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HELP! I hurt my back ~ Any suggestions till I see

Group Foundernotdeadyet005
notdeadyet005
WHAT did I do to screw it up? Lifted a box of dishes to the side of me and twisted my back probably spraining it! Stupid I know but the "cow has already lefft the barn door" so any suggestions would be appreciated!

I have ACCESS & have to call a day ahead of time so until I can get to the doctor's do you have any suggestions as to what I can do to relieve my pain?

I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery and cannot take normal meds that make your stomach bleed to absorb them.. Besides the pain meds that I DO have here to take (Tylenol with Codeine lLiquid ) MAKE me nauseated & HIGH as a kite which I can't stand as much as the PAIN !!

WHAT have I tried already? A nurse told me to lie down on my bed & stretch as much as I can ~ didn't Do anything except to excite my pain EVEN more !!

I can't go to the doctors until Friday bec with ACCESS you can't do same day & I don't have any other way to get there! Also it is 4:30 am here so i can't even get an appointment for hours and I refuse to go to the ER !

I just thought you guys may "have been HERE before "& may have a suggestion that WILL WORK for me till I get some REAL medical advice!

so PLEASE give me some suggestions i can do until I get there ...!!

NDY
yogacat
yogacat
OMG..I am in the same pain. I got a back stabalizer and it helps. I cannot take meds. cuz I'm on Pradaxa for afib. It is best to wait a day before applying heat. I moved furniture and couldn't move the next day. About 10 days later went to PT, and he gave me stretches, and strengthening exercises. Wanted to see me 3x wk @ $40. ea. copay. I did 2x,said, I'll be back in 2 weeks. I was doing fine with stretches at the gym, until last night I tried to move the bed again, and my back is in agongy today. The back stabelizer helps me.
yogacat
yogacat
Nothing is helping right now, my dr. gave me pain meds, and I am on a heat pad. I hope you are all better. I will listen to the post that said takes a month to heal. I am so used to doing everything, this is a real wake up call...the pain is terrible
deleted_user
deleted_user
i have m.s. and bulging disk in lumbar area.....ice packs work well to numb it...but i also take steriods and pain meds..sometimes i just have to lay down all freaking day for the meds to work....but the icy hot meds i just got feels good,i dont think it works but takes my mind off it...

i hope your ok!!!!!!!!!
jacobwhelanwhelan
jacobwhelanwhelan
NDY,
very sorry to hear about your mishap,I know everyone else gave their ideas before me anyway here goes.
try hot and cold treatment,wrap a hot waterbottle up in a towel and place it on the area then wrap up a bag of frozen peas and do the same five or ten minutes at a time,for sitting roll up a towel and place it on your back for support,,do not bath or shower alonewell its not much fun just kidding,how about natural herbs creams like tiger balm? if you can manage to lie on the floor place about three books behind your head and bend your knees helps take the pressure off your spine.an old treatment is whiskey and olive oil rubbed on
some people just drink the whiskey,then you drift into a nice sleep pain gone!! shared from experience!!