Painful back

tjc123

Hi everyone,

It seems like I have not posted on here for a long time but Im suffering with my back atm.
I am so fed up I don't no what to do...If I lie in bed Im in pain & cant move,If I walk about it hurts so much that im limping then if I sit down I struggle to get back up!!

Getting up on a morning is a nightmare Im so stiff & trying to get out of the bath...well that's another story.

My OT is coming out for a home visit on the 27th so hopefully ill get some help.

Sorry to go on
tjc x

noodles

hi sorry to hear you are having a bad time i to suffer the same as you its hard to know where and what to do with yourself when you feel like this i have app with my rhuemy today going to mention this as the pain has not eased at all
i find that heat helps a little but not much
sending you gentle hugs ((((hug)))))

skezier

Hi TJC,

Nice to see you again but wish you were not having this pain. I find with mine if it really kicks all I can do is find a position its comfy in and stay there. Mine invariably is now is laid on the left and side with the knees slightly brought up but it used to be flat on the back with the knees raised.

I do hope you can get some help from the o/t but think also it might be best to go see your gp with this and see if they can help at all? Nice to see you again and I hope you soon feel less pain. Cris x

tjc123

Noodles I hope you get some answers at your rheumy appointment today,please let me no how you get on

Skezier,I am going to go & see my GP tomorrow.I am taking dihydrcodine & gabapentin but I don't feel they are helping me.This is driving me mad

Thanks for your replies
Hugs (((()))) tjc

dreamdaisy

I hope he/she can do something to help you. Let us know how you get on. DD

lavenderlady

dreamdaisy wrote:

I hope he/she can do something to help you. Let us know how you get on. DD

sorry to hear about your bad back I know how you feel I suffer along with OA, spondelothesis of my spine wich has been a problem since having my 3rd son way back in 89 my spine has a dent in it where the damage is on a bad day I cannot walk with out severe pain, tramadol and a long sleep normally helps to some degree, but its always there just waiting to get me, another thing I use is a fleece bag sausage, smelling of lavender that can either go in the freezer or micro wave both help hoe you feel better soon

tjc123

Hi
I have been to see my doctor today & he has gave me Amitriptyline 10 mg.He said to be careful when taking them so I dont wake up feeling like Ive got a hangover.

This is new to me...does anyone else feel like this while taking this?

Thanks tjc

dreamdaisy

I don't take it but have read numerous posts from those that do. Apparently the trick is to take it quite early in the evening so it knocks you out overnight, but you do wake up in the morning. It takes time to kick in, so take it too late and you're not knocked out until unreasonable o'clock in the early hours and cannot wake up. Hopefully those who do take it will be about to help you further. DD

dorcas

Hi TJC

I take amatriptyline 60 which helps with nerve pain and with sleep.

It does cause you to feel 'hungover' 'til lunchtime (zombie like my son said :roll: ) so the trick is as DD said, to take it early enough in the evening to benefit from it's properties overnight ...but not too late that you feel you can't drag yourself out of bed in the morning.

After much trial and error I now take the amatrip at 8pm and that seems to be about right for me.

Hope it helps you sleep. :!:

iris x

tjc123

Yak yak yak I dont like Ami.
I feel sick & a bit funny on them.My doctor told me to stop taking Gabapentin as they dont seem to be working.

I was just wondering how long do symptoms last?Does anyone think it could be a mixture of coming off one & just starting another?
tjc

bambi59

hi i know how you feel iv had a spinal flare up cervical and lumbar for over a week now, moaned alot now its in my hands and feet.
nothing brings you down like back pain i need to get out of my rut! but when everything hurts its hard. iv used tens for years but im sure its having less and less effect. just had a new mashine with heat i like this, not as small as my other and it needs to stay pluged in while heat is on, but its not like im movin any where any way!!
heat is good for me cold makes me worse!!
i was awake all night shooting pains in legs also.
this is really cheering you up isent it!
any way hope your better soon try tens and heat

bambi59

lavenderlady wrote:

dreamdaisy wrote:

I hope he/she can do something to help you. Let us know how you get on. DD

sorry to hear about your bad back I know how you feel I suffer along with OA, spondelothesis of my spine wich has been a problem since having my 3rd son way back in 89 my spine has a dent in it where the damage is on a bad day I cannot walk with out severe pain, tramadol and a long sleep normally helps to some degree, but its always there just waiting to get me, another thing I use is a fleece bag sausage, smelling of lavender that can either go in the freezer or micro wave both help hoe you feel better soon

hi lavenderlady i have the same as you painful isent it i cannot walk some days with pain i had an epidural with my first son in 80. did you have an epidural ??i have dent in spinal dura where discs protrude.