out for who knows how long

[Kracker]

let me give you a little background on me first. I'm 19 years old and originally from the Detroit area of Michigan. i believe 2002 i have a skate board accident and landed directly on my tail bone. nothing broken, but it messed something up, so i have pretty much permanent back problems. i wouldn't say major, but definitely higher than minor. which brings me to this. I've been without a job since January, and without health insurance since i graduated high school last year. so no way to get my back fixed right now.

OK, so to the present. i contemplated going fishing tonight (5/18-5/19) i felt that i shouldn't go, but i did anyway. so i was there for 3 hours doing fine, not catching too many bait fish and 1 way small grouper. i decided to free-line a bait fish so i bent over to get a live out out of my bucket and almost threw out my back. i ended up getting the fish and letting it out . so i left a lot sooner than i wanted to. and it pissed me off because i knew i shouldn't have gone.

so this is going to have me out from pretty much anything that involves me bending even the slightest bit. which screws me more because I'm looking for a job, and i cant go into an interview hurting like this and letting them know i have preexisting back problems because they wont hire me. so i pretty much have to call off the job search till this works its self out. I'm sorry for ranting a little, and I'll stop here so i don't force my frustrations on all you good people more than i have. well i hope all you have better luck your next time out on the pier than i did tonight.

tight lines all


Kracker. (nick)

[bigcatcatcher]

Dude i feel for ya. I am 38 yrs old with bad knees and back. Fishing difficult for me to now. I cant stand for more than 10 mins at a time with out sever pain. I am lucky though i got a promotion at work shortly before my condition worsened that gave me a 50% of the time desk job which i have increased to 75% but the drawback is now i have gained a lot weight wich worsens my condition even more.
Hope you get better as soon as possible so you can tolerate some fishing than after that you can get a job. Hope all works out for ya buddy.

[pascosal]

kracker, i got ruematiod arthritis, i was in a severe car accident in 92 where 75% of my back was dislocated with a severe whiplash that i still have some issues with. i blew out my left knee in 2002. i have been through a lot of physical therapy and i have learned to do things smarter. i deal with pain everyday, i sling tires every day, setting car racks, and i am on my feet everyday for more than 11 hours a day. i was your age when i had my wreck and i know what you mean as far the pain you feel. i couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes either lift more than 5 pounds at a time, nor lay down either. i had to sleep sitting for almost 6 months while i healed. you are a young man and you can bounce back. you are at that age where you could heal quick. just take it easy and get well. on another note what kind of work do you do or rather know how to do. i might know a few places in the st pete area that i could point you too (depending on what you can do)

Sal

[Kracker]

i probably have a pinched nerve. its nothing that an x-ray shows though. i tell ya, loading everything back in my car last night sure was fun. (not) i had to take come pm medicine last night to stay asleep. ended up sleeping 12 hours then 4 hours later sleeping another 4 hours. i just wish i could sleep until this wprks itself out.

[Kracker]

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well one time getting up my back gave a good crack, which is what i knew needed to happen, unfortunately it didnt relieve all the pain. but it did cuz it down to about half of what it was. even though i know how to fix the problem when this happens its still a pain in the but. forcing my back to crack just makes it worse, so when it happens i have to wait for it do crack on its own. luckily it happened fast this time. now i just have to wait for another crack to relieve the rest of the pain. i'll be back on the pier fishin good as normal before ya know it. till then tight lines all.

[GoinDeep]

Hope you heal up quick so you can get back out there

[Kracker]

thanks. i just wish my back woulda cracked like that early monday morning before i left so i wouldnt have wasted my money.

[newyorker1]

anybody how come the gulf side has 2/3/4 or one tide. where I moved from we had 2 lows/2 highs in an 24/26 hr period. just wondering . we moved from myrtle beach south carolina 3/1/2 years ago tight lines//