I lift appliances for a living and usually strain myself at least once or twice a week when I am working by myself. I am not earning enough to hire anyone to help me so I just run myself. This pain and blood started on Wednesday after I did a water heater on Tuesday which was full of water and would not drain out. Water heater was heavy as a son of a beatch to remove from home.
Man, been there. Ya gotta work smarter when your by yourself. Get a large shop vac, build an adapter and suck the water out of a element hole, if electric. Gas? I dunno? find a hole somewhere or drill one. Hope it works out for you, get well.