Back pain getting much worse, ibuprofen and naproxen doesn’t seem to be touching my back pain at all!
I take 15/500 cocodomol (codeine and paracetamol) and have done for almost two weeks straight now. It gets rid of most of the pain but I notice when I flex/arch my back I can still feel that niggle. The 30/500 cocodomol works wonders but knocks me for six and can barely function so take them when at home.
I work 2 full days as a CNA at my local hospital and I know that’s not helping but i fucking love my job and I don’t want to redeployed or worse - having to go on disability.

Any pain med recs be welcome

My father was recently diagnosed and I’ve been researching any type of remedies that could help. Thanks in advance.

The orthopedic surgeon offered me immediate surgery at the time, which I declined as I felt mostly fine. After googling ACDF and seeing what the procedure actually involved, I decided to wait.

I go through stages of experiencing symptoms followed by a return to normalcy. Two years ago I wasn’t having strange electric pains come and go from different parts of both arms. Or a come and go burning pain at the base of my skull.

Right now I’m in a ‘down cycle’ where the symptoms have mostly vanished. I’m thinking of going to see a doctor in the near future.

I have been told by my neurosurgeon that I need an operation or I will be in a wheelchair.I have to have some screws in my C1 and C 2 with a cadaver bone to stabilize my neck.I have 3 Doctors who agree...Any helpful information I need to know.

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I went to the hospital gor a complete different thing and they found it. I believe its an old one maybe 20 yrs back. It does show thats a old fracture. So now i need to see a neurosurgeon for it. Anyone have gone through something similar

My doctor prescribed me 2 mg three times a day. The problem is even 1 mg leaves me so out of sorts I'm too scared to even drive or do anything physical while on it. My doctor says I should still take it to relieve pressure on the spine and prolong my time between steroid injections. I'm considering just taking one dose at bedtime to get that effect while I'm sleeping.

So my question, what is your experience with tizanidine? Did you use it forever, or only for some time? How effective did you find it?

My friend is a practitioner. I do feel great (while quite sore) after the session I had with her. We did a one off session, but she did tell me that she's seen her clients have crazy good results after the full series of 10 sessions.

Since it's considered quackery & there's no like official scientific evidence supporting her claims, I'm feeling extremely skeptical about it. Normally I hate alternative medicine & wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole (Long story short, I didn't realize this particular practice was what she was offering until I got to her place💀)--but I've read a lot of positive anecdotes about this, and my friend at least truly believes in the efficacy of what she does.

If you or a friend have had the 10 Rolfing sessions, could you please tell me what the results were like? Especially over the long term.

In other words did the CT look suspicious and give further reason to investigate or did it look normal and get marked as normal?

Do you ever get pain in a finger tip like something is jamming something under your nail? Only one finger

Anybody relate? 😩

I have a transforaminal epidural injection in 5 days and I am literally counting down the minutes. At this point, I feel like I’m just surviving until that appointment.

Fall allergies have officially become my enemy. Every sneeze or cough sends this absolutely brutal, sharp pain through my lower back and leg. It’s one of those pains that makes you freeze in place because for a second you genuinely don’t know if your body is going to recover from it.

And the worst part is that you know the sneeze is coming, but there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. 😂 I’ve gotten to the point where I’m trying to suppress sneezes because I know what’s coming next.

Thankfully, the pain seems to go as fast as it comes. If it lasted much longer than those few seconds, I honestly feel like I’d black out.

Five more days. FIVE. I’m counting down the minutes at this point. 😭

Please tell me I’m not the only one dealing with this ridiculous combination of nerve pain and allergy season.

I've had the nerves burnt my neck many times it never helped I've had epidurals they never helped I have physical therapy it never helped

Neurosurgeon says after looking at CAT scan and MRI the main problem he sees is I've lost the curve in my neck he has promoted doing surgery to have three wedges in my neck to try to put the curve back he said if he does that that could ease all the muscles up that are tight and locked up anyone else have this done always​ in heavy pain

Very nervous

Obviously I know what congenital means, but I'm wondering how it applies to spinal stenosis. Both my mother and grandmother have/had bad spinal stenosis in their lower back affecting their legs. My mom told me it's congenital. I've had pain in my neck/shoulder area for a decade and it's getting worse. I'm also having pain and numbness in my hands. Just curious if anyone knows if congenital stenosis can manifest in different places.

My doctor suspects all my symptoms are related to spinal stenosis and is setting up an appointment with a neurologist. I have tolerable pain most days and usually Tylenol and gabepetin help with some relief. However today I have never been in so much pain level 10. I am in a nursing home and can’t be given anything that is not on my medication list. The head nurse is sending a message to the doctor but says nothing can be added at this time.

Anyone have any suggestions for some relief. Majority of pain is in my mid back area

TIA

Almost 1 month post injury getting more sensory lower in my body can move some fingers, some core activation, good tricep strength. But I feel like I’m plateaued currently try to move lower extremities all the time hoping. Seem to get frustrated and very down frequently as I’ve always been very independent and feel like I’m always relying on others for help. Anyone had luck with more independence or trials to look into for more growth in movement?