Aren't I too young for this? [View all]

If you're a fan of the Lethal Weapon movies, you'll know Murtaugh's catch phrase, "I'm too old for this (expletive)."

Well, I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum, at almost 32, I'm too young for this (expletive).

So, what exactly is it? An x-ray I had this week confirmed what I've known for some time about my scoliosis and curvature in my spine, but the back pain has been very intense recently, and I've had soreness/pain in my buttocks that isn't going away. It hurts to get out of bed, get out of chairs, to sit down, takes a lot of effort to get up. I'm taking different medications now and getting different relief. There's even been tingling in the back of my legs.

I was talking with a relative last night who wonders if the burnout from my job is contributing to my pain and if it's stress related.

I'm supposed to have an MRI a week from tomorrow, could be a candidate for surgery or not, but an MRI would give me more detail on what's going on than an x-ray would.

It hurts to even bend over, to crouch down, to hug a loved one or to lean over and wash my hands over a sink.

I've got a few extra pounds on me, but I'm not morbidly obese.

To paraphrase Roger Murtaugh: I'm too young for this (expletive).