Pain in my right butt cheek Posted: 02-23-08 22:52pm
Hello. I'm a 37 year old male (6'6" about
210lbs) that has been experiencing
soreness in my right buttock. This pain
tends to be the worst when I am sitting.
I do sit a lot for my job as a PC
technician, but I also try to get up and
move around as much as possible. It gets
so bad that it's hard to sit. I end up
shifting to my left buttock to take
pressure off of the right but this doesn't
help much.
A little history on me:
I was referred to a chiropractor by my
primary care physician about 4 years ago
due to getting a sharp pain when bending
over to close a toilet seat lid.
It%u2019s pretty sad that you can get hurt
from doing something so mundane. Anyway,
she x-rayed me and then began giving me
regular adjustments. The pain would come
and go every few months and usually last
no longer than a few days. I figured the
adjustments were necessary. After a
really bad episode about a year and a half
ago she sent me back to my primary care
physician and had him refer me to physical
therapy.
Physical therapy did help, but after about
3 weeks of it and realizing how expensive
it can be even with insurance I stopped
going. I did continue the exercises they
had given me and also started using my
treadmill and lifting free weights. This
made a big difference and my pain went
away for quite some time.
I ended up having another episode probably
about a year ago now. Some friends of ours
have a son who had seen a different
chiropractor that practices the gonstead
technique. I decided I'd give him a try
so went back to my PCP for another
referral. Seeing him did help and it took
care of that episode.
With the episode I am having right now,
which is completely different as it's not
in my back but instead my buttock, I
started by going back to the gonstead
chiropractor. After a few visits, and a
couple of weeks, the pain remained. I
went back to my PCP and was sent for
x-rays. The x-rays showed "some spinal
anomalies, but nothing that should be
causing the pain you are experiencing."
My PCP says my only option now is more
physical therapy. I don't want more
physical therapy. I want to know what the
problem is and how to get it resolved.
It hurts when getting in and out of my
car, bending over to tie my shoes, getting
in and out of a chair, and after I've been
sitting for a while. Usually in the
morning I start out okay but not for long.
I am currently on Celebrex and an
anti-inflammatory. I find that the only
complete relief I get is when I'm laying
on my back. Also an icepack does help
with the pain.
Any advice would be appreciated. What to
look into next would be helpful.
Thank you.
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RichT
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Posted: 02-24-08 10:45am
Hello Netrace,
NO, your only option is not more physical
therapy.
I am not a doctor, however - With due
respect to your chiropractors, they do not
in my opinion help a person who has back
pain.
I would highly recommend that you seek out
the best neurologist/spinal surgeon in
your area and make an appointment. The
sooner the better.
Where to find the best spine doctors (that
is an MD)? Talk to those you know and
find out which ones they hold in high
regard, and also the ones they do not
like. If you live in an area with a
professional sports team, call up their
office and ask for the name of the spinal
doctor they use for their players.
Wish you the best. Do let us know how
things go for you.
RichT
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rollar64
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Posted: 02-24-08 15:38pm
Do you know what spinal anomalies your
xrays showed, in my opinion chiropracters
are the best of a bad bunch when it comes
to treating back pain as long as you dont
have an operable condition.
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RichT
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Posted: 02-24-08 16:48pm
Hello Rollar,
We have our individual thoughts I know,
and that's okay.
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laurabeth12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
Posted: 03-05-08 17:35pm
I have sciatica as well, and I get that
same pain in the butt cheek and down the
leg and it drives me insane. The best
thing that I ever did for my sciatica was
getting a deep tissue massage whenever I
have flare ups. It really does help, at
least i did for me, and you wouldn't
believe the relief of pain that it offers.
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netrace
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 03-07-08 10:16am
Update:
I'm finally back. It's taken a while to
get an MRI referral from my PCP, the
actual MRI, and then another visit to my
PCP for the results which was this
morning. It turns out that I have a
herniated disc between L4 and L5 which is
pushing on my sciatic and causing the pain
I am experiencing.
The pain has changed since my first post.
It is no longer in the buttock, but has
moved down to the upper back part of my
right leg. It's a pulsing deep pain and I
also have moments of tingling in my right
foot.
On a side note, the anomaly from my
original x-ray was a partial fusion of my
sacrum and lowest lumbar. My PCP feels
that although it could be an issue at some
point, it's not the cause of my current
discomfort. I'll discuss that with my
specialist.
My PCP has referred me to a local
neurosurgeon and requested that he try to
get me in ASAP. I'm awaiting a response.
The good news is that there is an end in
sight to this problem now that a reason
for the pain has been given. RichT, I am
very thankful that you recommended the
course of action that I took. I had to go
through my PCP for the referrals, but
outside of that I'm taking the specialist
path.
Thanks again, and here's to no future
back/leg pain!
