ARTHRITIS INTHE LOWER BACK

pain0opain

HELLO ALL
I AM NEW TO THIS SO PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET IT NOT RIGHT ==
OK I HAVE SUFFER FROM LOWER BACK PAINS NOW FOR 22 YEARS IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY YOUNGEST WAS BORN I CAN REMEMBER THE PAIN IN MY BACK WAS REALY BAD I DID NOT THINK ANY THING OF IT I CARRIED ON THE DAY TO DAY THINGS THE PAINS GOT BAD WHEN THE PAINS STARTED TO GO DOWN THE LEG --SICAITA I THEN SARIED TREATMENT WITH AN OSTRO THAT EASED THE PAIN OVER THE YEARS AS THE YEARS WENT ON I NOTIC WHEN I SIT ON ANY THING HARD THE PAIN WOULD START STRIGHT AWAY IF I BEND/STRETCH LIE ON THE WRONG SIDE/STAND TOO LONG THE PAIN WOULD PUT ME TO BED FOR TWO WEEKS LAST WEEK WENT FOR AN XRAY THEY SAID I HAVE ART IN THE LOWER BACK I TOLD MY OSTRO THIS SHE GAVE ME A DIET SHEET WHAT I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH IS AN HONEST HELP WITH WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO ALSO I HAVE JUST BROUGHT SOME HERBAL TAB WOULD THE REACT WITH THE DOCTOR TABLETS I AN ON THANK YOU :roll:

nick55

pain0opain wrote:

HELLO ALL
I AM NEW TO THIS SO PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET IT NOT RIGHT ==
OK I HAVE SUFFER FROM LOWER BACK PAINS NOW FOR 22 YEARS IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY YOUNGEST WAS BORN I CAN REMEMBER THE PAIN IN MY BACK WAS REALY BAD I DID NOT THINK ANY THING OF IT I CARRIED ON THE DAY TO DAY THINGS THE PAINS GOT BAD WHEN THE PAINS STARTED TO GO DOWN THE LEG --SICAITA I THEN SARIED TREATMENT WITH AN OSTRO THAT EASED THE PAIN OVER THE YEARS AS THE YEARS WENT ON I NOTIC WHEN I SIT ON ANY THING HARD THE PAIN WOULD START STRIGHT AWAY IF I BEND/STRETCH LIE ON THE WRONG SIDE/STAND TOO LONG THE PAIN WOULD PUT ME TO BED FOR TWO WEEKS LAST WEEK WENT FOR AN XRAY THEY SAID I HAVE ART IN THE LOWER BACK I TOLD MY OSTRO THIS SHE GAVE ME A DIET SHEET WHAT I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH IS AN HONEST HELP WITH WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO ALSO I HAVE JUST BROUGHT SOME HERBAL TAB WOULD THE REACT WITH THE DOCTOR TABLETS I AN ON THANK YOU :roll:

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pain is pain. some are less troubled by it than others. I assume you have osteo is that correct? if so, i would suggest increasing your mobility with those parts of your body that are most arthritic. walking I believe is the finest all round therapy there is for many conditions as it uses so many muscles and keeps the spine straight. these are my own experiences. we each are different.
if the pains are bad, I use tramdol, my last walk has conditioned my joints so far but still i get reminders that all may not be well for long. one cannot be active all the time.
I believe there should be no reaction from your herbal medications, with any other medications, try an internet search using google and ask your doctor. I found when i was diagnosed, and the pain started I was at a loss to know what to do or where it would go from there. i find the aches are sporadic, winter last was bad as I have no central heating now, but i keep some rooms warm. that does nt stop the cold though. winter can be very bad for arthritis, but I find i can laugh about it.
I groan with a smile on my face!!!

the people on this forum have been helpful in the extreme, I think having arthritis is more a way of life, almost like the priesthod, - though I am NOT religous .
one learns to adapt t it. try greeting it each day, and when the aches start treat then as an old friend even. a sense of humour helps!!

woodbon

Hello,
I have osteo arthritis in lower back, this gives me pain when I walk a lot, sit for more than 30 mins or often just lying in bed. Have you spoken to your GP? They can refer you to a physio, for the correct exercises, order x-rays and scans, to see exactly what is causing the problem, and prescribe pain killers.

It can take a long time for the doctors to find the right pain killers and the physio to build up any muscles that have waisted to help with pain control, but its up to you to keep going to the doctors when something dosn't work. Hopefully, you'll get the pain relief you need and help to with your condition. Good luck Sue

vonski

Hi

Welcome to the forum. The diet bit is always difficult, I joined Slimming World and found that helped. It's better to graze all day rather than have big meals and nothing in between

Back pain is horrible as you know only to well. If you can keep moving it does help. As has been said before see if you can see a physio, there are lots of exercises to do but you have to find ones suitable for you, don't want to cause more pain. Did they anything about loss of disc space as well as oa?

As for the herbal meds it's best to ask your Dr. some will be Ok but there are some that won't. A pharmasist might know the answer to this too.

Love Vonski x

fiedeljames

pain0opain wrote:

HELLO ALL
I AM NEW TO THIS SO PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET IT NOT RIGHT ==
OK I HAVE SUFFER FROM LOWER BACK PAINS NOW FOR 22 YEARS IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY YOUNGEST WAS BORN I CAN REMEMBER THE PAIN IN MY BACK WAS REALY BAD I DID NOT THINK ANY THING OF IT I CARRIED ON THE DAY TO DAY THINGS THE PAINS GOT BAD WHEN THE PAINS STARTED TO GO DOWN THE LEG --SICAITA I THEN SARIED TREATMENT WITH AN OSTRO THAT EASED THE PAIN OVER THE YEARS AS THE YEARS WENT ON I NOTIC WHEN I SIT ON ANY THING HARD THE PAIN WOULD START STRIGHT AWAY IF I BEND/STRETCH LIE ON THE WRONG SIDE/STAND TOO LONG THE PAIN WOULD PUT ME TO BED FOR TWO WEEKS LAST WEEK WENT FOR AN XRAY THEY SAID I HAVE ART IN THE LOWER BACK I TOLD MY OSTRO THIS SHE GAVE ME A DIET SHEET WHAT I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH IS AN HONEST HELP WITH WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO ALSO I HAVE JUST BROUGHT SOME HERBAL TAB WOULD THE REACT WITH THE DOCTOR TABLETS I AN ON THANK YOU :roll:

Yeah I can understand the seriousness in the back pain issues.

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joyful164

Sorry to hear you are in such pain with your back. If you don't see a private physio, then get referred to your local hospital physio. Pity about the long wait.

They will give you advise and probably get you started on the back clinic. This was at Kettering General Hospital. Don't know if your local hospital does this.

Anyway, after my session I bought myself one of the huge exercise balls. Argos There is a chart with exercises on. Even by just sitting on this whenever you have some time doing gentle squeezing and rolling exercises will strengthen your back. If you follow the exercises for the back, you will find it helps. Also, you can buy heat packs forthe back that you can wear under your clothes. Wear it all day.. They help. Go and see your GP and get a referral to your Rheumatologist and Physio.

And, as someone has already mentioned, walking is the best exercise for a bad back. I'm afraid that I cannot walk very far now, I walk from one side of town to the other and when I see other people on scooters, I tell myself it will be a long time before I am on one of those. I persevere and manage about a mile then.

all the best and good luck let us know how you get on

joyful

elnafinn

Hello

Sorry to hear your story. I too have lower back pain and sciatica. In the end after quite a few sessions of physio it was decided that I should be referred to a back specialist and I go in early July. The pain did go for around 2 weeks during physio but unfortunately did not stay away.

You ask about diet. Do you mean food that arthritis does not like?
I find oranges, tomatoes don't like me much but as we grow our own tomatoes I eat them.

I too, exercise daily, I cycle, hula hoop, tend the garden and allotment and do daily stretching exercises and use the exercise bike. When hopeufully my sciatica abates I shall start the walking as I enjoy this, but not for the past 7 - 8 months.

May I suggest that you type in lower case - it is one of the forum rules. :oops: I hope you are not offended that I mention this. :oops:

I wish you well,

Best wishes,
Elna x

fiedeljames

fiedeljames wrote:

pain0opain wrote:

HELLO ALL
I AM NEW TO THIS SO PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET IT NOT RIGHT ==
OK I HAVE SUFFER FROM LOWER BACK PAINS NOW FOR 22 YEARS IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY YOUNGEST WAS BORN I CAN REMEMBER THE PAIN IN MY BACK WAS REALY BAD I DID NOT THINK ANY THING OF IT I CARRIED ON THE DAY TO DAY THINGS THE PAINS GOT BAD WHEN THE PAINS STARTED TO GO DOWN THE LEG --SICAITA I THEN SARIED TREATMENT WITH AN OSTRO THAT EASED THE PAIN OVER THE YEARS AS THE YEARS WENT ON I NOTIC WHEN I SIT ON ANY THING HARD THE PAIN WOULD START STRIGHT AWAY IF I BEND/STRETCH LIE ON THE WRONG SIDE/STAND TOO LONG THE PAIN WOULD PUT ME TO BED FOR TWO WEEKS LAST WEEK WENT FOR AN XRAY THEY SAID I HAVE ART IN THE LOWER BACK I TOLD MY OSTRO THIS SHE GAVE ME A DIET SHEET WHAT I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH IS AN HONEST HELP WITH WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO ALSO I HAVE JUST BROUGHT SOME HERBAL TAB WOULD THE REACT WITH THE DOCTOR TABLETS I AN ON THANK YOU :roll:

Yeah I can understand the seriousness in the back pain issues.

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YEH

Yes I do agree with you, but I posted that with the intention of sorting her back pain problem and for getting a positive solution to it. Because I had back pain problems and I approached them for advice and also got good solutions for my issues. (So I posted that with a good intention only don't have any other motive.)