The House of Husar

I had back surgery in 1997. It was by far the worst thing that has happened to me medically in my life. I would not wish back problems on anyone after what I went through. Luckily I did not have my spine fused. They only removed part of my vertebrae and took parts of my L6 disc out that had broken off and wa floating round. It took me 4 years to get into decent shape and only 80% of my previous mobility.

For the past 5 years I have been in pretty good shape and my back has not given me much trouble at all. I don’t need much medication these days but that all changed this weekend. I woke up on Sunday and was in terrible shape. My back issue resurfaced and I am in terrible pain. I am not sure what cause it and that really bugs me.

Today I went to the doctor and know part of the issue. I jumped on the scale and came in at a whopping 225 pounds. I know I was in bad shape this winter but I did not think I was that heavy. I am sure that had something to do with my current back issues. I had x-ray taken that showed the thinning of my discs. No surprise there. They call it degenerate back disease and is pretty common in athletes. Especially when they have played sports that compress the spin in one way or another.

Now I am on Vicodin for the pain, Soma for the inflammation, oral steriods for the next week, getting an MRI on Wednesday, and going to “pain management” sessions in the next week or so. “Pain management” means they will be injecting steriods into my lower back with a big needle. More fun than I can take!

So the plan is to hobble back to health and lose 20 points ASAP. Breakfast is limited to oatmeal and juice. Lunch is salads. Dinner is normal home cooked stuff. Cutting back on beer as much as possible. As soon as I am not wincing in pain when I try to get out of my car, sit in a chair for more than 15 minutes, and get in and out of bed, I will be hitting the workout pretty hard. 225 pounds is pathetic in my book so that needs to change fast!