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Am I the Only One With Back Pain While Laying Down??????

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witsend

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Am I the Only One With Back Pain While Laying Down?????? Posted: 09-04-07 04:49am


Help! I'm so frustrated!! I've been dealing with this back pain over three years and I can't get an answer that works. I injured my back at work 3+ years ago. I herniated two disks in my thorasic spine....doctors seemed shocked on the location of the herniations. Ever since then, I haven't been able to sleep. Over the years the pain traveled down my spine and is now all the way from my thorasic down to my lower lumbar. There are days when I can't even walk due to the pain in my hip joint due to muscle strain near my tail bone. I've been dealing with my "WORKERS COMP" doctors and they just keep giving me more drugs. (WHICH I REFUSE) Now it seems like their COP OUT is degeneritive disks. With this diagnosis I won't get any disability or even coverage of any future medical bills. I'm at my wits end. I'm so sick of only getting about 4 hours of extreemly broken sleep every night (up every 20 minutes or so). I've tried the heat, cold, drugs, exercise, three years of physical therapy, different sleeping positions (sleeping upright in a chair is the best option), chiropractic.... the list goes on. I just feel so alone because everywhere i turn for help I find people that actually get relief while laying down. For me it is so much worse in that position. Is there ANYONE out there that has symptoms similar to mine? I'd love to hear from you so we can compare notes, I'm at a loss and at my wits end.

joekn

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Posted: 09-04-07 05:03am


Hi witsend, I empathize with you and I suffered with a similar problem of not being able to lay on my back sometime ago. However I guess my problem was not exactly same as yours, because mine was caused by lifting a heavy weight when my spine was completely unprepared for it. It lead to a injury in my lower spine making it bend. (Its now called scoliosis). Now my problem is alleviated to a large extent and I can sleep much better. But then, I have a whole lot of other health problems too. I only have a suggestion for you. After much research I tried homeopathy and that seems to be helping me. I am not completely cured or pain free, but I guess it helps. The other thing you could probably do is investigate osteopathy and consult one if you haven't already done so. Don't feel alone. Try and keep up your spirit and have the faith that things will get ok. I wish you all the best for getting well soon.

witsend

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Posted: 09-04-07 05:14am


Thanks for the well wishes This might sound a little nieve, but what is osteopathy? What makes it different than regular chiropractic? I've seen a few chiropractors that are into "the natural" way of doing things and have been given some natural medications that didn't work.. are you saying there is something I haven't tried? I'm at the point where there isn't anything I wouldn't try if there was some hope of relief!

ritapa

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Back Pain Laying Down Posted: 11-26-07 06:40am


hi, i'm sure it's different from you, but i have so much pain laying down, can't find a position that i don't hurt. no sleep. i had back surgery in june and then again in july. discetomy of my L5 and something... first surgery was to correct foot drop and it worked.. then my spinal fluid started leaking ended up having to have another surgery to repair that.. then and infection in my back.. anyways it's been over 3 months and a month ago i started getting the pain it is painful when i stand and walk, well it really never stops, but the laying down is the worst.. consider your self lucky that they give you something for pain, i got somthing for sleep, but it only works a couple hours. my doctor wants me to go back to p.t. those people just shruged their heads at me.. i tried to explain to the doc that it wasn't my muscles, but he thinks it is.. he wants to wait another month or so till he trys some injections. i just want it to stop now. getting very frustrated and the lack of sleep doesn't help.. most people with back pain get relief when they lay down.. my last mri i couldn't get off the table.....it takes me at least 5 minutes to get out of bed and alot of noise. i was considering the back crackers, but now i'm sure i don't want to after listenting to you. something has to be putting pressure on the nerves in that laying down position. have u had anyone suggest injections in your spine? going to try to see my general doc today and beg for pain pills. please let me no if you find out anything that works. am running out of patients.. i still go to work but am unable to do the job i was hired to do. they let me drive around instead. no lifting so i have been lucky in that way. but not getting anysleep it's hard to maintain my focus.. i have heard that acupunture is a good alternative. have u tried that?

expatient

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Posted: 11-26-07 10:12am


Most common pains are sitting pain, standing pain and pain while lying. You didn't mention how you injured your back? What is the cause of problems... Sometimes osteopathians are better than chiropractors. But there are many kind of osteopathians. Some of them are very similar to chiropractors.

ritapa

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Posted: 11-28-07 21:03pm


i don't know how i cracked my disc but a piece was causing foot drop, my op corrected it.... then i started leaking spinal fluids, had to have another op to fix it. then i got an infection in my spine... now i'm thinking i have another infection but am being tossed back and forth from the infection doctor to the surgeon. went to my general practioner today. he looked at my mri and started calling the other doctors telling them they better look into the infection again.. he's a good kid.. at least he gave me some pain pills to help me cope.. working was getting too hard. anyway, he told me it was not in my back musles like my surgeon thought.. i'm going to try some aquatherapy and am really praying for it to help. it's getting interesting.. at least he told me i wasn't crazy.. i thanked him for that.

Billy h

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Posted: 12-09-07 11:03am

ritapa wrote:

i don't know how i cracked my disc but a piece was causing foot drop, my op corrected it.... then i started leaking spinal fluids, had to have another op to fix it. then i got an infection in my spine... now i'm thinking i have another infection but am being tossed back and forth from the infection doctor to the surgeon. went to my general practioner today. he looked at my mri and started calling the other doctors telling them they better look into the infection again.. he's a good kid.. at least he gave me some pain pills to help me cope.. working was getting too hard. anyway, he told me it was not in my back musles like my surgeon thought.. i'm going to try some aquatherapy and am really praying for it to help. it's getting interesting.. at least he told me i wasn't crazy.. i thanked him for that.

I have foot Drop to. Mine started 4 weeks ago and i've not tried any procedures. My Dr said it was my desision to let it heal, try injections, or go with non-intrusive surgery. I chose surgery. Surgery is Tuesday but i'm worried that other complications such as your might spring up.

My pain was sever but has subsided some. Its still very annoying and I don't sleep well and in pain and discomfort constantly.

Billy h

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Posted: 12-09-07 11:05am

ritapa wrote:

ritapa

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Posted: 12-12-07 06:02am


[ my first surgery was okay, i was up that night walking and raiding the fridge in the hospital.. all i can say is do exactly what the doctor tells you. do not feel like your fine and try anything like lifting anything more than u are supposed to. i my have over done it. walked a little too much and picked up a cooler that had some ice in it.. good luck and please let me know how it goes. just be so careful. you no they kick u out of the hospital so fast now, and i understand some of the reasoning but not being in there has a tendency to make people underestamate the severity of the procedure. again good luck and take it easy..