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Re: back pain to Marly
From: Hela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 6 16:44:39 2005
Hi Marly, I went to doc today after finding out I have no bladder or
kidney infection (luckily) she examined me and said I probably have a
disc problem, but she suggested me to wait about a week to see how
things are going.. I have it only about for 5 days (never had this kind
of pain outside of period..) so I am hoping of pain going away :-)
At Thu, 6 Oct 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>At Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Hela wrote:
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>>Hi Val, are you still having the back pains from the narrowing of your
>>discs? It sound like I have something similar. Did you pain travel into
>>your legs? I have pains in my right leg and also I have numb feet.. do
>>you think it is related?
>>Hela
>>At Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Val wrote:
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>>>Hi Hela,
>>>
>>>I experience the same pain. About a year and a half ago, I had x-rays
>>>taken that revealed I have narrowing in my discs in my lower back. I
>>>was given excerises and Ib600mg to take. The Ib doesn't help with pain,
>>>but does help with the swelling. My back gets so bad at times I can
>>>barely walk. It's usually from doing to much in a day, whether it's
>>>cleaning house or walking a couple miles. I also have Endometriosis.
>>>>From what I know and have read your periods are worse (like mine and
>>>yours) and back pain is common. I've been taking Ib600's, try to relax
>>>more when it's that time, and use a heating pad at every night. I wake
>>>up in the morning and feel more flexible and the pain has diminished,
>>>but like you say by the end of the day it's at it's worst. I just saw
>>>my doctor and he says back strengthening exercises are best to help
>>>diminish pain along with Ib (for swelling). I would talk to a doctor. I
>>>definitely wouldn't see a chiropractor because they don't fix the
>>>problem, they just help with temporary relief from pain.
>>>
>>>If you do have Endometriosis, like me, I'd say all of the pains you
>>>experience during your cycle are caused by it. I'm now taking the
>>>Lupron 3.75 shot, once a month for the next 6-9 months. During the
>>>first month when my period was present I did notice a decrease in
>>>abdominal pains, but my back pain seems more constant. I'm not entirely
>>>sure but if you're being treated for this disease then I'd say it was
>>>related.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Hela wrote:
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>>>>Hi ladies,
>>>>I have quite bizzare backache going on and have no idea if it is
>>>>something to worry about or not. I am in the middle of my cycle right
>>>>now and I have really aching lower back - it is quite unusual pain (like
>>>>it travales from side to side and from up to down) and my back it
>>>>swallen - it looks like water retention (which i've never suffered
>>>>from..) The pain is especially bad at night.. Does anyone have
>>>>experience with it? Do you think I should see a chiropractor? Could it
>>>>be endo related? (this occured to me just because I am ovulating - so I
>>>>have also abdominal pains - what is normal for me)
>>>>I did some exercises that are especially good for lower back - nothing..
>>>>Well any advice will be highly appreiated!
>>>>Thanks girls!
>>>>Hela
>
>You need to go to see a doctor about that right away! I had the same
>symptoms for years and ignored it. Just in Jan i found out that the
>numbness in my foot meant that i had a herniated disk that was impacting
>my spinal cord by like 98%. I had one week form diagnosis to surgery to
>prevent permanent paralysis. It's nothing to put off! I highly suggest
>youinsist on an MRI. Pain down the leg from the lower spine usually
>means an inflamation around the spinal cord which comes from few things.
>I've run into five different people in the last month who have also been
>diagnosed with herniated disks. The longer you wait, the worse it gets.
>Please, go to a doctor now.
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