Didn’t we just go through a whole sick thing?
I woke up with back pain. That’s new. Yesterday Jen and I did a bunch of moving things around in her office and that involved me lifting heaving things and picking them up off the floor and putting them onto a table and back again, over and over again. I think I strained my back a little. It woke me up a little before 5:00am and then made it really difficult to fall back to sleep.
On top of that I was, gastric bypass recoverally speaking, really fucking stupid and I ate WAY too much last night. I knew I was doing it as I was doing it and for some reason I just kept doing it. Like some kind of moron. I felt okay when I went to bed, so I assumed I would continue to feel okay. I did not. My stomach was a gassy, achey mess this morning and it was all my fault.
Those two things combined made it virtually impossible for me to do anything. I tried to go through my morning routine, but 12 oz of water with my vitamins and a two-protein bar breakfast just made the stomach situation that much worse. Also, the existence of the stomach situation made the back situation that much worse.
Generally speaking the treatment for any gastric bypass stupidity is patience. Eventually it will work itself out. I think I am feeling that now. I feel better. Far from 100%, but better. That’s good. My back is a little better too, but it’s still there. The jerk.
So the moral of this particular story is this:
Don’t be a friggin moron.
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Inside the Red Head's Head 
Hey at least you learned that lesson for next time!! Now all you do is take an easy for a few weeks and you will feel better! DEFINITELY NO HEAVY LIFTING for a few weeks or until your back gets better.
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Also if you have ice or a heating pad that will help your back as well.
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I have a redheaded grandson named James!
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Backs are really susceptible to injury. It doesn’t even necessarily have to be something heavy that you’re lifting up. You can lift up a light up item wrong way and mess up your back. Years ago, I threw my back out by sneezing!
But if you’re also recovering from gastric bypass surgery, it’s probably not a good idea to be lifting much of anything.
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I say I’m recovering from surgery, but that’s because I’ll always be dealing with the recovery process. The surgery itself was a year and a half ago so I’ve been cleared for heavy lifting for a while.
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I need that book. “How Not To Be A Freaking Moron.”
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Thanks for sharing
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I lifted heavy load wrong way more than thirty years ago and injured my back before I learnt the right way to lift or exercise. My back still has issues.
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