Back pain

traluvie

I have had a bad few days with my back, being unable to walk due to the pain on saturday without crying..
It has eased off now and i'm back to smiling, but have never felt back pain like it and was quite taken aback by it
Does anyone else suffer like this and is it all related to arther??
I am still waiting for my xray results on back, hips and pelvis and am due to have mri on brain and spinal cord so maybe will know bit more then, was just curious to other peoples experiences..
Thanks

barbara12

Hi Tracy
Yip I get awful back pain....mostly in the lower back...but recently I am having niggles higher up..I have had a couple of MRIs and the read out showed that I had a couple of unstable disc..and a narrowing of a disc...hence the back pain and sciatic....I am waiting to have my first THR, and it is hard to tell which is giving the most pain.
The one thing that really help me was gabapentin, I couldnt have managed without it.
I do hope you get your results soon, wishing you well with it all

traluvie

barbara12 wrote:

Hi Tracy
Yip I get awful back pain....mostly in the lower back...but recently I am having niggles higher up..I have had a couple of MRIs and the read out showed that I had a couple of unstable disc..and a narrowing of a disc...hence the back pain and sciatic....I am waiting to have my first THR, and it is hard to tell which is giving the most pain.
The one thing that really help me was gabapentin, I couldnt have managed without it.
I do hope you get your results soon, wishing you well with it all

I am waiting for my prescription of gabepentin which neuro prescribed..Be great if it helps with my back, is that because of nerves in the back that cause the pain and that why gabapentin helps???

barbara12

Hi Tracy
I was told it stops the pain from pinched nerve in the back, I dont think they are sure how it works...something to do with braking the pain signals to and from the brain.
I think I am right in saying it is an epilepsy drug, hope that helps a little.

traluvie

barbara12 wrote:

Hi Tracy
I was told it stops the pain from pinched nerve in the back, I dont think they are sure how it works...something to do with braking the pain signals to and from the brain.
I think I am right in saying it is an epilepsy drug, hope that helps a little.

Thanks Barbera,,

I may have something to look forward too then ,,, this gabapentin may help with my pins needles , numbness, vibrations twitching etc and with my back,,, woo hoo i am excited,,,

muffy

I am new to this site having recently been diagnosed with RA, however, I have been taking Gabapentin for a good few years due to having MS (lucky me having both, lol) they are good for pain but the downside is they make you put on a lot of weight, what a choice pain or weight gain. I also take Tramadol which is good for pain.
Sylvia

traluvie

muffy wrote:

I am new to this site having recently been diagnosed with RA, however, I have been taking Gabapentin for a good few years due to having MS (lucky me having both, lol) they are good for pain but the downside is they make you put on a lot of weight, what a choice pain or weight gain. I also take Tramadol which is good for pain.
Sylvia

Hi Sylvia,

Welcome to the forum..
I am hoping the gabapentin will work for me, i could do with putting on some weight so i don't mind lol..I take tramadol too..so hopefully will get some benefits..Thanks for the reply..

dreamdaisy

My back is unhappy every now and again but I put it down to walking or sitting awkwardly. It's worse in the night as I tend to lie in one position for hours: to move I have to wake, I don't move in my sleep anymore. I hope the gabapentin works and that you are able to start it soon. DD

traluvie

dreamdaisy wrote:

My back is unhappy every now and again but I put it down to walking or sitting awkwardly. It's worse in the night as I tend to lie in one position for hours: to move I have to wake, I don't move in my sleep anymore. I hope the gabapentin works and that you are able to start it soon. DD

Supposed to have been delivered today , but not as of yet..
I have blood test tomorrow so will pick it up myself and start then..
Thank you for your reply, appreciated..xx

dachshund

Hi Tracy.
yes i have pain across my back to my hips and down my spine if i stand for a long time it goes stiff right down my legs i have a disc pressing on a nerve i was told by the pain clinic that i should take pain tabs.
i take co-codamol and diclofenic.
good luck with your tabs.
joan xx

frogmorton

Hi tracy

Poor you luvie :sad:

sorry about the back.....l can totally relate to you suffering with it. Mine gets bad still at times, but way better since my surgery.

Hey my eldest had an MRI on her brain and guess what???? We got a letter to say hers was 'normal'.....

Have had gabapentin too in the past, (did nothing for me got to max does 1,000's on mgs, BUT didnt put weight on either), it was one of my fav meds ever NO side effects for me.

Love and luck Trace

Toni xx

traluvie

frogmorton wrote:

Hi tracy

Hey my eldest had an MRI on her brain and guess what???? We got a letter to say hers was 'normal'.....

Toni xx

There's hope for me yet then lol..

xxxx

traluvie

dachshund wrote:

Hi Tracy.
yes i have pain across my back to my hips and down my spine if i stand for a long time it goes stiff right down my legs i have a disc pressing on a nerve i was told by the pain clinic that i should take pain tabs.
i take co-codamol and diclofenic.
good luck with your tabs.
joan xx

Yes i have great trouble standing still,,, throbs really bad..Hopefully i may have answers when xray results come through..

xxx

lavenderlady

hi my back feels unstable and sometimes I cannot walk only shuffling to get to the loo, I've spondelothesis in my back and the pain is awlful I too take Gabapentin and tramadol sometimes I also get a sharp pain in my back higher up though it feels like a knifes been left in my back and I can feel the sharp pain when I move, DRs looking at fybromyelgia yet another tag to live with, if you pain eases with coolness I brought myself a chillow pillow which I lie on with it under the site of the pain and it helps a lot

traluvie

lavenderlady wrote:

hi my back feels unstable and sometimes I cannot walk only shuffling to get to the loo, I've spondelothesis in my back and the pain is awlful I too take Gabapentin and tramadol sometimes I also get a sharp pain in my back higher up though it feels like a knifes been left in my back and I can feel the sharp pain when I move, DRs looking at fybromyelgia yet another tag to live with, if you pain eases with coolness I brought myself a chillow pillow which I lie on with it under the site of the pain and it helps a lot

Thanks for that i will be googling chillow pillow, never heard of them before,
got my gabapentin yesterday so will see how i get on..

lavenderlady

hi I saw my Dr last night for a diabetic check and we disgussed my OA, he thinks the sharp pains in my back could be caused by the OA affecting nerves which makes sense, I also told him about my chillow pillow and he himself is going to look at them and recomend them to others think I deserve a cut from their profits lol,

traluvie

lavenderlady wrote:

hi I saw my Dr last night for a diabetic check and we disgussed my OA, he thinks the sharp pains in my back could be caused by the OA affecting nerves which makes sense, I also told him about my chillow pillow and he himself is going to look at them and recomend them to others think I deserve a cut from their profits lol,

Lol a cut would be good..

I have not been told what my problems are yet, still having tests, but am presuming nerves are involved due to gabapentin lol..
You have OA in back??

suzygirl

I had missed this thread, but was alerted to it by a spammer

How are you doing now Traluvie? Have you found out what was causing the pain? Have you had treatment?

I am really suffereing at the moment and gabapentin is the only thin touching the pain slightly. I can't stand due to severe nerve pain in lower back and going down leg, which then gives way. Then my neck is excruciating and pressing on the nerves and arteries causing nausea and dizziness (my gp expalanation)

I have had mris showing collapsed disks etc and severe degenerative disk disease and spondylosis, am being referred to orthopaedics for suggestion as to how to treat.

Would be really interested to hear how you are getting on.

tjt6768

Hi Tracy.
How are you going on?
My back is being a real swine again right now.. Plenty of sciatica too.. :x
I'm waiting for smithing called radiofrequency lesion treatment on the lower back. Being done through the pain clinic.. I've had OA in lower spine for many yrs and the pain has never fully gone away.. So I'm hoping this new thing works..
I'm rather fed up with it now..

Best wishes hun. Let us know how you're going on with the meds.

bubbadog

Hi Tracey, Hope your back pain is easing alittle, I too am suffering with lower back pain because of this flare up and would try anything to help it. I looked in to the Chillow Pillow and at £26.99 is a lot of money to try something that MAY work. Glad to see you back posting!

traluvie

Hi all..

Well my back has eased up a bit since starting the gabapentin,but its still there giving me gip lol.. I am jsut putting it down to OA at mo till i go back and see neuro later this month..
Always something eh?? lol

stickywicket

Hi Traluvie. Long time, no 'see'. Sorry, I've been away but I have missed you. I'm glad the back's easing up a little. My Mum was plagued by what she referred to as 'these cheap backs!' It's no fun and you have enough to deal with without that. Hope the gabapentin keeps helping.

hileena111

Hi Tracy
I sympathise with the back problems.
I have kypho scoliosis......and arthur in my spine....On the whole its not bad but at the moment I can hardly move.
I've over done it this past month......using my rollator and walking all the time instead of using my scooter for long trips. I felt all right at the time but dont we always
I cant take gaberpentin because I have epilepsy {controlled } but when a nurse saw that i was down for that before my THR she said no.....it would clash with my epilepsy tablets. I'm on paracetamol and naproxen. I find standing is much worse than walking.
((((()))))
Love
Hileena

Nellyphant

I use the blue gel backs for cooling my back/neck/shoulder/legs - wherever I need it. They are long and thin though so I've got an old cushion cover and put some cheap rice in it and bunged that in the freezer. You can heat it up too like a wheat bag.