I took a rather hard fall forward on Sunday morning, and what I thought was just a sore back is actually a bad lumbar strain. I went from kinda okay to completely immobile and in horrible pain within hours of the fall. I've been "advised" to stay off the ice until the spasms stop, which could be a week.
What infuriates me is that the Urgent Care center was determined that I had kidney stones and refused to listen to my "I fell and now it hurts" story. When the x-rays revealed NO KIDNEY STONES the attending doc tried to rationalize with, "Maybe they are too small to see," and then, "Are you constipated? Maybe it's gas."
I gave up and called my Chiro, who saw me immediately and said yes, the muscles in your back, your obliques and your diaphragm took a major hit. (It hurt to breathe, but no ribs damaged on the x-rays.)
I'm so frustrated. I don't know why doctors refuse to listen to me. I swear I could walk into a clinic with my lungs dangling out my ears and say, "My lungs are not where they should be," and the doctors would tell me I had heartburn. Or I'm looking for attention. (Had it said before.)
Anyway, just frustrated. I don't like to be sidelined by injury. Any tips to get me moving faster? I'm doing gentle lumbar stretching and walking, just to keep moving. It's feeling better... but still spasming from time to time. Argh.