Long lasting back pain and ab pain Posted: 01-16-08 19:42pm
Hey all,
I've been having problems with my back
since April of 2006 and it's becoming
worrisome. Back in April of 06 I started a
fairly intense data entry job which I did
for four months. Everything was ok at
first but about a month into it, I started
having dull, slightly burning pain in the
middle to middle lower portion of my back
which extended around my side to my right
upper abs right under the ribcage. My
muscles(from my back, around the side, and
to my upper ab) also began to twitch
though it was never painful. I quit that
job in August of 2006 and the twitching
mostly went away and the soreness lessened
a bit but never went away completely. The
pain/soreness doesn't prevent me from
doing anything but it is like a constant
presence. Though, if I am distracted
enough I don't notice it.
I'm worried that this might be something
other than back pain that just
coincidentally began around the time I
started that job because I would have
expected this pain to be gone by now. I
just had some x-rays and they were normal
and don't know what else to do.
Does anyone know what this might be?
Paul
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RichT
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Posted: 01-16-08 23:46pm
Hello Paul,
Welcome to this forum and to the super
people who post and try to help others.
Thanks for sharing some important details
about the pain you are having.
I would say you definitely made the right
decison to quit the job which startied the
pain you are having. All that sitting in
one position and the stress included with
it most likely were contributing factors.
I'm glad you had the x-rays taken. That
is a start in the right direction. I am
not a doctor, just another spiney. With
that said, I would recommend that you seek
advice from a neurologist/spinal surgeon.
In other words medical specialist for the
spine. Make sure they have "MD" after
their name.
Seek out the very best spinal doctors that
you can find in your area. Talk to people
you know. Find out which ones they liked
and had success with and the ones they did
not like. Call your local hopitals and
find out which spinal surgeons perform the
most surgeries and have the best
successes. Note: I'm not saying you need
surgery, most likely not, it is just that
yoiu want a doctor who is an expert in
understanding the spine. If you live in
an area with a professional sports team I
would suggest you give their office a call
and find out which spinal doctor(s) they
have for their very expensive players.
They have a HUGE investment in their
players, and they are only going to go
with the best spinal doctors for their
players.
Paul, then select the neurologist/spinal
doctor that is at the top of your list,
and make an appointment. Then select No.2
and make an appointment with that doctor.
It is always a good idea to get 2nd (and
third) opinions.)
Most likely along the way you will need to
have MRIs taken as they show much more
than just x-rays.
Only a professional medical spine
specialist has the knowledge to tell you
what you have and to suggest the proper
treatment.
Hope all goes well. Do stay in touch and
let us know how things go for you.
