Sudden Back Pain, agony.

[harryandmarv]

Well, almost sudden. Lower back area. Had some very mild twinges over the last couple of weeks but nothing bad.

Then Monday night, lower back really began to hurt. Like really hurt. Then it got to the point where it was agony. I can still walk and move, in a fashion. If I tilt my head down to my chest I get a very sharp pain in lower back. Any sudden movement is painful so I have to move slowly. No chance of resting and still having to go to work, but it’s only part time anyway. I’m waiting for drs to call back, but receptionist wasn’t really happy as she tried to get me into physio first but wasn’t available until end of May, although I did explain this is something new to me & quite sudden. I haven’t hurt it so can’t see it as injury.

What do you do for a living?

Hi ThisIs.. I don’t want to say as may be outing but it doesn’t involve lifting although I am on my feet and maybe bending over a little. Dr rang me and said it sounds like muscle strain, she asked if I had fallen or done any diy recently, when actually I had been in the garden a few weekends ago & had lifted a few heavy tubs of garden stones. I didn’t think it could of affected me now but it must be that.

She said it could take 6-8 weeks recovery & has advised me on painkillers, hot baths, ice packs, massage and hopefully i’ll get better.

I've got kidney stones so I'm going with that.

Did you do the 111 online or symptom checker?

The thing is it could be an infection don't just write it off. I had back ache which was in fact a kidney infection but I then went on to have a bad back which is a first for me that lasted about 4 weeks!