major back pain

Go to the doctor!!!:nono1:

And feel better soon. I was going to ask if you went dancing last night.

Go to the doctor!!!:nono1:

And feel better soon. I was going to ask if you went dancing last night.

No dancing... Which is why this confuses me so much.

I once knocked out my SI joint (lower back) and was in terrible pain for about 2 weeks. The orthopedic doctor I saw (apparently the best at Vanderbilt) was no help at all. I had no broken bones. He sent me to physical therapy, and they didn't know what to do with me. I literally woke up one morning and felt better.

Get yourself to a good chiropractor or at least to a good massage therapist. If you can pull it off, it's best to get the massage first and go straight to the chiropractor. I still have some issues with my lower back, and that's the only thing that helps. (Although I know that some physical therapists have lately adopted chiropractic and massage techniques for these issues...)

See a doctor, by all means. Also, a good idea to take a couple of Advil that will keep your muscles from going into a spasm. The things I would NOT do, which might seem a good idea are going to a chiropractor or having a massage. Your problem sounds like a spasm in your back that is effecting your sciatic nerve (thus the leg pain). These problems can be caused by stress alone. A couple of months ago, I had an unusually stressful event that I seemed to cope with okay. Later in the day, stepped outside and sneezed, and my back went out for a week. First time that ever happened in my life and it was very scary. After a week of R &R, it went away never to return. The holidays are always stressful, even when joyful. And it seems these things (like a cold) always happen once all the activity is past. I hope you are on the mend pronto. But be sure to see your doctor to make sure it isn't something that needs attention right away.

You probably won't be able to get an appointment quickly at an orthopedic group specializing in back pain, so I'd go to the ER and they'll give you some muscle relaxers (like skelaxin) and pain meds (like hydrocodone).

This is the story of our lives -- both hubby and daughter end up at the ER several times a year with back pain from basketball injuries and the way they have really tight muscles that pull on their spines and put them out of alignment. The least little thing can bring on the pain. Daughter refuses to take the time for physical therapy, but hubby is tired of not being able to play golf, so he starts on PT next week.

In the meantime take some Advil (unless you are on Coumadin or have stomach issues) or Motrin (no problem if you are on Coumadin). Take these meds on a full stomach to avoid causing stomach problems. But make an appointment with a doctor (not a chiropractor at first) because all the ER will do is give you short-term relief -- they won't solve the long-term problem.

Good luck! You are not too young to be having these problems -- my daughter's started when she was 15.

Kidney Stone?

I was actually thinking gall bladder. But that tends to come and go.

There is a disk which affects nerves in the top of the left leg. Mine is pinched.

Hope this is temporary, PV. Let us know....

PV, just go to a doctor or the ER ASAP, gull!!!!!

You probably won't be able to get an appointment quickly at an orthopedic group specializing in back pain, so I'd go to the ER and they'll give you some muscle relaxers (like skelaxin) and pain meds (like hydrocodone).

This is the story of our lives -- both hubby and daughter end up at the ER several times a year with back pain from basketball injuries and the way they have really tight muscles that pull on their spines and put them out of alignment. The least little thing can bring on the pain. Daughter refuses to take the time for physical therapy, but hubby is tired of not being able to play golf, so he starts on PT next week.

In the meantime take some Advil (unless you are on Coumadin or have stomach issues) or Motrin (no problem if you are on Coumadin). Take these meds on a full stomach to avoid causing stomach problems. But make an appointment with a doctor (not a chiropractor at first) because all the ER will do is give you short-term relief -- they won't solve the long-term problem.

Good luck! You are not too young to be having these problems -- my daughter's started when she was 15.

Advil and Motrin are both trade names for the generic ibuprofen...they are pretty much the sme drug

I sure hope it is nothing severe!
Go to the DoC and REST....
Or maybe a back and leg guy who can help work out some kinks.
There is a Good Chiropractor Up by GoatFeather neir gulfplace.
Dr.Thurston
I've never seen him but I have heard great things.=]

but sounds like you pinched a nerve. I bet it goes away like NoHall's did as quick as it appeared. Advil is a good thang usually for inflammation. I always like a hot bath or a damp towel in a big baggy in the microwave. Stress does do so many dern things. Try and rest and pamper yourself AMAP. After all you only got one of you, and you're the one who has to take care of her. Rest,rest,rest. Holidays can be a lot of work when they should be about R&R for all. ;-) Take care sista.

but sounds like you pinched a nerve. I bet it goes away like NoHall's did as quick as it appeared. Advil is a good thang usually for inflammation. I always like a hot bath or a damp towel in a big baggy in the microwave. Stress does do so many dern things. Try and rest and pamper yourself AMAP. After all you only got one of you, and you're the one who has to take care of her. Rest,rest,rest. Holidays can be a lot of work when they should be about R&R for all. ;-) Take care sista.

It went away suddenly, but not quickly. It was a pinched nerve--the sciatic nerve. I'm all about taking ibuprofen, but if you take a muscle relaxer or something like that, you're in pain again as soon as it wears off. If it is a pinched nerve or an out-of-whack SI joint, an M.D. will only offer pain relief in the form of medication.

There are self-correcting exercises/stretches that can help get things back in line--the ones I do actually came from a P.T.

I've asked P.T.s, chiropractors, and massage therapists about ice and heat, and they tell me the same things: alternate. The ice is good for actually reducing inflammation (as is ibuprofen) but will reduce circulation/flexibility. Heat will help circulation and alleviate the pain in a lot of cases, but it increases inflammation.

Heat's just so dern soothing. Ya know my SIL turned me on to Ben Gay disposable back pain relief pads you tape on your back. It lasts 8 hours. They are the bomb. I don't know if it's really heat but it's super strong menthol in a gel like pad with self stick edges. Go get some pvix. You'll it, gull! Have you tried them, NoHall? It's a red pack. Kind of high, like $10 but well worth it!

I haven't tried them. I'm an Icy/Hot girl myself, and I have this "bed buddy" thing that goes in the microwave.

I will say that Capzasin was once nearly the death of me. It has some sort of pepper in it. First it nearly burned my skin off. I went and washed up thoroughly, but apparently not enough. I ended up with my eyes burning--excruciating! I knew that if you drink water after eating hot pepper it makes it worse, so I soaked a washcloth in milk for my eyes... All of this to say that I've never used that stuff again.

Check your PMs

Advil and Motrin are both trade names for the generic ibuprofen...they are pretty much the sme drug

You're right -- I misread the email from hubby's cardiologist at Duke. OOPS!

Blaine Searcy
Destin, FL 32541-1943
Phone: (850) 217-0943
Send an email

Clients accepted: female, male
Modalities/techniques practiced:

• <LI _extended="true">Acupressure <LI _extended="true">Deep Tissue <LI _extended="true">Myofascial Release? <LI _extended="true">Sports Massage
• Swedish Massage

I practice at a/an:

• <LI _extended="true">Massage Office <LI _extended="true">Client's House
• Resort

Education:

• <LI _extended="true">State License/Certificate: MA 0003891 <LI _extended="true">Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 16-20 years

I meant to also tell you about, a great product! It's called Biofreeze, is all natural and in a topical form(tube). You can get it at Massage & Physical Therapy businesses and others places, I'm sure. It's about $11 and lasts, forever! I have really bad Fibromyalgia with occasional muscle discomfort and that's the only stuff, that works! Good luck!

http://www.biofreeze.com

Biofreeze is a wonderful product. Except, if it is your back that hurts, you need someone to help you put it there, even in the roll-on form.

Biofreeze is a wonderful product. Except, if it is your back that hurts, you need someone to help you put it there, even in the roll-on form.

That could be funn...

PV, this is a Mama talking -- just go to a real doctor! Get a proper diagnosis before you try home remedies.

Thanks everyone! I went to the doctor today, and she said it was just a severe muscle strain. She prescribed Skelaxin and Oxaprozin, both of which are already working. She also told me to use a heating pad and just relax as much as I can, and it should work out.

Hallelujah pvixen! I am very happy you are feeling a little better. You better stay home and rest tomorrow too.

Thanks everyone! I went to the doctor today, and she said it was just a severe muscle strain. She prescribed Skelaxin and Oxaprozin, both of which are already working. She also told me to use a heating pad and just relax as much as I can, and it should work out.

The Skelaxin works. ER's give out hydrocodone and oxycodone like candy, but private physicians are hesitant due to its addictive effects.

Glad you have gotten some relief. You need to do some stretching exercises every day once you get over this acute experience of pain.

My students always come to me for health advice. They say, "They don't call you 'Doctor R.' for nothing." I have diagnosed many students with diseases that their physicians had missed, including a skin rash being a manifestation of hepatitis, a flu that one student's baby had actually being meningitis, hyperprolactinemia being a side effect from a medication for bipolar disorder, etc.

Check your PMs

PV, this is a Mama talking -- just go to a real doctor! Get a proper diagnosis before you try home remedies.

Thanks everyone! I went to the doctor today, and she said it was just a severe muscle strain. She prescribed Skelaxin and Oxaprozin, both of which are already working. She also told me to use a heating pad and just relax as much as I can, and it should work out.

...good decision, pv! Man, that must have been a horrible pain to wake you up!!! Take care!!!