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Posted: 9/8/2013 5:17:30 PM EDT
I jumped off tractor this afternoon, sharp pain in lower back, and can not walk.  i literally just crawled to bathroom to pee, stood up legs are numb and shaky.

Only mild relief is to lay in bed.   as i type this im in bed legs are numb(still movable) and feel very cold

Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:18:51 PM EDT
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ER
 



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go NOW
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:20:25 PM EDT
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ER. Call 911 for an ambulance.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:20:43 PM EDT
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whatever you do, DO NOT go to a chiropractor, go see a real doctor
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:20:47 PM EDT
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you have nerve compromise based on the symptoms. could be as simple as a spasm, as complex as fractured vertebrae.

I'd be at the hospital. Don't drive yourself.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:21:12 PM EDT
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Ask for fentynal.


Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:21:53 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:22:01 PM EDT
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Not even a question.

Hope you called 911 before posting this.

GO NOW.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:22:06 PM EDT
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Doc is what you need .

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Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:22:27 PM EDT
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You almost certainly herniated a disc, probably badly.

These days lumbar orthoscopic disc surgery is extremely low risk and has a high probability of a good outcome.

You need to get an MRI and consult with a specialist, ASAP.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:22:28 PM EDT
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You need to see a doctor ASAP. You need X-rays done at the minimum and maybe an MRI. This isn't something you can just get off of the Internet.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:23:33 PM EDT
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ER, get somebody to drive you or call EMS.



Don't fuck around with back injuries. I worked 5 months on the LE job with two herniated discs because the county went cheap on my initial treatment, no X Ray or MRI. Now after over 120 injections in my back, a double vertebra fusion operation, then another operation to remove the titanium hardware, I still wake up every morning feeling like Ive been hit by a bus. If they would have seen it sooner, I may still be in the LE career field, instead of in pain 24hrs a day and medicated.



You have herniated discs at L4/L5 and L5/S1, degenerative disc disease that was aggravated by jumping from your tractor without a proper PLF.



Go, don't be stubborn and prideful. Go, please.  If they catch it early enough you may be able to get by with laser surgery, physical therapy, etc vs an invasive operation to remove your trashed discs, replace them with carbon fiber cages full of dead man bone material, gutting you like a deer in the process, requiring you to learn to walk all over again, months and months of physical therapy.



Frickin' go.

Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:23:50 PM EDT
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if only there existed a person you could go to who had years of training on how to diagnose and cure illness

that would be handy

Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:26:48 PM EDT
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Get to the ER.   Get an MRI.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:27:56 PM EDT
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I jumped off tractor this afternoon, sharp pain in lower back, and can not walk.  i literally just crawled to bathroom to pee, stood up legs are numb and shaky.





Only mild relief is to lay in bed.   as i type this im in bed legs are numb(still movable) and feel very cold





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Er get an ambulance. DONT move from your bed.  





prior back fracture talking here and mine was just as you are describing.





 
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:31:11 PM EDT
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+87 on the ER.    In for the AAR.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:34:49 PM EDT
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Er get an ambulance. DONT move from your bed.  


prior back fracture talking here and mine was just as you are describing.
 
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I jumped off tractor this afternoon, sharp pain in lower back, and can not walk.  i literally just crawled to bathroom to pee, stood up legs are numb and shaky.

Only mild relief is to lay in bed.   as i type this im in bed legs are numb(still movable) and feel very cold



Er get an ambulance. DONT move from your bed.  


prior back fracture talking here and mine was just as you are describing.
 


This right here.  If you've fractured a vertebra and you fuck around, you could end up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.  Ambulance, now.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:47:00 PM EDT
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I just got off phone with EMT...
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I've had this, they'll need to do an MRI to see if a disc is bulging or pinched.

You want to ask for a steriodal anti-inflamatory, like methylprednilosone.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:50:32 PM EDT
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FPNI

Pressure on nerves left untreated can be trouble.  Seek treatment post haste.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:54:53 PM EDT
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Been there...ER STAT!
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:56:22 PM EDT
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Ya I def dont wanna be in a wheelchair or have to shit and pee in a bag for the rest of my years

My pride was just tellin me to tuff it outand just got to doc tomorrow
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 5:58:41 PM EDT
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Good luck brother, worry about getting well now, keep us posted later.
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chiro can not help an injury of this type
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:01:04 PM EDT
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ER, RFN.  



And don't even think about trying to drive yourself to the hospital.



You need to be flat on your back with paramedics earning their paychecks over you.




Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:03:19 PM EDT
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I'm hoping for your sake its just an annular tear but because of how you got it its probably a herniated disk. Either way, I feel your pain. It sucks.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:08:20 PM EDT
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Get a damn MRI and get it fixed.

I'm off work still from a herneated disc surgery from July 22nd.  Had the surgery and feel great now.

Before the surgery I felt paralyzed. Was in the ER two days in a row until they finally did an MRI to properly diagnose it.  Went to a good back surgeon and did the surgery as soon as possible.  I remember crawling around and not being able to stand straight up.  It sucks!  Back surgery fixed me!
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:17:27 PM EDT
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No tuff it out. Pain is one thing, could be muscular.
Numbness and weakness is nerve impingement.

Go to ER now.
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:18:08 PM EDT
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Don't horse around with all this ER and MD stuff. We are your family and we ask, nay, we demand that you stay here and entertain us at your peril!
Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:20:38 PM EDT
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Sounds like nothing.  Rub some dirt on it and walk it off.  



Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:24:26 PM EDT
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It is the Herpes !!!! Can you ride a bicycle ?

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Link Posted: 9/8/2013 6:40:01 PM EDT
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Good luck man
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 7:08:26 AM EDT
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Update

Degenerative disc disease

The effects from years of sports and heavy lifting has showed its face.   30 yrs old..damn  60 is gunna suck

Link Posted: 9/9/2013 7:21:53 AM EDT
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You need to get an MRI and consult with a specialist, ASAP.
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This!!! The ER will give you a shot to relieve the pain, and send you home to consult with neuro later. Unless the pain is unbearable, call a neuro, get a MRI and get it fixed!
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 7:25:31 AM EDT
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sounds to me like you damaged your SCIATIC nerve.  This is the LARGEST nerve in your body.
Runs down your spinal column, splits at your tail bone, one nerve, each, goes through the buttocks, then
down your leg.
The tingling feeling is a pinched nerve and causes horrific pain.
I have Sciatica and so I know it intimately
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 7:30:17 AM EDT
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yute catching up to you.
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 7:33:36 AM EDT
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Gonna need some vagisil
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Based on an MRI?  Degenerative disc disease doesn't account for sudden acute symptoms.  Everyone has some amount of DDD; what you describe in the OP sounds more like traumatic injury as opposed to degeneration.

ETA: There's no way you've had an MRI and gotten the results already.  Without that you simply can't diagnose what's going on in your back.
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Degenerative disc disease

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Based on an MRI?  Degenerative disc disease doesn't account for sudden acute symptoms.  Everyone has some amount of DDD; what you describe in the OP sounds more like traumatic injury as opposed to degeneration.

ETA: There's no way you've had an MRI and gotten the results already.  Without that you simply can't diagnose what's going on in your back.


No mri. Just a ct scan last night.
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 8:36:05 AM EDT
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I had this happen a few years back while lifting an engine block, my disc shattered and drove a chunk on my syatic (sp) nerve, hurt like hell, unable to stand or lay down without it hurting. had surgery and all is well, still have a partially destroyed disc waiting to fail.........surprised when they said it would be ok. good luck my friend
Link Posted: 9/9/2013 8:38:09 AM EDT
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No mri. Just a ct scan last night.
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The effects from years of sports and heavy lifting has showed its face.   30 yrs old..damn  60 is gunna suck



Based on an MRI?  Degenerative disc disease doesn't account for sudden acute symptoms.  Everyone has some amount of DDD; what you describe in the OP sounds more like traumatic injury as opposed to degeneration.

ETA: There's no way you've had an MRI and gotten the results already.  Without that you simply can't diagnose what's going on in your back.


No mri. Just a ct scan last night.


+1 on the MRI. degenerative disc disease wouldn't account for the numbness either. Go see a neuro and get proper care before you end up pooping yourself or stuck on narcotics the rest of your life
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Ugh...  I feel your pain.  I'm 34, and have been a roofing contractor for over 10yrs.  I took off today because my back hurts.  It's a growing list.  Ankle, knees, hips, back, elbow, hands.  The only thing that doesn't hurt is my shoulders.  I'm going to go buy one of those Teeter hang up things today or tomorrow and see if that helps.  I won't even jump off of my tailgate these days.  60 IS gonna suck.
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