i blame the watermelon

[numberoneblind]

ow

ow ow ow

so, my new job is in the produce department at meijer (i know)

and yesterday i spent about 2 hours wrangling watermelon

today i went to trim the hedges

and bent over

and there was a little pop

and i was on the ground

my back is completely fucked

i took three ibuprofen, a darvocet, and a flexeril, and 40 minutes later it still took me 10 minutes to make it from the floor to the couch

i am basically incapacitated; i'm only home because sara's in town and i'm supposed to go out with her and jenna tonight, and i have to work tomorrow...

and fuck

Comments

[aalyara.livejournal.com]

Legs! Legs darlin'! Always lift withim them legs, no back!!

Course, the fact that I've pulled a back muscle or two myself surely means I am not one to judge. Definitely rest and relax for a while, see if you can't be put in a job where you sit or stand for a while. It's really the only remedy for healing the muscle - no speedy recovery.

[numberoneblind.livejournal.com]

The problem is that with where they were being stored -- one of those big cardboard tubs -- there was no way TO lift with my legs. I had to bend down and in to get them.

I have to work tomorrow... going to ask that I just do standing/walking things and that someone else melon-wrangle.

[r-macduff.livejournal.com]

That's technically grounds for worker's compensation. If you can't do your job as well because of something you had to do at work, you should be eligible. (I can't imagine why not.) Ask your boss. Then, if you're feeling that bad, go to the doctor and then present your boss with the doctor bill. Or see if company policy will pay you on sick days taken for work-related injuries. (This is probably where AFLAC comes in.)
I hope you get well soon. My mom had back problems a while ago and she spent a few days on the couch. Take good care of yourself. Take time off if you need it.

[numberoneblind.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to fuck with it with them until I've been there longer. I just got hired, and back pain or no back pain, I need money.