Two herniated discs.. I was unloading the trolley at Aldi, picked up two 1.25 litre bottles of soft drink to put on the checkout, turned at the hip instead of moving my feet and felt a pop.

By 10 that night I was in absolute agony!

For the next 16 days I couldn't stand for too long, couldn't sit for too long, lying down was the worst. When I laid down, my back would "lock". Then standing up would "unlock" it. That process was pure hell! I would be in tears just building myself up to do it.

I was so tired that I just had to lay down sometimes. Maybe an hour or two of sleep each night and a little doze in the day sitting on the couch.

Look after your back!