I'm so sorry to hear about that. If you don't want to go to ER and don't want to go up on the Prednisone, sounds like you're pretty much stuck to living through the pain. It has been suggested to use an herb called Boswelia for pain. Heating pad (that's a given), warm bath (I can't sit in the tub long enough to get anything out of it). Excedrin or Tylenol Arthritis??? I'm not helping, am I?

Hi Sheri sorry you are going through this. hugs

Hi Sheri. I would live on prednisone if I could it is the only thing that helps my pain but doctors only give it to me if my asthma goes haywire and once in awhile for pain. The side effects aren't good and they are afraid if I use it too much it won't work when I need it for asthma.

Sorry for rambleling. Hope you feel better soon.

Hugs

Hi again, Well hubby and son went shopping and I took my pain pill, muscle relaxer, put ice on my back, sat in my recliner, and wound up sleeping for about an hour, lol. My back feels a tiny bit better. I also took an Aleve around 2:00.

Thanks for your suggestions, Sam. I'll switch to a heating pad tomorrow. I have a nice one that my hubby got me that I sit on and against and it also has vibrate if I can tolerate it. I wish so much that I could take a bath!! I am not strong enough to get into and back out of one, darn it! Sounds wonderful! I do, however, have a hot tub that needs to be cleaned out and refilled. I just asked hubby to do it tomorrow, lol. See, you did help!

Thanks Marilyn for caring about me, as always!

And Maryca, I hear you about the Prednisone! I would continue to live on it if I could, trust me. But, it has caused me to gain a ton of weight and I have Cushings Syndrome plus I'm pre-diabetic from it now. So, the docs are trying to get me off of it. I just have never had this much pain in my back before. Thanks for caring about me!

Hugs to all of you!
Sheri

Hey, PolarBear.....I use the heating pad as well, and also got a TENS unit online...It really helps when the muscles tighten up alot...Dr also has me on anti-inflammatory, which helps a little....

HUGS and hope you feel better soon!

Hi Sweetie...I'm so sorry that you are in so much pain.

Do you know (short of stopping the prednisone) what the cause of the pain is?

For example, I have arthritis in my back and DDD. I do different treatments for the pain.

I'll ice it when it's bad. Or when I know it's my muscles, I'll heat them up with my heating pad or I'll take a wet hot towel to them.

** just wet a towel, toss it in the microwave and heat for 1-2 minutes. Wrap in a dry towel and apply to the effected area....works great on menstrual cramps!! ***

But one more thing that helps with back pain is acupuncture. Most insurance plans cover it. I was doing it for a while and I'm considering starting it up again.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Oh and if you can't do the tub thing...what about taking and soaking a towel in some warm water with epson salts in it? It may help?

Hope you feel better soon!

A few yrs ago I was on prednisone.took it for about 1 1/2 yrs.It made me fat and psychotic! It didn't help the pain.I was totally wacked out from it!I hope you find something to make you feel better soon.Hugs.

I'm so sorry to hear about that. I am presently taking 1 gram of Prednisone and was first taking 1.5 dose. I take it twice a day and I take two pills in the morning and two at bedtime. Also what might help, my mom wanted an Electric massager from Homemedic and it really works GREAT on her back. They had it at our local drug store (CVS) and they might have it online. It has a heat mode on it and also a vibrating mode. My mom uses hers every night.

They have a great hand held heated massager at Cosco for 49.99 it really helps alot for those tight muscle spots..