This is a support thread for people with back pain (that does not even cover the description of hell that back pain causes). It's for all types of back pain, for long term posters with chronic pain (including those on the upwards journey to recover), short term advice through tough acute episodes and all the in betweens.
We moan, winge, share successes, guide each other and hand hold through the maize of a million medical routes and options, treatments, investigations. We internet shop as a form of pain relief, drink wine, take strong painkillers, eat cake and we go through lots of heat packs!
We don't always have the answers but we do have a lot to say about it all
Here are the links to our previous threads:
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/1871592-The-Back-Story
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/1992406-The-Back-Story-Continues
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/2023274-More-Terrible-Back-Stories
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/2049637-Back-Again-Back-Pain-Support-Thread?msgid=47419209#47419209
And some other useful links and info:
www.patient.co.uk/health/cauda-equina-syndrome-leaflet
We have done the hard work for you and learned about effective drug combining. Using NSAIDs, a stomach protector, paracetamol with or without codeine (it enhances the codeine), nerve pain meds such as gabapentin and/or amytriptiline can all be more effective than simply taking huge doses of opiates. Of course most people won't need all of this but for severe prolonged back injuries this is helpful to know.
Heat, gentle exercise, TENs, medication patches, diazepam and accupuncture, we've tried them all.
So if you are suffering come and join us, were a social lot.
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Back to Back Trouble. The Back Pain Support Thread.
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Matildathecat · 02/06/2014 18:08
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