Extreme Back Pain

If I lay on the floor, that makes it so much worse. I have a big curve in the lower part of my back, so I elevate my knees to get it straight.

I was talking to a friend last night and she told me that an air mattress is the worst thing for a bad back and someone else on here said the same thing. So last night I ordered a foam mattress online. I am praying that this will help. Thank you so much for responding.

That is the exact same mattress that my friend recommended, but I can not afford those right now either. So I purchased the foam mattress. It is suppose to be pretty helpful. I will see when it comes and tell everyone about it.

Thanks for telling me that. My husband and I had talked about getting one of those Tempurpedic mattresses, but they cost way our of our range. I hope we can get his problem help in the near future. You take care of yourself.

I wish I could fall asleep on my back. I have been trying my best to in the last few weeks. I have a medium size teddy bear that I put under my knees, but I do not stay in there position for long. I do a lot of tossing and turning through the night.

I hope that works out for you. Target has some good things in fact I was just there yesterday.

My friend just reccommended a foam mattress, so I ordered one at Target. If That does not work, I will go ahead and get an air mattress too.

The thing that frustrate me is that it goes away when I take a pain pill, but is right back the next morning. I keep blaming it on my bed, but I am not sure.

I have also been on lyrica for the last three years. The Doctor put me on this for the Peripheral Neuropathy I have. This is a side effect of Agent Orange. It has help with some of the pain and the muscle jerking. It was so bad that it would jerk me right out of my chair. No fun. The neuropathy causes all the nerve endings to flair up in pain. Even wearing cloths causes my legs to hurt. no fun. As soon as I meet my deductible on my insurance, I am going to have some wires and a unit that controls the wire in-planted into my back and anything below that point is supposed to stop hurting. I did a three day test and it did seem to help with the pain but I am not sure if it is a good Idea to use it 24/7. I am starting with a new pain mgt doctor at the end of this month so hopefully he will have some good ideas. I really do not know how much longer I can put up with this god awful pain. I think the lyrica would help most people but it is just that I have so many different parts that hurt that I do not think there is much they can do. But I will wait until I see this new doctor and see what he will have in mind. I really hope all of your pain goes away because unless you are in our shoes you really have no idea what pain is. Thank you for giving me an outlet to vent.

There is one in Los Angeles. I am thinking about going there today. I have taken a pain pill and the pain is gone. I keep hoping it won't hurt again in the morning, but it always does. I prayed about it already and am having faith that God will heal my back once and for all. I just came back from getting some much needed exercise.

your welcome.

Thank you so much for your advice.

It sounds to my you might have spacity. I have it myself. Except me legs and arms do this sometimes my shoulders and it hurts and scares me also.Does it happen in the heat or if you get to hot?

The spasms scare me because they come on suddenly and cause me to scream. When I am around my friends and it happens, it scares them, because it seems to come out of no where. It would actually be funny if it did not hurt so bad.

No it hurts sometimes when I bend over.

Thats a good start Rozie seeing the doctor and then getting a referral to a Chiropractor. Whatever you do don't let them talk you into surgery until you get the full facts about what is causing you so much pain. Make sure x-rays and an MRI are all done too to confirm whatever it is. Try homeopath remidies, physio and such before thinking of going under the knife. Depending on how serious it is you may need to but firstly think of alternative non surgical practices first :) I did and I'm fine and dandy now :)

Thanks. I am not going to be quick to go under the knife because I know that sometimes surgery can make these kind of problems worse.

I have been to the doctor several times over the years. They usually give me muscle relaxers and maybe a back brace. The thing of it is, the pain has never lasted this long and it usually stops altogether. Now, it stops when I take a pain pill, but is hurting again in the morning. I am hoping to see my doctor to get a referral to a Chiropactor this time. I need to find out what is going on because it is obviously going to keep coming back and it seems to be getting worse. My friend helped me decide against an air mattress. I simply purchased a regular foam mattress. She said that air mattresses are terrible for people with back problems. Thank you for your concern and response.

That's the key, you really should find out what's causing the pain instead of just masking it because it IS there for a reason. There are so many different things that can cause back pain and most are easily treated. I have five discs that are messed up in my back plus severe osteo-arthritis that's both genetic and caused by my job delivering mail but I'm a lot older than you. I have a feeling the chiropractor will do you a lot of good. Anni

The pain does not usually last this long. I started looking into finding a Chiropractor today. I will have to call my insurance company for a referral tomorrow. I have an HMO. I do not remember whether or not I have ever had my back ex-rayed. But I have seen a doctor several times. All they do is give me muscle relaxers and a back brace and eventually it goes away. This time I think I need to find out what is really going on.

You are right. Soft mattresses are terrible on the back. I will check out the exercises, thank you.

Thanks for all of your advice, but if I slept on the ground, I would really be in trouble. I wish I could. My mother did when she had back trouble.

You know, I was thinking that it could be gas. I will have to look into that today.

Thank you so much. A friend of mine told me that last night, so I did not purchase the air mattress.

Actually, it is funny that you should comment on this topic today. I just completed remaking my bed, after putting on the mattress pad that I recieved today. For the most part, the back pain is gone. Every now and then I will get a sharp pain. I can not wait to see how it feels when I sleep on it tonight.

Thank you for your concern. I am waiting to see my doctor on Wednesday. I have been having spasms in the last few days. I will be requesting a diagnosis this time, since I have been having this off and on since 1991.

Thank you so much for your response. I have seen doctors over the years and they give me pain medicine and muscle relaxer.

I do believe that it may be time for me to see a Chiropractor so I can find out what is really going on, thank you.