the day resting. The critters were extra attentive to me. But I think Bella was anxious (she wasn’t eating her food) about me being in pain.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_8859\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_8859.jpg\")
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