I don’t know what to do! Please help as much as possible…
I’ve had back problems all my life, and i’m only 21. march of 08, I was getting ready for work. I went to stand up from sitting on the couch, and I realized I couldn’t get up. I couldn’t feel from my hips down, but what I COULD feel was unbelievable pressure in my lower back and legs. I ended up having to be carried to the hospital. The doctor there did nothing but push me to bend over and see how far i could bend until i touched my toes (by this time i was in incredibly serious pain). He, without doing an mri or xrays, automatically prescribed me anti-inflammitories and muscle relaxers. after a few months, I had to go to another doctor.
She told me they werent helping me any, and she took xrays and an mri. She found out that my spinal discs are deteriorating and slipping in and out of place. So she prescribed me multiple things at different times to figure out which ones helped and which ones didn’t.
I found that high doses of lortab mixed with flexeril and oxycodone and flexeril worked. everything else didn’t even touch the pain.
Over the past few months, things have been getting worse. I can’t get through work without feeling like something is going to break. Most often, it’s my tailbone. I feel if I put pressure on my right foot, my tailbone will snap completely in half. it sends searing pain down my right leg, and up to my head, causing migraines. I’ve been in physical therapy, and it makes it worse.
I don’t believe it’s muscles, but i don’t know what to say to the doctors to get them to help me and believe me.
I recently went to the doctor for this problem. He mentioned to me that he won’t give me those medications because of high addiction rates?
I don’t know what these rates are, but my question would be:
What is a pain killer you have tried that helped and did its job?
also, when muscle relaxers make you sleep well instead of relaxing muscles, what else could be used to help relax you?
PLEASE help, like i said, i’m only 21 years old. I need to figure this out before it gets too much worse.
thankyou, megan.
#1 by cowboydo on February 23, 2010 - 8:29 am
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I have osteoarthritis in the severe degenerative stages and severe neurological damages. I’ve had surgery twelve times and two cages in my spine to help hold it together. 32 screws and 32 pieces of wire.
It’s not helping at all, it’s a continuing thing, My spine is falling apart. I have been on Oxycontin and oxycondone, they are to expensive for me $396.00 a month script so, I’m down to Vicodin and suffer a lot but, it takes th edge off, for $12.00 a month. I also have an implant that is useless and I’m getting an infusion pump for drugs. It will dispense 1/300 of the drug morphine directly to the spinal sheathe instead of my body.
I would suggest you get all your X-Rays and MRI’s and see if you can find a good pain clinics where you are. The one I go to is wonderful and they are all concerned with my health. There’s not much you can do and they can only operate so much before they give up. Sorry but that’s all I can give you after fourteen years of suffering.
#2 by PiiNbaLL on February 23, 2010 - 9:56 am
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vicoden is nice
but perkesets are better
#3 by Anonymous on February 23, 2010 - 12:38 pm
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hey dude have u gone Mad !!!!!!! never take drugs for anything ok.if u have pain take pain relief spray or go to the doctor for treatment .drugs may lead u to death.