Justin Gaudry
09-16-2009, 10:43 AM
In response to my lack of posting being related to a wild wedding party, I can only say "I wish."
My back was a little tender the Thur & Fri before the long weekend, but that is nothing totally out of the ordinary if I had been dong something I don't normally do (like digging in a sewer hole for 8 hours like I did earlier in the season!) When I got up on Saturday, I couldn't put my socks on. I had to stand up in the wedding on Sunday at 4pm in Winnipeg so that wasn't a good thing to be feeling on the day before the wedding.
We left Morson and by the time we got to Bergland, I was too uncomfortable to drive. We had a lot of time in the truck before we got to Selkirk (manitoba) that night, but it loosened up a bit as the day went on.
I couldn't sleep that night, waking up every hour or so in pain. Sunday was even worse when I finally did get up for the day so I was worried about making it through the ceremony and pictures. I managed as it loosened up a little bit and then left the party shortly after the program of speeches ended. Took a trip to the Selkirk ER for a jump start on what might be wrong so I could get back to work on Monday.
After an x-ray and a look over, the Doc thinks it's a muscle spasm and ordered some rest and a a shot of anti-inflam to go with 5 days worth of the same thing in pill form with 2 per day. It helped that night and Monday and we came back to the lake on Tuesday.
By Thursday, the anti-inflams weren't doing anything and we had to try something else because now Dad has blown the entire week from work covering for me. Head to Rainy River ER with the hope of finding a better solution. Doc suggests T-3 to tell the muscle there is no imminent danger with the idea it will relax a bit.
Seems to help and after a couple of days of that, I get back on the tractor for the first time on Friday, since the previous Friday. I gingerly pulled a boat out and hoped maybe I was through the worst of it. I did some more resort duty on Saturday and then tested it with a couple of hours of fishing on Saturday night. (If I can do tractor duty, then I can fish...right?) It held up ok and then did a little fishing again on Sunday without any further trauma.
It's feeling a lot better and I'm pretty much doing everything I would normally do, albeit with a lot more caution in my movements. I don't think I would want to be a shoe-polisher full time right now, but I haven't take anything for 3 days so that is a good sign.
I've been very lucky over the 18 years I've been doing this kind of work. Only one other time I was laid up for an extended period.
I have a new appreciation for those many guests and friends that I've met up here that have had back issues for years. As long as it holds up through the end of the season and muskie trolling, I'll have some time to get it fixed up. It's always a concern when you can't easily find someone to fill-in if you can't do your job.
Already have had a lot of people telling me to take it easy and be careful. I'll do my best!
My back was a little tender the Thur & Fri before the long weekend, but that is nothing totally out of the ordinary if I had been dong something I don't normally do (like digging in a sewer hole for 8 hours like I did earlier in the season!) When I got up on Saturday, I couldn't put my socks on. I had to stand up in the wedding on Sunday at 4pm in Winnipeg so that wasn't a good thing to be feeling on the day before the wedding.
We left Morson and by the time we got to Bergland, I was too uncomfortable to drive. We had a lot of time in the truck before we got to Selkirk (manitoba) that night, but it loosened up a bit as the day went on.
I couldn't sleep that night, waking up every hour or so in pain. Sunday was even worse when I finally did get up for the day so I was worried about making it through the ceremony and pictures. I managed as it loosened up a little bit and then left the party shortly after the program of speeches ended. Took a trip to the Selkirk ER for a jump start on what might be wrong so I could get back to work on Monday.
After an x-ray and a look over, the Doc thinks it's a muscle spasm and ordered some rest and a a shot of anti-inflam to go with 5 days worth of the same thing in pill form with 2 per day. It helped that night and Monday and we came back to the lake on Tuesday.
By Thursday, the anti-inflams weren't doing anything and we had to try something else because now Dad has blown the entire week from work covering for me. Head to Rainy River ER with the hope of finding a better solution. Doc suggests T-3 to tell the muscle there is no imminent danger with the idea it will relax a bit.
Seems to help and after a couple of days of that, I get back on the tractor for the first time on Friday, since the previous Friday. I gingerly pulled a boat out and hoped maybe I was through the worst of it. I did some more resort duty on Saturday and then tested it with a couple of hours of fishing on Saturday night. (If I can do tractor duty, then I can fish...right?) It held up ok and then did a little fishing again on Sunday without any further trauma.
It's feeling a lot better and I'm pretty much doing everything I would normally do, albeit with a lot more caution in my movements. I don't think I would want to be a shoe-polisher full time right now, but I haven't take anything for 3 days so that is a good sign.
I've been very lucky over the 18 years I've been doing this kind of work. Only one other time I was laid up for an extended period.
I have a new appreciation for those many guests and friends that I've met up here that have had back issues for years. As long as it holds up through the end of the season and muskie trolling, I'll have some time to get it fixed up. It's always a concern when you can't easily find someone to fill-in if you can't do your job.
Already have had a lot of people telling me to take it easy and be careful. I'll do my best!