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I was hurt at work(on workman’s comp). I was told I have Lumbosacval Pain, s/p strain, mild lumbar spandylosis and scoliosis. I have been in a car accident in 2004 and have had back pain since and this just added to it. I have been having horrible pain ever since my accident at work. All they are doing is physical therapy which isn’t helping. I had to fight to get darvocet in order to hopefully fight the pain. I am tired of this pain. Is there a clue what could be wrong or what I should do from here? I am only 24 and don’t want to deal with this any longer.
The pain hurts like heck. I can’t walk very long, can’t workout at the gym anymore right now, nor can do things personal like having sex. The fact that it has been a month and the pain is still there tells me something. All the doctor did was take x-rays. But isn’t it true that you can’t see everything on an xray?
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omg that isn’t really what I wanted to hear. I mean I guess it’s a start and I appreciate it. I mean work has been really kinda been pushing me to get back, so I did. WHich is the biggest mistake I made. The doctor was telling me to basically deal with the pain. But I am confused because I have dealt with as much as someone should have to.
I was taking vicoprofen which barely helped. So he put me on mobic which doesn’t help. Now keep in mind I have never really taken pain medicine before besides ultram er(which doesn’t help but makes me energetic)
And now I am only getting 4 or less hours of sleep cause of pain and I am tired of crying. And this doctor barely wanted to give me darvocet(which from what I understand is no better than aspirin).
I am concerned cause I told the doctor rhemitoid arthritis runs in my family but he didn’t seem to be worried. I just feel the comp doc isn’t looking to help me get better.
#1 by Chas on February 8, 2010 - 10:35 am
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Here are the pain management sites I use for chronic pain.http://health.discovery.com/centers/pain…http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic…http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/back-pa…http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/default.h…
I’m in a pain management program for chronic pain due to a spine injury. Here is something I have done for years that has proved to be helpful when talking with your doctor about pain.
Start a daily journal of how you feel. Nothing fancy. I use a steno pad.
Record:
When you hurt
Where you hurt
How bad you hurt on a scale of 1-10
And most important, how the pain is effecting your life. What you are, and are not able to do because of your condition.
Take it with you to the doctor and show it to him.
It is very hard to communicate your concerns to the doctor when you only have a few minutes with him and you are nervous about being there anyway.
Give it a try. It works for me
#2 by Scott B on February 8, 2010 - 3:01 pm
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Chas suggested that you record:
When you hurt
Where you hurt
How bad you hurt on a scale of 1-10
And most important, how the pain is effecting your life. What you are, and are not able to do because of your condition.
I’d like to add
What drugs you are taking.
When you take them
Your pain level before the drugs are taken.
Your pain level once the drugs kick in.
What you are doing to cause you to need the drugs (unless you need them all the time, then this isn’t needed)
This info is good from a “pain management” viewpoint. If what your doctor has given you isn’t working, you need evidence of that.
#3 by Faith In God on February 8, 2010 - 8:54 pm
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My only advice is find another doctor because the workmans comp doctor is going to tell you anything to get you back to work. Since that doctor is being paid by workmans comp the doctor will side with work. Here’s a website that might help you with pain management. I am sorry you are hurting I know what it’s like to suffer with back pain. http://www.webmd.com