The reason for 11 days without a post

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Ok, I've just beaten a long time record of not posting on Hive. My last post was created 11 days ago. This will definitely not help to reach my goals. However, there is a reason behind that...

The great thing of living in Switzerland: you need winter and summer tires

Ok, this is the case of most countries where you have the chance to encounter snow on the roads. Usually, we change our tires twice a year. Once in spring to switch from winter to summer tires and once in autumn to do the reverse. This year, I postponed it because I thought there would be some more snow coming in April since all winter was basically green. So I tried to make an appointment at my garage at the end of April and they finally gave me a date at the end of May.

So far so good. I have my tires stored in my cellar with the complete wheels. I have a little carriage that allows me to pull the tires rather than carry them to the boot of my car. Unfortunately, my celar is situated in a protected part (in Switzerland there is a kind of Bunker in almost every modern building). This means that there is a huge door to get out of my cellar and there is also a high threshold that doesn't allow me to pull the carriage over. Normally I put the carriage outside of the door and I carry one wheel after the other through the cellar, over the threshold and onto the carriage. Then, I pull the carriage until the underground parking and lift them into the car boot.

This time, things didn't turn out well because I manage to kind of block my back while doing that. It's difficult to carry the wheels and the leverage was too big for my poor old back. After a couple of hours, when things started to cool down, I had more and more pain in my lower back. The next day, it was agony when I tried to get up. I had to actually hold myself up over the walls and take one step at the time.

Trying to find a position that doesn't hurt

The problem with the back is that you need it all the time. So it hurts when I stand, it hurts when I sit and it hurts when I walk. However it hurts a little bit less while walking and that was what I was trying to do mainly. I have to say that I look very funny when I walk at the moment and I'm terribly slow.

Fortunately, I'm almost without pain while lying down but only if I lie on one side or on the back. The problem is to get into the correct sleeping position. While trying to settle into the position often comes with brutal pain and sometimes with very worrying noises coming from my back.

It's not the first time that I have such back problems. I have some experience how to deal with it and how to let my body heal. I try to avoid any painkillers because they mask the pain and I could injure myself even more. The negative aspect of that is that, well it hurts...

For two weeks I try now to avoid pain, move slowly, change position frequently and try to survive the days.

Well, this is the reason why I haven't created a post for 11 days. It's very difficult to sit for a longer period of time. I have a desk that I can push up so that I can stand in front of my screen. But even like that, working more than 30 minutes is hard. The longer I work in front of the computer, the more time I need afterwards to make my body functional again... I'm getting towards the end of this post and I'm now scared to move because it will be so painful.

There is one good side effect of all this. Thanks to the constant pain, my apetite has kind of disappeared and I lost 4 kilos in two weeks. It's important to see the good sides in spite of everything...

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Great work losing weight, I need to try that.

only if I lie on one side

When I hurt my back this year, I could only avoid pain by lying on my side too. The second time, what really helped me recover quickly was using some AMOL and my wife bought some Ibuprofen creme that you can rub in. Maybe worth a try if you are still in agony.

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It's getting better every day. Especially the pain isn't that strong anymore. I'm still pretty limited in my movements but I see light at the end of the tunnel :-)

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I hope the healing continues. Welcome back to posting even if you cannot do it too much.

!CTP

!PIZZA.

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Get well soon. Hive is always here ☺️
!PIZZA

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I agree, hive will always be here :-)

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Yes you are right. It's ok dear. Now You can do best. There is always a chance to get better.

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I have put my back out a number of times... sometimes to the extent that I can barely move and have to be bed ridden for days... you don't realize how much your back takes part in every little movement until it is damaged.

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you don't realize how much your back takes part in every little movement until it is damaged.

That's so true. We take all of our movements for granted but the back is so central in our daily behaviour and you realize that for whatever you do, you need it :-)

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There is one good side effect of all this. Thanks to the constant pain, my apetite has kind of disappeared and I lost 4 kilos in two weeks.

Well, the price for getting rid of 4kg was too high... When I got sick, I regularly lose similar amounts which I'm thankful for when it passes, but I wouldn't like to repeat the sickness, for sure!

Get well soon!

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I agree, that loosing weight with activity and eating habits is much more bearable lol

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Living in such a place makes it difficult for people to live their lives because of the snow, and from what we see, there are also many network problems due to the snow.

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Snow is a lot of fun but also very annyoing :-)

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Sorry to hear about your back issue. Hope that you will recover form it soon.

It is good to see that you chose non-drug management. Your kind of people is rare in my place of work!!

A mechanical lower back pain should be okay in 4-6 weeks. Good luck.

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A mechanical lower back pain should be okay in 4-6 weeks. Good luck.

It definitely takes some time but at least without painkillers I won't sabotage my recovery :-)

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I'm sorry to hear about your pain and difficulty sitting for long periods of time. It's great that you have found a way to stand while working, but it's understandable that it's still challenging. I hope you find some relief soon. It's good to hear that you're able to find a silver lining in the situation with the weight loss. Take care of yourself.

!PIMP

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Thanks a lot for your kind words!

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Glad to see you back dear friend 😊

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I'm so sorry to hear that you've been dealing with back pain. I know how much that can be a struggle, and I'm glad to hear that you're taking steps to heal.

I'm also impressed by your optimism in the face of this challenge. You're right, it's important to see the good sides in spite of everything. And losing 4 kilos is a great accomplishment!

I know it's been tough to stay on top of your Hive posting, but I'm glad to hear that you're still thinking about it. I'm sure your readers will be happy to see you back when you're feeling better.

In the meantime, please take care of yourself. Get plenty of rest, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy foods. And if you need to, don't be afraid to reach out for help. There are plenty of people who care about you and want to support you through this.

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Thanks a lot for your kind words!

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Back pains can reduce our mobility a lot and the recovery is always hard. Take some rest and get well soon :)

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Get some rest and I hope you get better soon. I am kind of glad that I don't need to change out the tires on my cars every year for the weather.

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I really don't like this tire management. Not only it's a lot of work, it's also expensive to have a double set of tires :-)

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You're brave to go through this without painkillers, but I understand the reason. Get well soon!

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I am sorry to know your health condition. I can imagine the amount of pain you undergoes. You are very brave as you decide not to take the pain killer. In India the first thing generally do is taking the painkiller.
I wish you a speedy recovery.

!ALIVE
!PIZZA

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Thanks. I'm not a big fan of painkillers. I only take them when I can't sleep because of the pain otherwise I try to avoid to make sure that I feel when I do a wrong movement :-)

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Sorry to hear about your back injury Achim, you might have a broken or dislocated disk, I had a broken disk back in 2008, it took half a year to heal with rest and physiotherapy, I hope it gets better, and do contact your doctor.

!ALIVE

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I had it once before as well and it took me very long to heal. Fortunately I learned a lot and I can apply what I learned then to speed up recovery :-)

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