slept 24hrs now barely walk severe back pain

I just turned 48 yrs old. I am a very active healthy 48 yr old female. I own a lawn service buisness so I am constantly lifting lawnmowers pulling weeds by hand on acres of land at a time, and so on... I have never had any back problems other than a slight soreness when bent over to long pulling weeds which dissappeares within minutes of me standing upright. Last week (7 or 8 days ago) I laid down for bed at nite and slept for 24 hrs getting up maybe twice to urinate. After 24 hrs of sleep I awoke and was fine for about 2 hrs then started to feel an ache in my center lower back. I figured it was from sleeping in one position to long like a sore neck would feel. By next day pain had pretty much gone away. I could not get a good nites sleep for the next 2 to 3 days, waking up every 3 to 4 hrs and taking 30 to 40 minutes to fall back asleep.(no pain involved at this time) Following those 2 to 3 days I laid down for bed at nite again and slept for three days again. I awoke yesterday afternoon walked to livingroom feeling fine, sat down and within minutes had the most severe pain in same place, worse than last time. I could not move without a feeling of like an electric charge shooting thru my lower back. I feel pain no where else just that area in the small of my back. It has gotten so bad every once in a while I break out into a cold sweat turn white as a ghost and feel as though Im about to go unconcience (passout). This lasts for about 5 to 7 minutes then goes away but the hor...
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