A couple of days after the last race I started have severe pains in my lower back that was getting worse every day. By the 5th day I was flat on my back in incredible pain and my left leg and foot were becoming numb. I ended up have to go to the ER and they took some x-rays to see if anything was broken and put me on some kick ass pain killers. X-rays showed nothing…. Off to get an MRI… There it was, between my L4 and L5 vertebra was a massive herniated disc that was pinching the nerves in my spinal cord causing the pain and numbness.
For those of you who know me, know that I am no stranger to back pain… I have just gotten used to dealing with the pain and try to do what ever I can to try to prevent any unnecessary abuse (Yea Right… I Race Motocross!)…. Whatever!!! Anyway It looks like all the pain in the past was probably a tear in the tendon like material that connects the vertebra together and I just keep injuring it over and over… Well it finally just tore fully open and then chunks of the inside (cushion) shot out against my spinal cord. OUCH!!!
Now What???
I worked my self up to the 2nd place spot for the season championship in my class only 9 points behind the current leader Jerry Mena… Now the future in unsure for me as far as racing goes. I am going to try to get a work credit for this Sundays Race (Jan 4th) and then I still have about 4 more weeks until the next race. So I am just going to try to heal as fast a I can and hope that I get the OK from my wife and doctor to give it my best to catch Jerry before the end. We will just have to wait and see!
