Mods please remove if you think a good ol' herniated disc question shouldn't take up space on the board. 
So... I've been laying in my bed for 4 days now not being able to move. I bent down to move something the other day and sure enough, my back goes out and it's been 24 hours a day of back spasms ever since. I just coughed and thought I saw Jesus! This has happened to me once before, and I was able to just rest and get through it in about 5 days but this time seems much worse. All of my pain is in my lower back. When I move just a little bit I get bad, painful back spasms about 50% of the time. I've been trying to avoid getting picked up by an ambulance and giving the neighbors a show, but I may not have a choice. I've been using cold packs and taking some Tylenol and muscle relaxers but nothing is helping. Any suggestions for over the counter stuff that I should try just to see if it helps before I take the ambulance plunge? (Heating pad instead of cold pack?) We went on a family vacation about two hours away from home and I had to stay behind because I literally can't move other than 3 times where I made the incredibly difficult trip to the toilet that is ten feet away. I already know that I'm a dumb, bullheaded Neanderthal for not going to the hospital already, but any other suggestions to at least help me get through this? Anyone go through this? Thanks!
So... I've been laying in my bed for 4 days now not being able to move. I bent down to move something the other day and sure enough, my back goes out and it's been 24 hours a day of back spasms ever since. I just coughed and thought I saw Jesus! This has happened to me once before, and I was able to just rest and get through it in about 5 days but this time seems much worse. All of my pain is in my lower back. When I move just a little bit I get bad, painful back spasms about 50% of the time. I've been trying to avoid getting picked up by an ambulance and giving the neighbors a show, but I may not have a choice. I've been using cold packs and taking some Tylenol and muscle relaxers but nothing is helping. Any suggestions for over the counter stuff that I should try just to see if it helps before I take the ambulance plunge? (Heating pad instead of cold pack?) We went on a family vacation about two hours away from home and I had to stay behind because I literally can't move other than 3 times where I made the incredibly difficult trip to the toilet that is ten feet away. I already know that I'm a dumb, bullheaded Neanderthal for not going to the hospital already, but any other suggestions to at least help me get through this? Anyone go through this? Thanks!
