I’m in a jonboat fishing the other day when the wind picked up. I’m standing up casting, riding the waves in the flats. I started feeling my lower back tightening up so I sit down on the seat and start stretching the way I learned in PT. 

Real quick I realized this one is bad and I need to get to the ramp. I had to take it easy getting back to the ramp because of that flat bottom boat bouncing on those waves really made my back hurt. 

I get to the ramp and I’m thinking that I will put the seat down in the car and after a little bit I would be alright. Wrong. I sat there for almost 20 minutes and I’m not getting any better. I figure I better call it a day and go home while I can. I was fishing at a conservation site so I only had a couple of rods, a small tackle

bag, electric motor, and battery to load up. 

So I started to drive off and my back started feeling better. I’m thinking that maybe I loaded up too soon, and then I thought no I better get home while I can drive. 

After about an hours drive without any problems my lower back seized up and I had to pull over. I almost called my wife, but after about 10 minutes I decided I could drive the 20 minutes and make it home. 

By the time I got home I couldn’t hardly move and the pain was shooting down into my thighs. 

I get into the house and my wife takes me down to the ER. Four hours, two shots of muscle relaxers, and three shots of pain killers later I am back home laying on the floor resting. 

My back is slowly getting stronger, but I’m going to hold off fishing out of a boat and stick to the bank until I’m all the way healed up. 

I had nearly the exact thing happen except I had a disc burst in my lower back. Two weeks later, I was in surgery. The day I hurt my back, was the first day of my vacation. I never did to go back to my old job and had to retire. 

Hopefully you get to feeling better day after day. I’ve had some spasms lock me up once or twice but not that bad. Once I was pumping gas, got some strange looks laying down on the petrol soaked concrete. Another was getting out of bed, I just couldn’t put my feet on the ground no matter how I tried. Both instances occurred when I was renting a log cabin with no heat so I was trying to be He-man on fire wood all the time. HVAC and a foam roller have all but eliminated my spasms

The physical therapist said it was probably the small muscles, tendons, and ligaments along my spine. I’m taking it easy until I heal back up. 

Good luck as back injuries have a way of resurfacing years later.

When I blew out my back, the only relief and the beginning of my recovery was aqua therapy.

 

For me it was like a miracle.

 

Since then I have learned I am no longer in the condition to "push it" or to "work thru" the warning signs

Those are clear indicators that I need to take a break and relax IMMEDIATELY

 

 

 

 

I keep a foam roller on the boat and roll-out the minute things don't feel right

Bank, I am now at Duke Medical Center in Durham with my wife who had her back rebuilt by Chris Shaffery. Six and a half hour surgery. Her problems started 15 years and 13 (now) back surgeries and two neck surgeries ago  She is just getting out of bed and starting to walk. We had the operation on May 13.  Be very careful of surgeons as they want to operate which could make your situation worse. All the best for getting relief. 

Wow. Hope your wife is feeling better and has a fast recovery.