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.
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My husband has chronic lower back pain as a result of an injury many years ago. MRI shows nothing other than slight fluid in the facet joints. We have tried physical therapy (which made it worse), chiropractic, multiple anti-inflmmatory pills, steriod injection into the back, burning the nerves, pain management clinic, Vicadin, and various opiate based drugs. it is so debilitating he can’t work- a simple walk through the grocery store is almost more than he can handle and he has a pretty high pain tolerance. Sitting is also uncomfortable. He can’t hold our baby unless he lays down because he is afraid of dropping him if a spasm hits. This has been going on for a year now and has had a major negative impact on our lives. Has anyone else dealt with a similar problem and did you ever get a diagnosis and treatment that worked?
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vicodin and physical therapy just arent enough. i have a really mild case of serpintine scoliosis and my hips are misalligned. the pain just will not subside. somebody help me. please. oh god please.
My husband has severe scatica and some lower back pain but MRIs, CT and bone scans, physical therapy, nerve burn (rizotomy??), accupuncture, chiropractic and spinal decompression have not helped. This has been going on for about 19 months now and he can’t work. Most days can’t do much of anything. It has totally changed our lives, and today the doctor said he can’t do anything else for us. I read about priformis syndrome and that led to finding the neurography site. But I am interested to know how much is self-promotion on the part of the inventor v. real results. The technology is only about 10 years old, and appears to be very limited in where it is offered due to patented techniques. So anyone have an opinion to share?
please let me know what did or did not work for you. surgery has been suggested by one doctor to shave off bone that’s hitting up against a nerve. i’m afraid of back surgery, after working at a physical rehab place & noticed that back surgery patients ended up addicted to pain killers, deformed, etc.
Can’t seem to find solution to lower back pain.
Diagnoses: (1) mild stenosis, spondyleosis – L4 level, minimal annular bulging – MRI shows mild problem (2) neurologist – not neurlogical (2) back specialist – not significant problem (3) current diagnosis: pelvic misallingment :prescribed excercises, losing weight, stress reduction, wear lift in left shoe as left leg 1/2 inch shorter
Failed remedies: (1) numerous incl. pain-killers (2400 mg ibuprofen/advil, oral steroids, muscle relaxants, viox, prioxicam, (2) conventional physical therapy, including electro-stim, hot and cold packs (3) currently, pelvic misallingment therapy has worsened problem, constant pain regardless of sitting.
Description of pain: originally only when long driving, later sciatica more recently lower back when sitting now sharp in lower back/butt all times.
Q: Suggestions? own experience? Continue leg inserts/current therapy? Acupuncture? Injections? Spinal decompression? Deep tissue massage? Other?
I have been to physical therapy, steroids, steroid shot, massage therapy, osteopath, bone manipulation, chiropractor, cervical collar, pain meds, cervical traction, prayer meetings, I have 2 hernaited disks in my neck from a bumper car ride over 15 months ago and have had no progress in any of the treatments I have tried including the one I am in now which is osteapath manipulation.
worked and the pain is causing me to have trouble walking and breathing if i want to get rid of this pain would surgery be my best option and how much pain would be reduced
I have a bulging disc in my neck and narrowing of the spine (cervical spinal stenosis) If i over due it with my kids or even holding my 2 year old it will just go out on me to where it hurts so bad to turn it and i can’t even drive. I had an MRI done seen the Orthopedic done physical therapy and it still gets stiff and causes me continuous pain! I take Anti- Inflammatory and muscle relaxer…still not better.