Pain & Pain Management - September 2007

I recently have had horrible pain in my lower back which resulted in pain going down my right leg. I've been dealing with it and discovered that the sciatic nerve is being pinched by the L5 bone. The neurosurgeon says that it is operable but has suggested physical therapy. I've been doing exercises in the pool and have had one meeting with the therapist. But as a teacher I have been standing all day because sitting is painful. I am in tons of pain but afraid that one back surgery will lead to another. Does anyone out there have expertise or a similar experience. The shock in my leg has almost gone away with just some sensation but my lower back is unbearable. I am overweight and dieting and trying to excercise. Please help me to make this decision. Thank you.

2007-09-05 15:18:38 · 11 answers · asked by Creole38 4

2007-09-05 15:05:14 · 2 answers · asked by Terri 4

I woke up this morning felling like I needed to vomit, but didn't. I was okay afer about 10 minutes about being awake. It only happened once this morning and I want to know thoughts!

2007-09-05 14:42:38 · 8 answers · asked by maldoggz 1

Can you get vicodin or any other pain killer like it in mexico legally? What about in the us or online? I have some bad back problems and i am sick of the freakin workers comp docs!!

2007-09-05 14:42:30 · 3 answers · asked by faithie 2

I have an extremely dull abdominal pain, almost like a mild cramp; I'm also tired, thirsty, I have darker stools than normal, and there is a tiny spot of blood on my toilet paper. I have been fatigued before due to hyperthyroidism, so I'm not sure that it's necessarily related to my current problem.

Should I be worried, however, about the darker stools and small spots of blood on my tissue? I'm almost positive this has happened to me before and it's lasted for a week or so. Any advice?

2007-09-05 14:33:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It started in July of '06 and got to the point of not being able to stand upright, with shooting pains down my left side down to my knees..Doc said after mri's and x-rays that I have Degenerative Disk Disease, arthritis, and multiple bulging disks. I went through facet joint blocks, discogram, myelogram, 2 months of physical therapy, and ended up getting a spinal fluid leak from the procedures, which I ended up getting a blood patch(blood drawn out of my arm and injected into my spinal cord) to stop the migraines. I since stopped being a guinnea pig and went to a chiropractor who said I don't have any of those things, just out of alignment. But after getting adjusted for 4 months now, I still have no relief, not a day goes by that I don't have this nasty pain! I ended up quitting a job after almost 5 years because it caused too much pain on my back. My question is, where do I go next?!! It's rather depressing and driving me absolutely insane!! I want to play with my kids!!!

2007-09-05 14:26:59 · 5 answers · asked by prissy2u52 1

it be taken care of without surgery?

2007-09-05 14:15:19 · 1 answers · asked by yoyoorosco@sbcglobal.net 1

im in weight training..im not used to lifting weights at all...well..today...i did 60 lb leg press..where as all the GUYS in my class were only doing 40. this was my FIRST time lifting this much..and even using this machine...as we just started tuesday. my legs are already kinda sore...and i know tomorrow im gonna be REALLY sore...what can i do to make myself less sore in the morning?? without making me tired cuz i have school tomorrow too.

2007-09-05 14:14:50 · 2 answers · asked by sexi_blonde_chick2008 2

my lover back feels like a pinched nerve cuz my legs go numb amd i get such bad pain from my lower back to my buttocks, it comes and goes periodcaly. and it gets worse when i lay down in bed, i get paralyzed for a few seconds and then such bad,bad pain. can anybody help?

2007-09-05 14:12:02 · 4 answers · asked by yoyoorosco@sbcglobal.net 1

alright well i took to pills of tylenol cold and it said to not take it with anything containing acetaminophen. well after 24 hours do you think it is ok to take another medicine containing acetaminophen? also what if i took ibuprofen[i think thats the correct spelling] 24 hours after the acetaminophen? would that be ok? i know this is confusing lol. the situation is that i am sick and last night took some tylenol cold. now its been 24 hours and i have cramps so i am wondering if it is ok to take midol, [it contains acetaminophen] but then i read ibuprofen is good for cramps lol. i only want to take one. thanks!

2007-09-05 13:57:17 · 8 answers · asked by Megan C 2

I have a dull pain in my abdomen, but nothing that really bothers me. I'm just slightly nervous because my stools have been darker than normal the past few times I've had a bowel movement, and I've had a tiny bit of blood on the toilet paper as well. I believe this has happened to me once or twice before. Should I be concerned or is it just a passing thing?

2007-09-05 13:56:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a pretty new bed (only about 2 years old) thats good quality and has extra an extra support bar built into the middle of the mattress to keep it from sinking. Even though its comfortable, I got one of those tempurpedic type foam toppers thats about 2 1/2 or 3 inches thick b/c its INCREDIBLE to sleep on and you just sink into it. The only prob is that a few weeks after getting it, Im now waking up with a lot of back pain and Im wondering if this can be due in any way to the softest of the topper.

2007-09-05 13:41:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My granmother experiences constant and horrible pain from what the doctors claime to be "RA", Rheumatiod Arthritis.

I've hear "humira", but what are the side effects? Aren't some of them bleeding, pretty bad? This seem like a high price 2 pay!

Anyone have any (preferrably natural) remedies that could help??

Also, what's the cause ?? we would like to know why she got it..

It's not Herreditary .. is it?

2007-09-05 12:42:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend is going for Occupational therapy. It is her first time, and she want to know what these exercises are? She is a little nervous, so if anyone can help I would be very gratful.
THANKS!

2007-09-05 11:49:19 · 5 answers · asked by april_y75 1

A friend went in to have damaged cheek bone repaired under twilight sedation. We were told that she would not feel or remember anything. She did, and about half way through her 4hr surgery I heard her yell from the waiting room. She yelled two other times. A nurse by me said my friend was probably dreaming. Surgery ended and the doctor said everything was fine.He explained that there was alittle problem and that he had to really use alot of force, and he had to stick his finger in her cheek to fix it. I asked about my friend screaming and he said it never happened. Even a nurse in the frontdesk heard it. My friend said she felt and remembered it all and was begging the doctor to stop the whole time.I know this it true because she told me things about the surgery that she shouldn't have known. At home she kept telling me how painful it was when the dr was sticking his finger in her cheek and she remembers screaming several times. What do we do? She can't sleep and is scared

2007-09-05 11:35:15 · 11 answers · asked by elena w 1

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2007-09-05 11:22:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get muscle cramps all over my body. I drink plenty of water, take a multivitamin, and I am active. My doctor has done a full blood work check and everything was fine and doesnt seem to be doing anything else about it. They are in my stomach and side, neck, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, back...well all over my body! Has anyone else experienced this? Its getting to the point that I cant even pick my daughter up without getting a cramp somewhere :(

2007-09-05 10:53:29 · 4 answers · asked by brandi 1

2007-09-05 10:51:25 · 9 answers · asked by ghost_rider_1114 1

I just bought a brand new Aireloom mattress for $1,500, I hvae slept in it for 2 nights and my back is KILLING me, is this normal with new mattresses? I got this one because my OLD one was giving me pain...

2007-09-05 09:22:53 · 1 answers · asked by Sdcdog 1

i've been suffering with a very stiff neck since sunday, i've suffered no trauma to my neck, but it's getting worse now, then pain is now spreading to my base of skull and makin me feel sick. i taken paracetamol and ibruprfen but not much use.

anyone got any ideas???

2007-09-05 03:07:35 · 14 answers · asked by ambugirl 2

ever since my boyfriend broke up with me i'm having the biggest headaches and i dont know why. its been a little over two weeks. what can i do to make my headaches go away????? i've been taking alieve (or how ever you spell that) and advil, and asprien, and some other pills and none of them seem to help. my headaches just wont go away. what can i do???????

2007-09-05 02:54:31 · 7 answers · asked by lovely chick 2

my girlfriend is feeling a clicking or a grinding noice in her spine. one of the disks does stick out some & it is painful to the touch. she has been having back pain & some numbness in the leg & toes. she also has pain up her neck. what would be causing this?

2007-09-05 02:38:27 · 4 answers · asked by peaches 1

2007-09-05 02:11:00 · 10 answers · asked by debbie 5

Just got one. Indescribable PAIN. Plus it did not work(shoulder). Can/should I sue the incompetent MD who did it?

2007-09-05 00:42:45 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2

I have a real bad issue with itchiness with Percocet, so I am finding it really isnt a good med for me to take for pain. I am getting my wisdom teeth out in a few days and I was wondering if anyone else had this itchiness problem and found a med that didnt make them itch and could tell me? I have a lazy doctor, LOL, he asked me "what pain meds will work for you?" so I need to know what ones will. Vicodin made me puke BTW, so thats out.

2007-09-04 22:29:04 · 5 answers · asked by Jezah 2

I’m not so familiar with IBS, however, since taking Effexor, C is something I deal with all the time. Fiber then laxatives, and on it goes.

About 2 moths ago, I had absolutely horrible pain left side of my spine when I sat down. I couldn’t stand the pain and went to the ER.

CT scan showed liver, kidneys, spleen, appendix normal, except intestines were totally full from top to bottom. I knew I had problems with C, but I had no idea I had a blockage.

It wasn’t until about 2 wks after it all cleared, the pain lessened. Now, however, it is localized and I can now tell for sure that it is not my back at all. There is a noticeable bulge that goes horizontal, 5”long, under my left rib. I can press on it and doesn’t cause more pain or lessen the pain.

Gastro doc had me cough while feeling the bulge on my side. He said it is an over developed muscle, but he is not sure why it got that way.
Ultrasound of the bulge shows nothing unusual. I still have pain though.

2007-09-04 20:39:57 · 3 answers · asked by cookie_time 2

I have a friend who's having pulsing in his forehead that makes him dizzy. He says it doesn't hurt, only dizziness occurs, and that it could be caused by the lack of medication he's been taking...any idea of what this could be? Thanks!

2007-09-04 20:07:11 · 2 answers · asked by Taco Salad 1

I have this relaly weird back and neck pain that comes at random times. The pain ranges from soreness to burning. The pain is always located at the part of my back directly behind my breasts. I've also gotten neck pain. The neck pain is usually soreness and is at the back of my neck. it feels like someone is pulling on the muscles of my neck. I was wondering if my breasts could be the cause or is it something else? I am a D cup but I haven't been properly fitted in a long time and recent trips to the department store are showing that I might be growing to a DD. If my breasts are the culprit would that mean I need a breast reduction or is there another alternative?

2007-09-04 19:27:03 · 7 answers · asked by christigmc 5

I am a 22 yr old who is pretty active, however I do suffer from quite a bit of back pain. I wake up with back pain, but when I sleep with someone else in the bed the pain is 10X worse in the morning. Does anyone know the reason for this?

2007-09-04 19:09:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's just menthol in a tube...?

2007-09-04 18:53:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous