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Video: Why getting older sucks

BY Ron Upshaw  on November 12, 2012 @ 12:25 pm (Updated: 12:53 pm - 11/12/12 )

I'm only in my early 40's, and I'm already falling apart. Evidently, my recent weight loss has triggered my back to fail.

If you'd like to know what it feels like to have pinched nerve in your lower back, try this: Take an ice pick, heat it up to about 1000 degrees, and then jam it in your back for about 30 seconds.

I've been having that for about 2 months, and I finally decided to go to the Chiropractor.

While I'm getting treatments for the first week or so, he told me to go get a back brace at the hardware store.

It kinda looks like a girdle, and I had to ask Don to put it on for me to make sure it's tight enough.

So I guess I've this kind of stuff to look forward to for the rest of my life, which is nice.

Ron Upshaw, KIRO Radio Talk Show Host
Ron Upshaw is one-half of The Ron & Don Show on KIRO Radio (weekdays 3-7). When he's not behind the mic, he is most likely putting his smarts and even-keeled nature to the test by sitting on pocket aces at a local Texas Hold 'Em table.
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  • Mike in Pioneer Square wrote...
    Me Too
    November 12, 2012 4:11 pm
    I guess I'm also getting old. I'm 43, and coincidentally I also got a severely pinched nerve while lifting weights at the gym a few days ago. I totally agree with the hot ice pick analogy -- I've been in extreme pain for days. Luckily things seem to be improving, which is a good thing since I have no insurance and can't afford a chiropractor! I may have to eventually invest in one of those back braces though. Good luck with it!
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