I forgot to tell that I am 29 yrs old male.

Hi,

please seem my posting on 19may04 (today). I have been having right lower back and hip problems for ~5 months and am also scared that it is ghoing to affect the rest of my life since no progress has been made with much treatment. I am very frustreted with the medical community. They either think its no big deal since you can still walk or they write you a script.

hi there i couldnt help but read your post on lower back pain when you sleep and wake up. I dont know if you got any replies on your question or not. I'm 20 yrs old and i have the exact same problem that you do except i have had this going on for about 2 yrs now. i have always had lower back problems my whole life but nothing like this you cant sleep at night cause the pain is too much and very uncomfortable to do so. and when you wake up its worse. Doctors will say oh its muscle pain take this and sometimes it might take the pain away for alittle bit but not enough to get rid of it i do agree that Most doctors dont really care or understand cause you can still walk. i went to a doctor that did care enough to help me out. Most of my pain is that i was in a car accident in feb. i had a dislocating disc that needed to be fixed, but i didnt want surgery cause surgery will only temporarly fix the problem and later it'll just come back worse i know this cause my father and grandmather had this surgery i tried steriod shots just a temorarly fix. Until I started to excersize a whole bunch working out my back muscles that made a huge diference. Yes i still have my pain here and there but it doesnt hurt like it use too. at night befor i go to bed i'll do a few crunches and pushups and i'll also use the icy hot patches for my back to help ease the pain. When your dealing with your back its nothing to fool around with cause it can be serious spec. when you get older so try a daily routine of excersizes and some kind of treatment to place on your lower back when its bed time. also about the bed. i have a firm bed and it hurts my back even more when i go to bed but when i bought a more softer matress that helped my back alittle. What i'm getting at is that you probably need to find something that helps your back better other people are dif so it really depends what suits u best. and by the way I learned most of this in nursing school yes i'm an r.n Hope you get better take it easy and its best if you dont lift anything too heavy right before you go to bed that strains your back.

I have one hip that is higher than the other due to my piriformous muscle squeezing my sciatic nerve. Having a bad cough caused me to tense up when I coughed causing the piriformous muscle to squeeze and inflame my sciatic nerve. I have been doing some exercises to help and taking ibprofin for the inflamation. it seems to be a long process.

I don't know if this is your problem but the symptoms are the same. You might do a search on the internet. I found the information under a web site called:
http:/www.Lostthebackpain.com.

The main thing is getting rest. I wish you the best.

To all of you I highly recommend that you seek professional medical care and especially from a doctor who specializes in back problems. Don't let another day go by without seeking professional help.

Oh yes, the wrong mattress can be a major cause of back pain.

hello my name is mary soon i will be turning 30 years old on december 22nd and last thursday my hip was hurtting me so bad when i get up early in the morning to use the bathroom i am haveing such a hard time and the pain had lasted for 5 days now and when the pain starts it will last through out the day it all so feels like i get this tingling feeling in my leg on the right side and but then on my rump it get sore so at this point what do i need to do to have this pain to stop can anybody help me

Hello Sherrill,

Sorry to hear about the pain you are experiencing.

Whenever that situation arises, it is time (the sooner the better) to see a highly respected neurologist/spinal surgeon. PLEASE don't delay, you will likely just make things worse delaying seeing a professional medical doctor.

Do stay in touch and let me know how you are doing.

RichT

Hi all,
I'm a 28-yo woman, 5'6", 145 lbs, and I've had many of the same symptoms for the past three years - Pain on the right side, sometimes lower than the navel, sometimes up under the ribcage, always on the right side. Rarely do I wake up without pain - and I have a fancy sleep number bed, and pillows between my knees - so I know it isn't the bed. It doesn't help at all. I thought it was a back problem, so I have been under the care of a chiropractor/ physical therapist, but it hasn't worked either. They've helped my other problems (neck/upper back pain), but this remains constant. I can't lie down for more than 7-8 hours per night. Most of the time, this doesn't matter, because I go to bed late ad wake up early, but on the weekends, I would like to sleep in!
A few times in the last year, the pain has worsened, or sustained throughout the day. The second time that happened, I went to the Dr., and had some tests done. Normal liver, kidney, gall bladder, and pancreas functions, but there was blood in my urine. The Dr. put me on antibiotics, and it seemed to get better, and the pain went away for a few weeks, but now it's back again, and lasting longer and longer into the day. It sometimes is accompanied by incontinence, but that may be another matter.
Also, when I dig into my right side, I feel pain in a fist-sized area, and it feels more firm than other areas.
Does anyone have similar symptoms, and/or a diagnosis?

Thanks,
Susan

Hi my name is Jason.I have been having low back pain stationary on the right side for over two years.I am 22 years old and have tried every treatment besides surgery. No doctors know what is wrong. My pain is constant pain that gets worst while sitting. If anyone can get me any information i would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you jason

I am having spinal stimulation done for my lower back pain & leg weakness situation. I have gone 7 months with what everyone just thought was sciatica. I've had bad lower back pain & now leg weakness which has worsened over the months. I am a scoliosis/harrington rod case which has added to the problem. But the spinal stimulation trial was the best thing I ever did. The trial allows you to see if it will work before you commit to surgery. I suggest that if your insurance will cover it, and many will, that you give this a try if you doctor thinks it may work in your situation.
Just a thought!!