Advice please

[FizzbinLogic]

The first time i experienced this was probably back in 98 I had been heavy lifting all day and at the end of the day I bent down to pick up a spanner and couldn't stand back up again. The pain lasted about 2 days and eased off, so I could walk about (I never bothered the doc). Then it occasionally niggled for a few years but never to that extent. Then in about 01 the big attack happened again but again i never went to the docs and it went away after a few days. In 03 I had a really bad attack with it and I really couldn't move. My husband made me go to the docs and they ended up giving me injections and co-codomol, Diazapam, diclofenac. I was in a bad way for roughly a week and it yet again eased. Since then I get the same problem quite often and usually every couple of months. Last Fri all i did was stand up from the toilet to pull up my trousers and got stuck.... Couldn't move. I went back to the docs to get the usual tablets but said I wasn't worried its a reoccuring thing I know it will ease with the pills and time. Thing was I woke on Sat morning and liturally was in a state. Couldnt get off the floor. My husband took me to A and E where they kept me in until the pain was under control and I could walk (hobble) again. Then told me I must go back to my doctors monday morning ( I'm in the Army) as it needs investigating because it is happening to frequently. I did go back barely walking, can't sit, can't do much to be honest. The doctor was lovely but just gave memore diazapam to last me until monday some crutches to walk with,and booked another appointment then. I am really worried this time as it has never been so bad. The pain is excrusiating inmy lower back, hips, and buttocks. It was going down my legs but that seems to be easing now. Not sure if that is the pain relief or it is just easing slightly. Pleasecan anyone offer any insight into this because I have never been told what is actually wrong or could becausing this. As I said I am in the forces and taking far too much time off and can't do any exercise at the min.Sorry for droning on but its driving me insane.

 

[Mark Barker]

Hi, i, m all new to this as well on the forums, i hadsevere back pain after pulling and twisting a coin trolly ( i work for the post office ) my pain was,nt getting any better and was always being fobbed off by my GP, take this and that for the pain, eventully i got fed up and asked for an MRI,my scan was ok but i now have other problems related to my back, so iwould ask your GP for an MRI,i not saying i,m no doctor or consultant but you could have a slipped disc. hope alls well in the end.

 

[Jules N]

Hi
sounds very similar to something that happened to me in May ; from what you have said you seem to be doing heavy ish manual work and you need to be really careful about posture and using your legs to take the strain and not your back ! I find yoga exercises for the lower back to be really helpful-if you can do just a couple of classes they can show you how to strengthen muscles of your lower back and stop strains from happening .Also Pilates is great, but classes not so easy to find !

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