jeebus that hurts

I was in the shower yesterday when I felt my back go.

Several years ago I trapped a nerve in my back. It was total agony and I ended up taking several days off work.

Ever since then I've suffered with my back, getting twinges of discomfort every so often. It's never been as bad as when it originally went, but it can be pretty damn uncomfortable.

The nerve in question seems to run down my right buttock and I get the most discomfort at the very top of my bum, in what I think is roughly called the small of my back. The twinges are usually helped by changing the way I've been sitting or having a good lay down.

However, while bending in the shower to wash my legs, I felt that familiar sharp stab of pain that I had when I first trapped the nerve.

Being in the shower may sound like a rubbish/naff place to be putting your back out, but it's nothing compared to when I originally did it. That first time I cleaning my car, of all things.

I'd basically been bending over to wash the right front wheel of my car and as I straightened up there was a feeling like a rubber band snapping and then a surge of agonising pain. It actually took my breath away for a few moments and then I went and laid down for days.

This time wasn't quite that bad. I felt the twinge and a stab of pain, but it wasn't on a par with the first time.

I'm hopping that by being careful and taking a few pain killers I should be able to avoid the same scale of problem.