I finally swallowed my pride and went to the doctor today.

I am so happy to hear that they gave you somthing for the pain and that you will get your MRI now. I am glad that you are feeling a little better. :)

Hi katlady this is mamakat I am glad for your new but now I have bad news for you....I have been in the hospital for a week and found out I had a stroke. my sight is very limited and everything is burry. so far nothing has got me down,and I have some good friends who are helping with the things I need done. the only regret I have is having to quit school for now, but i need to get better before I do my studies.I just thought I would let you know can you pass it on cuz I will be on once a week.

awee pal I wish I could come and give you a big hug , You have suffered so much lately , please take care of yourself , It will be good when you have had the MRI and the DR will know then what you have had to deal with , take care pal and please let us know how things are going , I will pray for you pal as the power of prayer is strong xxxxx

My gosh you have had your fill. I am so glad things are starting to move.I was a bit apprehensive about the vicodin, as well as i have heard that it is addictive, but i see from another post you are aware of the possible side affects and will take car. I was also surprised to See you are going to get gastric bypass surgery I thought they stopped doing that. I had it done is 1973, and 20 years ago my Son had the stomach stapling. now i understand they use bands to control the eating to me the bands are great idea as they are adjustable, when my son had his surgery the also put a ring around the entrance to his stomach so if he eats to fas, or dry foods he ends up bringing it up so he is limited in his food he can eat, also I will warn you now this sort of help is limited, you are still going to have to watch what you eat, and after a certain point you can gain weight back, I was 280 and I am 4' 11" tall in other words I was easier to step over than walk around. I lost 100 pounds, and then my calorie consumption matched my needs so I stopped losing weight, now in order to lose weight I have to diet. It would have been better for me to have had the surgery as well worked with a dietitian,and learn how to make better choices, but while the weight is coming off you will be encouraged to keep it up. I do not ever regret having the surgery, and you will not either.

well im glad you went to doctors,and i hope you get better soon.all we can do is go day by day.keep me posted on how your making out.take care and god bless.becareful with those pain pills though,they can make you feel sick sometimes.

wow this must be a scary situation and u r very brave to go thought all that stuff on ur own! this is particularly scary for me cause i hate doctors and medical exams just scare me too much, mostly cause i keep thinking theres something wrong with me , what will they found out and so on! but this is def not the time to get into that discussions so what i really wanna say is to wish u all the best and lets hope u can solve ur condition as fast as it is possible and everything goes well! best wishes!

do you know when u appreciate someone the person will also do the same to u. but the first place i don't know why u did not want to see the doctor when u started having the symptoms. this is advice to everyone see the doctor when u feel abnormal

That's kind of scary that they through Vicodin at you. I mean, I don't doubt you're in pain, but I heard that is super addictive. You have such a gung ho attitude though that I doubt you would get addicted. You have a lot of self awareness. I'm glad you went to the doctor though. I hope you get an open MRI. I prefer those to the closed MRIs. More than anything, I'm glad you are getting help for your pain. Here's to your health!!!

Oh the pain is terrible. I'm glad you are getting some relief. My hip is better but my back still is very uncomfortable from limping on the sprained knee! If it's not one thing, it's two! Sure wish we could grow young instead of old!

Hi katlady! I'm glad that things are looking up for you! Have you also been to a physical therapist? The PT can give you excercises that you can do to help stretch out those sore muscles. I remember mine actually scolded me for sitting Indian style while watching TV. (It twists the torso so it doesn't sit "even.") I've learned, I do the stretches when the back aches, but I still sit Indian style on the couch! (Some habits are hard to break!) Good luck with the MRI, and hope things are where the should be. :)

Hope you get well soon. It's just so soon that you have hardly rested, I believe after your father's discharge. I have ever read in pamplets accompanying massage machines or equipment (whatever you call it) that one should stop the massage and see a doctor if there is pain or worsen. I never believe it to be true and often wonder why. Thanks for enlightening me :)

I've had lousy back problems all my life I think too, but what has helped me is my little bit of yoga type stretching exercises..seems to keep the pain away--of course, it doesn't help that I sleep on my bed like a pretzel since my two fur babies insist on sleeping with me at night and heaven forbid I'm comfortable. I'm glad you're feeling a bit better now though...and my prayers go with you tomorrow since you're having the MRI..good luck ;)

After being caregiver to my Pop for 3 months before he passed away, I developed severe pain in my feet, left hip, left leg and groin area. Pop had fallen a few times and I had caught him, but I didn't notice anything at the time. After his memorial, I became so enveloped in pain that I could barely walk using a cane... my doctor at the time diagnosed it as stress!! It became so unbearable that I started making some noise about it, and to quiet she sent me to a spine specialist. This Doctor (with the help of the absolutely mandatory MRI!) found 3 lumbar discs that were protruding and putting pressure on the nerves. I had the proceedure done of injecting steroids into the area of the discs and got IMMEDIATE relief! I may have to go in once or twice a year to have it redone, but its so worth it!! NOW... before I get a bunch of negative feedback about this injection, I will pass on what a nurse told me at the hospital--- the deciding factor as to whether this injection works or not is the doctor who is doing it! I was fortunate enough to go to one of the best in our area, and it did work!! I know people who have had it with no result... but I know their doctors and am not confident in them. Try to investigate specialists in your area and get some info on them and their success with this proceedure!! I am also not totally pain free... I am just in a place where the pain is manageable with medication. The only med that works for me, since vicodin and percocets make me ill, is Tramadol, also sold as Ultram. I take 4 a day, one at a time with an ibuprofen to kick-start it. I have no stomach problems with this dosage, and I actually have a LIFE again!!

I researched the technology behind Infrared Heat Therapy and wrote an article about it at http://ezinearticles.com/?id=788011 . You sound like you would definitely benefit from the pain relief aspect of it. The infrared rays, which are completely harmless, penetrate deep into your soft tissue, helping to improve circulation and relieve pain by warming the muscles and joints. There are a long list of benefits from this type of therapy, but as someone who has a bad back myself, the pain relief aspect alone makes it worth it to me. Read my article and you'll see. Hope this helps!

Sweetie I am so happy that you have gone to the Doctor and that things are being done now Why does it take the Insurance that long to authorize something as Important as that I really do not understand it Please Sweet be careful and take things easy for now Love you

Good for you sweety. Just keep a clear picture in your mind on how you see the outcome. Think happy thoughts and repeat whenever you think about it..."Thank you for my healing" ...as though it has already happened. Imagine yourself WELL!! If you think about positive images and outcomes and events you will attract those things to you. Good luck darlin' and all the best....thinking of you.

I have been dealing with back pain for a long time too and I know that it isn't any fun. I hope you get feeling better soon.

hmmmmmmmmmm......I'm wondering if you have a ruptured disk in your lower back. Guess I'll find out pretty soon as I go thru the discussions.

Oh, my You Poor thing..I am praying for you. I am so glad you went to the doctor. I hope the meds provide some relief..I love my massager..

Sorry about that, I'm still here supporting and rooting for you. I'll also keep doing what I cant to research feasible options you can do healthwise so you aren't all out of options. On other thing, about the massager. I've rarely heard of bruising with them, but in the cases I did, it was usually a contact issue (people were laying on it exactly or something like that). In a case like that I could see bruising happening. Or its possible the some bodies can't handle it in higher settings or at all.