Re: Back Pain - Need advice!! Please!! - Dammit

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice. I've tried ice before, but it never seemed to

help. I'm going to definitely try it again though. I've also tried

tylenol 8 hour, excedrin, motrin, advil, regular tylenol, the list

goes on and on - but I haven't actually tried alieve so I'm going to

head out to the store and see what I can figure out.

Where are you in your treatment? I remember reading some of your

posts awhile back, but I've been on and off the board and have lost

track...

Thanks again,

Andy

> > Hi Everyone,

> >

> > It's currently 3:30 am and I cannot sleep, so I thought I would

> post

> > and see if anyone had the problem I'm having. Currently, my back

> > feels as if it got ran over by a truck and has knifes being

> wrenched

> > all over my spine. I can't stand to sleep or lay on my back or

> > stomach. No matter what I do, I can't get any sort of comfort at

> all.

> > I feel a sort of " rush of blood " to the head where I can feel my

> > pulse just taking over my body and I feel so incredibly weird. I

> > don't know what's going on, but I thought I would post since I'm

> > lacking sleep and have absolutely nothing to take, pain wise.

I'll

> > just sit here until I can bare to go back to bed. I don't really

> mean

> > to complain, I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced such

> bad

> > back pain. This is definitely not a one time thing, but it IS one

> of

> > the worst flare up I've had. I have asked my ortho and surgeon

> about

> > it, but they just said " well, you have a new jaw position, it'll

do

> > that, " and didn't help me out further. They also said that " well,

I

> > guess you could try a chiropractor again, but I don't know how

much

> > that would help - your whole body is different now. "

> >

> > Anyways, if anyone has any help or suggestions - please please

> please

> > respond. I haven't had a good nights sleep or even a day without

> pain

> > since the day I had my braces put on.

> >

> > Thanks so much,

> > Andy

[Guest guest]

Andy,

Right now it looks like my lower only (12mm) surgery will be

scheduled for June 22nd. Let's hope all the stars align and I don't

come across any black cats, broken mirrors, or walk under any ladders

between now and then!

Dammit

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > >

> > > It's currently 3:30 am and I cannot sleep, so I thought I would

> > post

> > > and see if anyone had the problem I'm having. Currently, my

back

> > > feels as if it got ran over by a truck and has knifes being

> > wrenched

> > > all over my spine. I can't stand to sleep or lay on my back or

> > > stomach. No matter what I do, I can't get any sort of comfort

at

> > all.

> > > I feel a sort of " rush of blood " to the head where I can feel

my

> > > pulse just taking over my body and I feel so incredibly weird.

I

> > > don't know what's going on, but I thought I would post since

I'm

> > > lacking sleep and have absolutely nothing to take, pain wise.

> I'll

> > > just sit here until I can bare to go back to bed. I don't

really

> > mean

> > > to complain, I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced

such

> > bad

> > > back pain. This is definitely not a one time thing, but it IS

one

> > of

> > > the worst flare up I've had. I have asked my ortho and surgeon

> > about

> > > it, but they just said " well, you have a new jaw position,

it'll

> do

> > > that, " and didn't help me out further. They also said

that " well,

> I

> > > guess you could try a chiropractor again, but I don't know how

> much

> > > that would help - your whole body is different now. "

> > >

> > > Anyways, if anyone has any help or suggestions - please please

> > please

> > > respond. I haven't had a good nights sleep or even a day

without

> > pain

> > > since the day I had my braces put on.

> > >

> > > Thanks so much,

> > > Andy

[Guest guest]

And have you ever tried TENS (transcutaneous electro-neural

stimulation, or some such)? I think I may have mentioned it before. I

never used it for the back, but have for jaw pain and for carpal

tunnel wrist pain, which hurt, but didn't give me the trouble you are

having.

That might be effective. It's a nuisance, with a small battery pack

and wires to electrodes, but one reaches a point at which a nuisance

is nothing, compared to the pain.

And if ice doesn't work, does heat?

I'm wracking what's left of my brain...

Cammie

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > >

> > > It's currently 3:30 am and I cannot sleep, so I thought I would

> > post

> > > and see if anyone had the problem I'm having. Currently, my

back

> > > feels as if it got ran over by a truck and has knifes being

> > wrenched

> > > all over my spine. I can't stand to sleep or lay on my back or

> > > stomach. No matter what I do, I can't get any sort of comfort

at

> > all.

> > > I feel a sort of " rush of blood " to the head where I can feel

my

> > > pulse just taking over my body and I feel so incredibly weird.

I

> > > don't know what's going on, but I thought I would post since

I'm

> > > lacking sleep and have absolutely nothing to take, pain wise.

> I'll

> > > just sit here until I can bare to go back to bed. I don't

really

> > mean

> > > to complain, I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced

such

> > bad

> > > back pain. This is definitely not a one time thing, but it IS

one

> > of

> > > the worst flare up I've had. I have asked my ortho and surgeon

> > about

> > > it, but they just said " well, you have a new jaw position,

it'll

> do

> > > that, " and didn't help me out further. They also said

that " well,

> I

> > > guess you could try a chiropractor again, but I don't know how

> much

> > > that would help - your whole body is different now. "

> > >

> > > Anyways, if anyone has any help or suggestions - please please

> > please

> > > respond. I haven't had a good nights sleep or even a day

without

> > pain

> > > since the day I had my braces put on.

> > >

> > > Thanks so much,

> > > Andy