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[BrokenBiker]

your job won't be helping your back problems. I was told by my osteo that you shouldn't be in the same place for more than twenty minutes at a time. Now, realistically, that's not always possible. I don't know the layout of your cab, but do you have a suspended seat in there? Try adjusting that. It took me a fair few months to get my FLT seat in just the right position for it to be really comfortable. Biggest problem was there were three of us using the truck over 24 hours and I had to adjust it at the start of my shift every time.

no suspended seat unfortunately and not much room to move. i can pretty much alternate from feet on the floor, to feet extended infront of me.

not a lot of room to stretch and a lot of the work i do involves holding heavy loads for extended periods while people work around it so cant exit the cab at those times either.

i have started a discussion with my employer today about breaking my week up with some slinging work and possibly moving to a supervisors role for short periods to get me out of the cab and more active

 

[BrokenBiker]

Can't you borrow a hiab from work

i could probably wrangle a spider crane

 

[Porkypine]

The main thing is take it easy for a bit ( as long as it takes) no job's worth permanently buggering your health up ! (been there done that )

 

[BrokenBiker]

The main thing is take it easy for a bit ( as long as it takes) no job's worth permanently buggering your health up ! (been there done that )

I wont be going back til i can walk without pain and even then ill be going back on light duties for a bit...

The most annoying thing though, is i had this afternoon off anyway because I was doing the welding table yesterday, and now my steel for my blacksmith to ga has arrived, the anvil is here, my thermocouple is here and the forge is set up ready to go, and I cant even think about doing anything with any of it for the foreseeable future

 

[zzr1200]

The most annoying thing though, is i had this afternoon off anyway because I was doing the welding table yesterday, and now my steel for my blacksmith to ga has arrived, the anvil is here, my thermocouple is here and the forge is set up ready to go, and I cant even think about doing anything with any of it for the foreseeable future

It'll still be there to do when you've recovered enough to move, now is the time to plan your future work/investments.

When I was immobile due to my back I used to plan how to move things without pain, it's surprising how you can develop ways/techniques to move thing using rollers/rope/bars, even lifting heavy objects by jacking and packing each end.

I documented my Powered Rotary Welding Table Build years ago, I started building this just before and after my spinal surgery while at home, then finished it off at work.

A foldable engine crane is a worthwhile investment, if you intend to continue playing/moving with heavy stuff.

 

[redlig]

your job won't be helping your back problems. I was told by my osteo that you shouldn't be in the same place for more than twenty minutes at a time. Now, realistically, that's not always possible. I don't know the layout of your cab, but do you have a suspended seat in there? Try adjusting that. It took me a fair few months to get my FLT seat in just the right position for it to be really comfortable. Biggest problem was there were three of us using the truck over 24 hours and I had to adjust it at the start of my shift every time.

50 years ag the co car that I spent 7/8 hrs a day in screwed my back . I nipped around to warranty dept and nabbed a return that was for another model and fitted that . Co. ****** off but I used it for about 3 years and 4 cars before a car was produced with a decent seat.

 

[redlig]

The main thing is take it easy for a bit ( as long as it takes) no job's worth permanently buggering your health up ! (been there done that )

Main thing I found was to keep mobile while not subjecting the back to any heavy lifting or twisting and bending . Doesn't leave much room for much else.

 

[BrokenBiker]

Main thing I found was to keep mobile while not subjecting the back to any heavy lifting or twisting and bending . Doesn't leave much room for much else.

I'm currently alternating between laying in bed, then every hour I get up, go downstairs, walk into every room and get a drink before coming back upstairs slowly.

It seems to be keeping the stiffness at bay and also keeping me relatively active

 

[redlig]

I'm currently alternating between laying in bed, then every hour I get up, go downstairs, walk into every room and get a drink before coming back upstairs slowly.

It seems to be keeping the stiffness at bay and also keeping me relatively active

The % alcohol in the drink seems to make a difference I find.

 

[BrokenBiker]

The % alcohol in the drink seems to make a difference I find.

that is tonights plan i think. i slept well last night apart from waking up to get comfy again a few times, but i was knackered...tonight might be a different matter

 

[roofman]

so..todays challenge...im home alone which is usually bliss, but being as stupid as i am, forced my mrs to go to work so i could just relax and rest without her worrying every time i twitch...but how do i carry my breakfast in from the kitchen on 2 crutches and a rock solid back?

maybe i could pop into the shed and fabricate a quick trolley

just like a dog, bowl on the kitchen floor and get down on all fours...not forgeting to lick the bowl pushing it around the floor with your snout.

 

[zzr1200]

that is tonights plan i think. i slept well last night apart from waking up to get comfy again a few times, but i was knackered...tonight might be a different matter

Just remember going base over apex, could be detrimental.......

 

[BrokenBiker]

just like a dog, bowl on the kitchen floor and get down on all fours...not forgeting to lick the bowl pushing it around the floor with your snout.

I stand no chance what so ever of being able to get back up from that position

 

[BrokenBiker]

Just remember going base over apex, could be detrimental.......

Oh I will be firmly seated for the duration and likely sleep in the same location...I knew we bought electric recliners for a reason

 

[zzr1200]

Oh I will be firmly seated for the duration and likely sleep in the same location...I knew we bought electric recliners for a reason

Not a good idea, trust me.

My slipped disc/ back pain/spinal surgery, started with a toothache.

I had a tooth extracted, the socket became infected over the weekend, very little sleep over the weekend, returned to the dentist on Monday, I got prescribed antibiotics and pain killers.

I ended up sleeping on the settee overnight, woke up Tuesday morning and couldn't move because of a slipped disc caused by sleeping in the WRONG POSITION, 4 months off work and the start of 30+ years of back pain....

Sleep in a bed....

 

[BrokenBiker]

Not a good idea, trust me.

My slipped disc/ back pain/spinal surgery, started with a toothache.

I had a tooth extracted, the socket became infected over the weekend, very little sleep over the weekend, returned to the dentist on Monday, I got prescribed antibiotics and pain killers.

I ended up sleeping on the settee overnight, woke up Tuesday morning and couldn't move because of a slipped disc caused by sleeping in the WRONG POSITION, 4 months off work and the start of 30+ years of back pain....

Sleep in a bed....

I ended up sleeping in bed...doesnt feel like its done me any good and im currently assessing my best options for getting out of said bed...not the best night last night and while I had the foresight to bring tablets up with me, I wasn't clever enough to consider also bringing a drink...

 

[BrokenBiker]

Turns out, although diazepam look like sweets, they don't taste like them...but its in me now so give it half hour and i might be able to move downstairs.

I have more range ove movement today, but dear God the pain is worse when I try and do anything that involves lifting my legs

 

[BrokenBiker]

well im downstairs...starting to regret my decision as i cannot get comfortable now, but i cant do another day laid up in bed.

 

[pedrobedro]

Chap I worked with slipped a disc sneezing. He said the doctor told him he might never work again and when he asked why the doctor replied " cos you're bone idle". He said he knew he was idle but he didn't think it had got to the bone yet
I pulled my back out sheeting a wagon and trying to lift a canvas sheet full of icy water. I spent three days and nights on a foam mattress on the front room floor and had to crawl to the toilet. It took a fortnight to get something like better.

 

[BrokenBiker]

Chap I worked with slipped a disc sneezing. He said the doctor told him he might never work again and when he asked why the doctor replied " cos you're bone idle". He said he knew he was idle but he didn't think it had got to the bone yet
I pulled my back out sheeting a wagon and trying to lift a canvas sheet full of icy water. I spent three days and nights on a foam mattress on the front room floor and had to crawl to the toilet. It took a fortnight to get something like better.

guy form work on my zoom course yesterday had heared i was laid up and said he did his back putting his socks on sat on the edge of the bed one morning, took 3 months before he could walk unaided and then another 8 weeks before he was back to jogging...

then theres my mrs 91 year old grandmother, fell over cleaning, compalined of pain in her back and doctor said it was bruising, didnt go away so got an xray that she walked into and out of to be told she has fractured her spine in 2 places...she said oh ok, then walked to the cafe for a coffee