Your Prayers Please

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

If it were me, living in Minnesota, I would head to the Mayo Clinic for a thorough evaluation. There are a number of these large multi specialty medical centers around the USA. Mayo has one in Jacksonville, Florida and I’m sure that there’s one in Houston. They have the specialists to deal with complicated problems, and even better those from different disciplines are able to collaborate with each other.

Roger
 
Ouch, Ouch, Ouch. I can commiserate with back pain. It's there, you know it's there but can't avoid aggravating it. Here is hoping your Physician can get you on the road to recovery. Best of luck to you.

Jan
 
Dear Freinds,
I am truly humbled by all the responses and wisdom here. I am forever grateful for all of you. I went to the Doc today and he wanted to do X-Rays - of which I personally do not think they are going to show anything unless it is bone related. I am not sure if an Xray will show inflammation or not - I read that it can.
So, I was prescribed 800mg of Ibuprofen and Robaxin Muscle Relaxer. To be honest - I am not too thrilled about that either as I think I should have been prescribed a Steroid.
But, it is what it is.

Thank you all again - it really means a lot to me !!!! May the Lord bless each and everyone that posted here.
 
Best wishes for a full recovery, Have had back pain many times in my eight decades and my go to help is ice, for some reason it works for me. Also agree with Rob444, get a full body scan as soon as you can.
 
Donnie.. ditto Yankee clipper..get at least an MRI..cat would be the best,but ins wants a reason to ok. Be careful with the nsaids..since my 90% LDA was stented, I cannot take nsaids..just saying.. Wishing you the best
 
Prayers Donnie that you, the Doctors and the man above can bring the pain down to manageable levels SOON! Living with chronic back pain can be debilitating.

I routinely use a back belt when my discs problems flare up. It takes some pressure off the muscles that go into spasm to protect the injured area. The spasms are the major cause of the pain. Fairly cheap at any drugstore/Walmart/Amazon. After two discectomies, resulting from a parachute accident 35 years ago, I have learned to read the signals my body sends. Here is a link of what to look for.
Back belt link
 
Hi Donnie!
I'll keep you in my prayers and I hope you find a good Orthopedic doctor who will refer you to getting a MRI.

I had similar problems and a damaged disc had my spinal cord squished to half it's diameter. That's why you need a MRI to see what really happened. Physiotherapy could do damage if they don't know what's the problem. I ended up having emergency surgery at a specialized spinal hospital and then spent a month in a rehab center. I recovered almost fully but my job started giving me issues again so I was forced to retire two years early. Now no problem but I avoid working standing at my train layouts and started building ships instead sitting in my dining room. (It's warmer in there anyway.)

I also fell really hard on my left side after blacking out after shopping by bus 14 months ago (cause still unknown) breaking a rib and partially tearing the bicep tendon in my left shoulder.

I had the very same injury in 2018 from a bike accident (late for church and was Organist) and knew it takes a year of rest to heal.

Now my left shoulder is OK but alas, I did the same to my other shoulder last summer slipping on a clump of wet grass on the sidewalk while running outside to save my wash from a thunderstorm. Now my right shoulder is in bad order.

But what I'm getting to is that only an MRI can show such damage in these cases. God's speed to your recovery!
Best Wishes! UrkVisser
 
Donnie said:
For one thing, let me say that it is kind of difficult to ask for thoughts and prayers as I always struggle with the thoughts that there are many other people that have serious health concerns that go way beyond mine.
However, if anyone is inclined to do so, please send one up to our Lord that I might can find relief from back problems. I have been going to a Chiropractor for the past several months and the X Ray did find a pelvic problem and that has been taken care of.
However, in the latter months, I started having this mysterious rib pain on the right side (by the way - all my back pain is always on my right side). Come to find out, the Chiro said that I have a couple of ribs that are out of alignment (slipped). In googling this, I did find that there is a such thing as slipped rib syndrome.

Now, to make matters worse, two weeks ago, I was trying to get a new washing machine in the house. I lost my balance and fell completely backwards and landed onto a stack of cardboard boxes that were full of stuff. Since being full of adrenaline and the Admiral trying to get me out of the pile of boxes, I did not pay attention to the pain - yes, I was hurting all over - but that is a given - so I did not pay any attention to it - it will pass in a few hours - wrong -

I now have a deep seated pain two of my ribs and also the lower part of my shoulder blade. I am thinking that I must have accrued a stress fracture on the shoulder blade along with doing some tissue damage.

I am currently trying to treat myself with a powerful NSAID that I have on hand and also some hydrocodone. So, I am trying to see the physical doctor tomorrow instead of Chiro.

Needless to say, I am in a lot of pain and discomfort now - so I would appreciate any prayers please.

Kindly
Donnie
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My prayers from a person who has had back pain since I had a job as a soldier in '71. The pain drains the body of energy. Never goes away.
 
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Here’s some advise from my orthopedic surgeon… “keep moving!” Slow and steady like the tortoise in that story about the tortoise and the hare. Don’t exert yourself just keep moving. Moving keeps everything from seizing up.
 
Sorry to come in late on this thread Donnie, and to hear of your issue. I've suffered from back pain for years as well and in most cases, it is not something that is quickly resolved. I truly hope, and pray (you are now added to my "named" prayer list) this leaves you quickly. Chronic, neuropathic pain invades every aspect of life, making it more difficult.

Be well my friend.
 
Donnie said:
For one thing, let me say that it is kind of difficult to ask for thoughts and prayers as I always struggle with the thoughts that there are many other people that have serious health concerns that go way beyond mine.
However, if anyone is inclined to do so, please send one up to our Lord that I might can find relief from back problems. I have been going to a Chiropractor for the past several months and the X Ray did find a pelvic problem and that has been taken care of.
However, in the latter months, I started having this mysterious rib pain on the right side (by the way - all my back pain is always on my right side). Come to find out, the Chiro said that I have a couple of ribs that are out of alignment (slipped). In googling this, I did find that there is a such thing as slipped rib syndrome.

Now, to make matters worse, two weeks ago, I was trying to get a new washing machine in the house. I lost my balance and fell completely backwards and landed onto a stack of cardboard boxes that were full of stuff. Since being full of adrenaline and the Admiral trying to get me out of the pile of boxes, I did not pay attention to the pain - yes, I was hurting all over - but that is a given - so I did not pay any attention to it - it will pass in a few hours - wrong -

I now have a deep seated pain two of my ribs and also the lower part of my shoulder blade. I am thinking that I must have accrued a stress fracture on the shoulder blade along with doing some tissue damage.

I am currently trying to treat myself with a powerful NSAID that I have on hand and also some hydrocodone. So, I am trying to see the physical doctor tomorrow instead of Chiro.

Needless to say, I am in a lot of pain and discomfort now - so I would appreciate any prayers please.

Kindly
Donnie
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery mate
 
BradNSW said:
Prayers Donnie that you, the Doctors and the man above can bring the pain down to manageable levels SOON! Living with chronic back pain can be debilitating.

I routinely use a back belt when my discs problems flare up. It takes some pressure off the muscles that go into spasm to protect the injured area. The spasms are the major cause of the pain. Fairly cheap at any drugstore/Walmart/Amazon. After two discectomies, resulting from a parachute accident 35 years ago, I have learned to read the signals my body sends. Here is a link of what to look for.
Back belt link
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Speaking from experience, the back brace is helpful, helps prevent added physical stress and related injury. Do NOT lean over your work with your head out over your chest. I have done myself serious injury this way. If you can't lift something with your legs, BACK STRAIGHT!, DON"T LIFT IT! In fact, Always keep your back straight, head upright!!
Beware over aggressive physio therapists and chiros. "No pain, no gain" is dangerous bullsh**!!! Get advice on the proper application of ice-heat applications. Anything nonchemical. Although a brief course of prednisone might be worth exploring. It does reduce the inflammation and pain. But this is illusory. If you try it and it does stop the pain, this DOES NOT mean the issue is resolved. The temptation will be to overdo and the problem will return with a vengeance. Rely on the kindness of friends and neighbors.NO MORE LIFTING!! Heavy or light. Get someone else to do it, or let it sit where it is until you can get help.
My naivete over heavy lifting and the misuse of my body during my furniture restoration business put me squarely where you are now. I can look to one project in particular where I spent hours blithely bent over from my waist leaning over the project for hours, that led to months of debilitating pain and loss of income.
You, of course, have my heartfelt prayers and spiritual best wishes for your well-being and recovery. The back brace is worth the investment and will probably help. It did for me. You have nothing to lose there.

Best wishes, Pete
 
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