fatjay
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Hope you get better. I found booze doesn't make the pain go away, but it makes you care less. Not that i'm recommending it. I've been there. Pain sucks.
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What does your Primary Dr. say about all of this. I would think he would have referred you to a Back Dr. and of course Physical Therapy.
I've been there but my back usually comes around after a week or two.
I had one instance where one side of my back had severe pain for about a month and it just seemed to be stuck. I had to transport a prisoner to the jail and he tried to get away. He went down and I went on top of him. I thought I was going to have problems getting up but I immediately noticed that my pain was gone and I could straighten my back instead of leaning to one side.
I later saw that offender and told him how he had helped my back and he said he was glad he could help.
I've been there but my back usually comes around after a week or two.
I had one instance where one side of my back had severe pain for about a month and it just seemed to be stuck. I had to transport a prisoner to the jail and he tried to get away. He went down and I went on top of him. I thought I was going to have problems getting up but I immediately noticed that my pain was gone and I could straighten my back instead of leaning to one side.
I later saw that offender and told him how he had helped my back and he said he was glad he could help.
ponytug
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@George2615 Sorry to hear about your pain. Pain can be so life altering. Can you/Have you tried putting your calves on a chair (perhaps with an extra pillow) or a bed just high enough to get your hips slightly off the ground, and just "hanging" there for a while. When mine is bad enough, I have slept like that. When my back gets bad, I feel as if it helps stretch things out in my spine and calm things down, but I have no idea if it works for anyone else. Once my back is skew-whiff, I have found that I really need to baby it for quite some time.
FWIW: Naproxen (Aleve) and flexeril were both developed for back pain (muscle spasm induced pain such as sciatica). Flexeril works great as a muscle relaxant for me, but I'm useless when I am on it. A friend lead the drive to get Naprosyn off of the prescription label and sold as an OTC drug. Her point to the company was how very safe and effective the drug was (and is).
Regarding the sciataease, I haven't tried it.
I hope that your pain resolves soon.
All the best, Peter
FWIW: Naproxen (Aleve) and flexeril were both developed for back pain (muscle spasm induced pain such as sciatica). Flexeril works great as a muscle relaxant for me, but I'm useless when I am on it. A friend lead the drive to get Naprosyn off of the prescription label and sold as an OTC drug. Her point to the company was how very safe and effective the drug was (and is).
Regarding the sciataease, I haven't tried it.
I hope that your pain resolves soon.
All the best, Peter
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George2615
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Thanks for the replies. I don't drink so that's out, Mattress and pillow are brand new (3 months ago), Called primary care but she doesn't have any openings. My next appt. is in Jan.
dicktill
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It may be time to go to a "Pain Clinic", and not to get opioids. They can administer steroid shots into the spine; they do so under low-level X-ray so that the doctor can properly place the shot. They have worked well for both me and my wife, often L4/5 or L3/4 or SI joint. Good luck.
edit: The shots are called epidural.
edit: The shots are called epidural.
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