Long story short. I've had a recurrent, lower back pain, with severe spasms for a number of years now. It can occur several times a year or go into "remission" for long periods (16-months since last episode.) Duration average 3-5 days. Very first episode lasted a full month! (Also, involves leg pain and it can take as long as 45-minutes just to get up off the sofa or bed and just as long to put on a pair of socks. (Most extreme scenario.)I couldn't get the MRI scheduled, at the recommended facility, any sooner than the week after next. My concern is that the symptoms will have been gone at least a week by then. Should I try to find another location to check it out while I'm having symptoms or will the MRI still be able to pick up the problem even when I'm symptom free? Thanks!
2006-07-06 07:12:25 · 5 answers · asked by randyboy 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
BTW, only diazepam helps (a lot!) OTC pain relievers do nothing! I could stand to lose some weight. At 6'1" tall, I weigh 235 lbs. but this all began when I weighed less than 190 lbs.
2006-07-06 07:32:48 · update #1
When this occurs, my face flushes a bit and my temperature goes up a bit, often to 99.2. Upon resting, both return to normal.
2006-07-06 11:27:09 · update #2
The problem is there whether you are having the pain or are in remission. You are describing a condition that has a line which is crossed whenever there is a certain strain to that portion of the back.. The irritation causes a contracture of the musculature of the area and once across that line, the sumptoms and the swelling begin. Considered acute chronic.
2006-07-16 04:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't tell you how sorry I am to read your story. I hope I don't bore you but I also suffered for many years with back pain. It finally reduced me to being just short of needing a wheel chair. I was working in Bahrain at the time and was advised to see a specialist residing there. I know you had an MRI scan and I am sorry it did not give any evidence of a problem. I was a little luckier and my scan picked up a prolapsed disc which was putting pressure on a nerve in my lower back. Next day I had a none intrusive micro surgery operation and in 24hrs I was out of hospital with only a slight pain. Using the specialists exercises and walking a mile everyday for a couple of weeks I was soon back to normal. I really do care now what I lift and how I bend down but a small price to pay for being back to normal. I'd like to say that the specialist was from Pakistan and was made a sheik by the Bahrain Government for his services to the people of the region. Best wishes to you Malcolm.
2016-03-27 06:36:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geez.. That sounds like some pretty serious back pain. Whenever my back starts to hurt, I know what the problem is. My back pain means that I have not been exercising enough and that my abs have become too weak. When I start doing crunches, the back pain goes away. Once, I hurt my back so bad that I went to my doctor (basically to get perscrip pain meds) and he sent me for an MRI. It came back that I had arthritis. I pretty much dismiss it as something all doctors tell their patients about their back pain. So, get your stomach muscles stronger, and I bet your back pain goes away.
2006-07-06 07:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work for a chiropractor, it should still be able to pick up the problem in that time frame. Chances are, it will show that there is a fixation or trigger point of some kind.
2006-07-06 07:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by prettypixie1997 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like sciatica. You have a junction box for nerve endings in your lower back. Too soft a mattress or couch can aggrevate it. Try setting on a hard chair and sleeping on a hard surface to see if situation improves.
2006-07-15 03:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋