3m post MD and some sort of injury
I had a microdiscetomy at the end of March, followed all of the protocol and didn’t do anything physical for the first six weeks. I went back to PT. Nothing major, the stuff you do in the McGill Big 3 + other core strengthening. I did a lot of walking, and started doing modified cardio classes 10-12 weeks post.
I have a 21 month old who weighs about 30 pounds. I avoid carrying him a lot, but it’s hard to ignore those few times he asked to be picked up. Yesterday was one of them. He wanted picked up outside and I just carried a few feet across the yard. As soon as I put him down, I felt like a twist or pain in my back.
I did more walking later that day, but toward the night my back started to get stiff, and the next day (today) I can walk around OK but feel slightly off balance and pain in my lower back as well as tightness around my hip. Terrified that I reincarnated or I’m wondering are these just humps I’m going to need to get over as I continue to heal?