Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Southern California, United States
Chronic Muscle Pain Posted: 07-03-07 09:52am
Hello There All.
My name is Maggie and I am brand new to
the forum. I am seeking some guidance in
what to do next for my back pain, so
here's my story:
The bottom right side of my back must have
got injured somehow (???) during or right
after my pregnancy b/c I began having
terrible pain there, esp. at night. It
has now been two and a half years & the
pain has only gotten worse. I went to
lots of doctors & specialists, got an MRI,
went to a chiropractor for months, went to
physical therapy, got massage therapy,
took suggested supplements, bought a tread
mill and walked, did home exercises to
strengthen my core, tried to lift
correctly and stopped picking up my little
girl so much, but still I am in awful
pain. Also, I am not overweight, eat a
healthy diet, and only wear good tennis
shoes everyday for my back.
Over the years the doctors' have told me
that I do not have any spinal problems and
the problem is "just" muscular. My last
MRI was about 1 1/2 ago. So, right now I
just try to cope with the pain. I take
Tramadol daily and Vicodin on occassion (I
do not abuse these drugs). I also take
the maximum recommended doses of tylenol
and ibuprofen daily. I don't want to take
any more drugs, esp. the addictive ones.
The worst part of it all is that I am
getting very little sleep and it's
affecting my daytime functioning. I get up
several times a nite when my back seizes
and spasms and do my muscle rub, back
stretching, heaing pad routine until I can
fall asleep again. I have recently
ordered an expensive TENS unit online b/c
I heard it can help. Overall, I'm
desperate at this point since nothing else
has worked.
