I was finishing my shower and was bending over to dry my toes when I sneezed. I went down like a rock. Dripping wet, I crawled to my bed to call my boss to tell him I wouldn’t be in that day.
I think my mom did that, once. And because of the back pain, it sometimes hurt to inhale. One morning when she was in church, she was exhaling more than she was inhaling and passed out.
Several years ago I sneezed hard, which induced epistaxis (nasal hemorrhage) resulting in a trip to the ER and two days in a hospital. No pain whatsoever, but blood all over my bathroom mirror, walls, and floor, and almost splattered the cat.
Since the dawn of covid, an everyday sneeze (or cough, hiccup or fart) could be misinterpreted so I’ve held it in the rare time it happens. But holding in sneeze, I can feel my neck vertebrae pop.
Years ago I twisted my back by sleeping in some weird position. Took almost a month to straighten out. I can be fine for a long time, and then a sneeze, or even some simple movement will aggravate it again.
codycab over 3 years ago
It’s almost that time of the year, again.
arjun.shriv over 3 years ago
Doesn’t that only happen if you slouch too much?
Gent over 3 years ago
The sneeze that broke the cat’s back, eh.
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
only nine more days and he’s another year older
MysteryMan357 over 3 years ago
that must’ve been a big sneeze
Category L (stop the spammers) over 3 years ago
Sooner or longer, you’ll grow 100 years old garf! Or till Davis,I’m not going to say it…
Category L (stop the spammers) over 3 years ago
Sigh, has anybody noticed that the more Garfield comics come the more it gets boring? No offense, Jim.
pschearer Premium Member over 3 years ago
I was finishing my shower and was bending over to dry my toes when I sneezed. I went down like a rock. Dripping wet, I crawled to my bed to call my boss to tell him I wouldn’t be in that day.
BJ40 over 3 years ago
You sneeze, you lose.
Imagine over 3 years ago
Knocked over a few trees but never thrown my back out.
wiatr over 3 years ago
Not yet but give me time.
h.v.greenman over 3 years ago
Having a severe form of ankylosing spondylitis I can relate, as a hard sneezing fit can leave my back in pain for hours
ninjanick101 over 3 years ago
Darn allergy season!
A Common 'tator over 3 years ago
Since my prostatectomy, I do wee a little…
SamuelMeasa over 3 years ago
I haven’t thrown my back out. But I have sneezed and hurt my back.
whenlifewassimpler over 3 years ago
Yup Garfield, been there more times than I can count with winter colds and summer allergies with sneezes that tossed my back out. Not fun.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 3 years ago
If Garfield had my allergies, he’d put In for a new back. Hey, Worf got one!
TwilightFaze over 3 years ago
I’ve sneezed and pulled a muscle under my right ribcage. A pulled back seems scarily realistic now….
KianWatsonY10 over 3 years ago
Garfield’s going to be a grandpa.
BJ40 over 3 years ago
Hey Grandpa … I’m NOT Grandpa !!!
Hamilton (Taylor's Version) over 3 years ago
My brothers birthday is today. He’s turning 13
bookworm0812 over 3 years ago
I think my mom did that, once. And because of the back pain, it sometimes hurt to inhale. One morning when she was in church, she was exhaling more than she was inhaling and passed out.
Chris over 3 years ago
actually, my family has… sadly. :(
Dobber Premium Member over 3 years ago
I’ve learned that when I feel a sneeze coming, I curl forward to brace for the impact. It helps.
jagedlo over 3 years ago
Thrown, no…tossed a little, maybe…
geese28 over 3 years ago
Time for that diet…
T&J Fan over 3 years ago
i think so
Comics rule!! over 3 years ago
how can you sneeze and throw out your back? anyway garfields 43 birthday is coming up soon!
assrdood over 3 years ago
My back went out once when I was reaching for the toilet paper. True story!
Nuke Road Warrior over 3 years ago
Never thrown my back out (its already out) but I’ve definitely rattled the windows.
kimodb Premium Member over 3 years ago
Oop – it’s birthday week!!!
rdav1248961 Premium Member over 3 years ago
You’re getting old, Garfield! You must have another birthday coming up!
KreekCraft over 3 years ago
WHAT !
mourdac Premium Member over 3 years ago
No but I stretched once to loosen up my back and threw it out.
Goat from PBS over 3 years ago
Can’t say that I have. Then again, I am not as old as you, Garfield.
dv1093 over 3 years ago
Actually, this can easily happen.
CaveCat87 over 3 years ago
Throwing out your back while sneezing? That’s a new one. As for me, sneezing multiple times in a row is nothing new.
JSTORM85 1.0 (real) over 3 years ago
hey Garf how’s your da- never mind!
Allan CB Premium Member over 3 years ago
Because I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, I have thrown out my back sneezing. I’ve also partially dislocated a rib from a sneeze. That wasn’t fun.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
Not yet. However, you are pretty old for a cat. So I guess I understand…
up2trixx over 3 years ago
I have sneezed and broken ribs. It was the second most painful thing ice ever done. The number one most painful thing was the next sneeze.
karmakat01 over 3 years ago
hmm…nope didn’t ever, so far at least.
scpandich over 3 years ago
I’ve never thrown my back out sneezing, but I have wrenched it doing so. Coughing’s worse.
Ebenezer Stooge Premium Member over 3 years ago
Several years ago I sneezed hard, which induced epistaxis (nasal hemorrhage) resulting in a trip to the ER and two days in a hospital. No pain whatsoever, but blood all over my bathroom mirror, walls, and floor, and almost splattered the cat.
dlaemmerhirt999 over 3 years ago
Relatable, but I throw out my shoulders.
Plods with ...™ over 3 years ago
Cracked a rib once.
Buckeye67 over 3 years ago
Well, if your back didn’t have to support you’re gross gut, it would be able to handle a little sneeze.
syzygy47 over 3 years ago
Since the dawn of covid, an everyday sneeze (or cough, hiccup or fart) could be misinterpreted so I’ve held it in the rare time it happens. But holding in sneeze, I can feel my neck vertebrae pop.
hockey man over 3 years ago
sniff
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
Ah choose not to answer that one!
Mentor397 over 3 years ago
Several times, actually.
BeepTheBot over 3 years ago
no, but I’ve bitten my tongue
rwg1957rwg over 3 years ago
Mine goes out just sitting on the toilet!
Lightpainter over 3 years ago
I threw mine out once with a single cough. Immediately collapsed on the floor and couldn’t get up cause my back muscles were locked in place.
Natarose over 3 years ago
been there, done that!
CeceliaKilb over 3 years ago
That really hurts!
l3i7l over 3 years ago
Years ago I twisted my back by sleeping in some weird position. Took almost a month to straighten out. I can be fine for a long time, and then a sneeze, or even some simple movement will aggravate it again.
wolfboy oz boy over 3 years ago
do i have not done that before
ekke over 3 years ago
But now you’re in perfect posture to step on the scales!
Mediatech over 3 years ago
Is it too late to say gesundheit?
comic4matt over 3 years ago
That cake must be getting quite heavy, huh?
WentBrown over 3 years ago
No I haven’t Garfield. But then again I’m not as old you.
Johnny Appleseed over 3 years ago
Oooh, he really is old
Category L (stop the spammers) over 3 years ago
No offense Jim, but the older the comics get, the more boring they get, pls no hate comments.
WentHulk over 2 years ago
I’ve never thrown my back out from a sneeze.