Excruciating pain!!

[FlippinBirdies]

SO for those of you who have followed my story regarding my stupid health issues and pain I want some advice.

Im in so much pain today. My back has seized up which it does regulalry and feels like a leg cramp in my spine.

Ive taken my panadeine forte and nothing has helped.

Any suggestions!?!? Its just me at home so no hubby to massage the cramp out and I look a bit stupid grinding against a door knob trying to get at it lol

Seriously Im stuck on the couch and in a lot of pain.

Any of you have advice or in similar situations regarding daily pain??

 

[grannieannie]

I haven't been following your pain, this is the first message of yours I've read....but I presume you've seen a doctor...if not, it might be a good idea to. Most pain can be helped these days either by injection or tablets. If you have panadeine forte you may need something stronger. Good luck.

 

[fugawi]

Medical Marijuana;}

 

[Bel03]

I dont know your story, as i havent read your other posts. But i also have a really bad back due to an injury i received as a child, & i find the best thing for me is heat. Whether it be laying in a bath, or using a heat bag etc, it may help u also.

 

[FlippinBirdies]

Bath sounds good. Ive been to 5897608547608475680470 doctors and specialists. I have an incurable degenertive disease in my spine thats gonna kill me eventualy and Im on the waiting list for the Pain Managment Clinic. Have been on the list since October last yr.

The GP cant prescribe anything stronger hence being referred to pain managment specialists.

Ive got heat packs and am slapping my forehead for not thinking of them. Being in pain is physically and mentally exhausting. Makes it hard to think clearly when it gets bad

 

[feathergrass]

also when i hurt my back laying carpet try putting a pillow or cusion or a couple of rolled up towels between your knees when laying down and some deep heat Linament or tiger balm on the sore spots then the heat packs thats what helped me

good luck

 

[Kelly86]

you poor thing try laying flat on the ground (if you can get back up) it helps when i have a sore back, although its not the same as what your going through

 

[imported_Varanus]

Nasty,

I occasionally have lower back pain after a hard days work due to a blown disc between my 4 and 5 Lumbar and the "spaceman position" certainly helps. If your not aware, it's where you lay on the floor with your lower legs resting on a chair and knees bent (like inclined sitting). Helps with any associated "syatica" (?check spelling) as well.

Hope this helps.

 

[FlippinBirdies]

Thanks guys. Am going to do the "dead cockroach" a la "spaceman" style now. Lucky hubbys not home or there would be pics lol

 

[mungus]

Take a valium tablet....1/2 a tablet.
muscle relaxant.

 

[slim6y]

I sometimes suffer some back pain too - probably nothing in comparison - my lovely gf bought one of those large exercise balls... Not only is it hugely fun to play hall way bowling with, but it totally helps stretch out muscles that don't usually stretch out which is surprisingly helpful.

Good luck regardless...

I also find if I'm in a bit of pain I lie down on my sheepskin rug in front of the fire place and nod off for a bit... Not sure if that works - but I love it!

 

[mad_at_arms]

Get a tennis ball or an avocado seed and use that instead of the door knob. Lay on it and gently roll it around the desired area.

 

[Defective]

considering the 4 panadine forte aren't helping and that should be enough to knock out a miniature army, i think a hospital trip is in order so that you can get something stronger..BTW 4 panadine forte doesn't do anything to me sedation wise either...they tried that with my migraines that turned out to be increased intracranial pressure.

at least in hospital they can assess whether to give you morphine or a morphine derivative like fentanyl

 

[Dipcdame]

I was in a Country Clothing/Saddlery retail shop last week, and found something I'd seen on the tv a long while ago and forgotten about. It was hugely praised for it's pain reduction properties in many people, with no end of problems of differing severity. It's called Rapigel, and on the outside of the jar, states it's for animal use only (predominantly dogs and horses). However, even the girl at the checkout said she uses it for the arthritis she has.
Unable to believe my luck, I bought a jar of it, (I suffer greatly with back pain for three quarters of it's length, degenerative at the bottom half, and arthritic upper half, bad hips, knees and a shoulder!) Soon as I got home, I put some on, the alcohol in it was quite obvious, but wow, after a short while, I found my back pain was greatly reduced, and I was able to stand up without my knees screaming!! AND I was able to walk around pain free!!

I highly recommend this stuff, many people use it, it just isn't advertised for humans cause the correct testing and all that hasn't been done on it. People have bystepped that, and use it anyway. Great stuff.

 

[starr9]

Hey sounds like you need to try something like acupuncture! Im studying it atmo and ud b amazing in what it can do! And dnt stress if u h8 needles because they can use in-fra-red (cant spell so sorry!!) just think red light the gets to the spot! And my uni/collage is just in the Vally! If you can get there you can go to the clinic and its only $30 i think (compaired to $70 + at other places) all so (u didnt here this from me!) If u rock up and you dnt have an appointment, and they can fit you in, you get in for free!!!!!!!!!! better if you get in 1st thing in the morning tho! the number is 07 325 395 40. As i tell everyone who I see some people need a few treatments and/or other things to go along with acupuncture like herbs, yoga etc they will fill you in on all the things when u go and see them!

Hope you get better asap!!!

Feel free to mes if you would like to know more!!!!

ps i use rapigel 2 and it is amazing!!!

 

[user 16324]

if you were in adelaide i would have suggested going down to victor harbour where there is a blind masseuse. bit random i know but my uncle has had bad back pain most of his life and is always going to physios, massage therapists etc but withing a week or two his back is usually back to painfull. a few months ago he went and saw this blind masseuse down at victor harbour and ever since his back has been in awesome shape no troubles at all. weird huh?

 

[mad_at_arms]

I had a blind gentleman massage me when I was in China, in fact 75% of the masseurs at the clinic were blind.
Best massage ever.
Felt 6 inches taller walking out.

 

[ianinoz]

Bath sounds good. Ive been to 5897608547608475680470 doctors and specialists. I have an incurable degenertive disease in my spine thats gonna kill me eventualy and Im on the waiting list for the Pain Managment Clinic. Have been on the list since October last yr.

The GP cant prescribe anything stronger hence being referred to pain managment specialists.

Ive got heat packs and am slapping my forehead for not thinking of them. Being in pain is physically and mentally exhausting. Makes it hard to think clearly when it gets bad

Can't or wont prescribe stronger pain relief ?

Maybe you need to get to the nearest emergency ward. They might admit you and treat the cause of the pain. You might get a prescription for Endone. (That stuff works wonders).

Could be that panadeine is no longer effective because you've been using it a long time.

 

[kodi08]

Tramadol 200s kick pains *** really good

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[FlippinBirdies]

Yeah I was on 800mg of tramadol a day and had to wean myself off last year from a nasty addiction to the stuff. And my GP cant prescribe anything stronger. He said there is other GP's in his clinic who can and wants me to see them but they dont work weekends and I have no way to get to the doc on wek days. Long story there lol

The valiums helped a little bit but make me sleepy all freakin day which is no good when you also have depression. It messes with my antidepressants. The only 100% pain coverage Ive ever achieved was with endone and the GPs dont want to prescribe that because if I build up a tolerance to it now its going to cause issues later as the pain increases and I need something stronger. Frustrating but I understand the reasoning behind their reluctance.

Ive tried that pain away spray off today tonight lol Was desperate dont judge me! lol

Im googling the horse cream now haha


Oh and Tramadol is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! lol Hence my reluctance to get back on it.

Oh and I may or may not of tried weed and it may or may not off made me feel like crapola lol