Lower back pain
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Hi, I hope someone can help. So my lower back has been causing me alot of pain. I went to the doctors around 3 months ago. He booked me an appointment at the local MRI with a suspected slipped disc, after a little while my back started to feel a bit better, still stiff and pain when bending over but nothing like when I first did it, I still went for my scan. About a week later, whilst putting my socks on, my back seized up in agony, I couldn't move and my legs went dead (pins and needles etc) Took around an hour before I could simply move, the pain was off the chart.
So the MRI scan has come back normal!! (took 5 weeks for the MRI to come back) My back is better than it was a few weeks ago but still sore and stiff.
So if its not a slipped disc what is it? I've got to wait another week to see my doctor, I'm just super fed up now. I'm a young bloke with no history of back problems. I've tried some stretches etc that I found online, but these seem to make my back incredibly weak when going about my day to day life (almost like I can feel its about to slip or hurt if you get my meaning)
Would appreciate any advice.
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Nefret Wilksinator
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According to your post I don't think your problems have anything to do with either PMR or GCA. You could try some of the other forums for AS or DDD although the MRI came back clear.
It may possibly be a trapped nerve problem so you could look at information for that as well.
EileenH Wilksinator
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Good luck - but what I have suggested is more likely to get a good result than a GP who will hand out strong painkillers which may mask the pain - they won't deal with the cause and you will have the same sort of episodes again. The Germans call it a "witch's shot" - appropriate I always felt!
blodwyn Wilksinator
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Ask your GP to refer you to a chiropractor or osteopath.Unfortunately this sort of condition is very common even in young people and rarely shows up on MRI scan or xray. For me the answer was painkillers,exercise and physiotherapy.
Good luck.
EileenH blodwyn
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blodwyn EileenH
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I've I had to give up jobs, had difficulty driving, terrible sciatica..in short it ruined my life and that of my children for years simply because GPs didn't know how to treat it.
I was given bed rest on a board under the mattress which gave me weak muscles for lack of use,asprin which gave me stomach problems, heat treatment which made things worse.My answer was appropriate exercise,to try to keep moving,painkillers ( not asprin ) and physiotherapy and I've not suffered from this condition now for nearly 20 years and if I do get signs of it I now know how to deal with it.
EileenH blodwyn
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jennissw Wilksinator
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You need to go back to your GP.
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blodwyn Wilksinator
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