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Here is the thing, my pain in my back is SOOOO much worse since the shot. The day immediately after the injection my back was wrecked, and stayed that way for several weeks then started to feel a bit better for a few days before going back to constant pain. My prescribed hydrocodone is not really giving me relief and sitting, driving, and laying on my back is dreadful. I was so freaked out by the pain in my back I went to the ER and they did a CT of my abdomen and complete blood workup. Everything came back negative.
How often is it that a single injection actually makes things worse? I go to another spine doctor this Friday to get a second opinion. I'm mostly just venting as I feel my quality of life is suffering greatly now and I can't get into to see my spine doctor who ordered the injection for several weeks (yes I let them my pain had reached 11...OK maybe not quite Spinal Tap levels, but life is painful now). And to make things even more interesting, I believe the constant pain (and depression) has really flared up my IBS.
I guess my only question, now that I know my organs are OK… from the back pain veterans who frequent here, do my issues seem like they would be causing me such discomfort? I know the first spine doc did say I would be in pain, but he never seemed to indicate just how much I could/would expect. Thanks for letting me whine.
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Good Luck!
-IndyTechGuy
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As far as massage goes, I've recently got a membership at Massage Envy: http://www.massageenvy.com/ and they have multiple locations. I would recommend massage for coping with the stress and the anxiety from having to deal with the back pain and having to wait so long to see a doc. I'm not going to say the massage will solve your back, just helps relax you (in my opinion and experience).
Good Luck!
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I tried the physical therapy route before getting an injection in my T8-9 area. I'm actually worse now after the injection! From my research I've seen that the MRI can't show you how much pain you can expect as each person is different. For example, from what I can understand, most people with degenerative disc disease have no pain, while others have lots of pain! The same holds true for disc herniation. It affects each of us differently. Also, it could be that over the years since 2008 your body has gone through the usual aging process and your spine, with the injury, has simply gotten worse. Hopefully the MRI you have schedule will shed some light.
Good luck!
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So the question is to the mid (thoracic) to lower back pain sufferers who have tried a TENS, was it useful for you or just a waste of time?
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The loss of fluid in your discs. This reduces the ability of the discs to act as shock absorbers and makes them less flexible. Loss of fluid also makes the disc thinner and narrows the distance between the vertebrae.
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@DianeR01 - I think I've pretty much narrowed it down to sitting is what causes my lingering pain. Thank you for the encouragement, I do need to find the positive things. With the constant pain, it will take some effort to keep the spirits up.
@TRS1960 - Well said on the goals. Though, with tongue in cheek, I will say I have been listening to my body that is why I'm here...it won't stop complaining.
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How do some of you who suffer daily, keep your spirits up? How do you keep your mind from wandering to thinking you have something more serious? In my case, no matter how many scans and tests and doctors I see, when the pain is constant I can't but feel scared they missed something. Is it normal for a back injection to not "work"? Is it appropriate to discuss in detail my MRI results?
Anyway, thank you for reading my whining. I'm just frustrated and in pain.
IndyTechGuy
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