On the last round of deadlifts, seconds from me calling time, an eversoslight deviation caused a pull in my lower back that said YOUSTOPNOW. So I stopped. I triggerpointed. I was walking. I was moving. Two hours later I was frozen on my office floor, unable to move, sit up, get up, without white-hot, overwhelming pain.
I have an extraordinary pain tolerance. It takes something deep and heavy to bring me to me knees, for better or for worse. For getting tattoos, it's for the better, for managing injuries, it's for the worse. Anyway, my fear was that I finally slipped a disc, or herniated something back there, because the pain WASSOFUCKINGBAD. Long story, and long weekend on my back later, it wasn't a disc, but my sacroiliac joint in my pelvis which was tweaked beyond measure. My hips were a full inch off level, and all I could do was rest.
This is the homeboy who is creating such a disturbance.
My IAMCROSSFIT goals have been amended to reflect my current condition. I have no idea how long this will put me out, I have no idea what my mobility will be once I'm able to start lifting weight again, all I know is that I never want to feel this pain again. Ever. Again.
This won't be the first time I've gone back to remedial lifting school, and I'm weaving my way back to being thankful for it. Nothing bad can come out of revisiting form and technique, and the greatest blessing from injuries is that they are the best reset buttons.
And just so you readers know I'm not the superhuman of optimism, I'm still quite bitter about having to back off.
6 comments:
Oh, honey. You already know all the things I would say to console you because you put them in your post.
So I will just say: I love you.
And I hope your recovery is very fast so you can get back to throwing around heavy things.
Hey girl...a friend at work JUST told me about this and his history with it! What are the odds. He is working to strengthen his hamstrings and lower abdominals to offset this. Did you go to a doc?
OH! I feel your pain, quite literally! I just found out I managed to hurt my SI joint attempting to learn to snowboard ... NO FUN! Here's to healing quickly!!
You need to go see Sam Sneed, STAT! Hit me up if you need his info. Hope you feel better girl. If it makes you feel any better, at least you didn't break your back ;) xoxo
@Mel, thank you. <3s
@Annie, the PT i saw over the weekend said lower ab work would assist, and that's what i've been doing. i'll add in some hamstring too. no doc, i am one of the peeps living without health insurance. :(
@Lyssa, girl, this HURTS. yes, here's to healing quickly indeed!
@Jessica, no shit at least i didn't break my back. i have another meeting with my mom's chiro tomorrow and so far healing is speedy considering how much pain i had. i may switch over to sam to help manage this over time. from what i've read it requires sustained attention.
whew.
I'm so, so sorry to hear it but glad you've got at least a foot on the road to recovery. I'm still not 100% back from my psoas tear (which is why you always see me sit out those awesome broadjumps - I feel like my hip gets STUCK when I do them!)
Looking forward to having you back in class when you're up to it!
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