I'm a 31 active male with back problems. I have had some pain on my skin on both my legs and lower back for about 3 days. It feels like burning sensatation to pins and needle feeling on my skin. I've been taking Ibouprofen 4 @ 200mg every 4 to 6 hrs to try to control the skin pain. I've have never experienced this type of pain before. I have had sciatca from time to time and this feels nothing like that. The pain that I am having is skin pain? Anyone else with these symptoms or ever had this? My lower back is very tight feeling and muscles are inflammed. I have a tens unit, but not helping me out with this one.
2007-01-17 13:31:23 · 8 answers · asked by dopplebock44 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
The pain is right on the skin front side of legs and back pain is lower back. I've have tried everything to lumbar epidural steroid injections, had 3 series of these done. I see a chiropractor on a somewhat regular basis. Also been in physical therapy for 6 weeks 2 different sessions. I always get back to about 85% so I never wanted to do a fusion. I have never experienced this pain on the skin like this before???
2007-01-17 13:52:17 · update #1
Is the skin pain on the anterior, posterior, or lateral side of your legs? The nerves that innervate those areas are the anterior, posterior, and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves (feel free to look those up). sciatica would cause sensory loss in the foot and side of calf and pain down the back of the thigh to the foot, as you probably already know. If you have no loss of muscle, it is probably a cutaneous (innervates the skin) nerve. Lateral FCN comes from the spinal nerves L2-L3, Posterior from S1-S3, and Anterior from the femoral nerve L2-L4. Your back may hurt because the pain is causing you to tense up, but if it is a herniated disc in the L2-S3 range, it probably wouldnt be screwing with your back muscles. Anyway, its been a few months since we dissected the back in gross anatomy, so I may be missing something...good luck...and no offense to anyone, but I would go see a REAL doctor, first.
2007-01-17 13:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by Sneezy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until the inflammation is gone the pain main continue, sounds like a nerve is compressed from the swelling. Have this every time my back problems are really bad and it is worse that the back pain . you can hardly touch the skin and to massage makes it worse. Hot baths with mild stretching then ice may help or try icy hot patches continue with the ibuprofen and go to the doctor have another MRI done to rule out further injury or other DDD.
2007-01-19 00:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by kalbri3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, nerve pain can vary from burn, to sharp, to dull ache.
You REALLY need to go see a chiropractor. I see this everyday in my office and have a huge success rate. Medications will only cover the symptoms, which allows the cause to continue and worsen.
You have had a back problem for some time and have always treated the symptom(pain) instead of the cause(misaligned vertebrae).
2007-01-17 13:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by drpsholder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry. Surgery is the only way to alleviate the pain. It's an outpatient procedure, so what's your problem. You'll be up walking around the next day (of course, you'll be in pain from the surgery, but compared to the back pain you feel now, the pain is different and nothing compared to what you're going through now). Vicodin will alleviate the pain, but then you'll get addicted to pain medication. Have the surgery... it's worth it. My husband had the same problem and he had two discs "shaved" down to alleviate the pressure on the ciatic (sp?) nerve, which sent that pain shooting down his leg to the tip of his big toe. He was a jerk to me too because he was always in pain. Don't live your life in pain when surgery will save you in the long run. If insurance is a problem... sorry to hear about that. The cost is substantial. Vicodin helped my husband until the surgery and immediately afterward. He walked out of the hospital (the same day of the surgery) and walked the next day. After a week, he was walking around the block, which is the best thing for that type of surgery. He also took 3 years off from work while I worked to support us and our son. Good luck and I highly recommend surgery for you. Don't wait any longer... have the surgery... I promise you... your life is worth living after having this surgery. My husband is a plumber and went back to plumbing and is making more than I was while I was working. You're worth it. Please get help... I know how you must feel. It's terrible living in pain, especially constant and unrelentless. Please save yourself.
2016-03-29 02:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have an MRI to see if you have nerve root displacement or possibly the protuding disc has not herniated. I finally had to have a discectomy for my L5-S1 herniation and that alleviated all nerve pain. I tried every medication out there with no help with the nerve pain, which was more anoying and painful than the back pain.Good luck!
2007-01-25 03:37:37 · answer #5 · answered by sl6970 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-24 01:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need pain pills from the doctor.
2007-01-21 10:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jeanette M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋