The electonic stimulation works great, but only for 20 hours max
Right calf is cramping on occasion, spike of pain is down from the hip joint to the foot, right foot is asleep for the last week
Pain has been immense for 5 to 6 weeks now
work related
Ho did you/do you make it shut off without becoming Rush Limbaugh? Tonight I am taking 2 pain killers, it hurts like you cannot imagine
Taking oxycodone nightly, tonight, twice within 3 hours
Valium aint touching the calf cramping, either, 5 mg, I dont want to make coctails of large dosages, but I may start doubling up on those too if this keeps up
Read the book "Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection" by John Sarno. Guy's in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Medical Center. Must read, has helped me a lot and I would have avoided surgery had I read the book first.
You poor thing... I have never had what you have, but I gotta say.... when in pain, screw the consequences... become Rush Limbaugh if you must! The times I've been in pain I have headed straight for the liquor cabinet without hesistation. I hope someone more helpful than me comes along...
I will pray for you! Bless your heart...and I've been fussing about my 9-days-and-counting headache!
stretching, and electro-muscular therapy sure helped me a few years back.. no drugs required either.
See if you can find one of the Palmer style (Palmer invented the practice a hundred+ years ago).
Keep in mind there is a BIG difference between being addicted to pain meds and being dependent. Being dependent is not addiction. A lot of people take pain meds regularly, most are able to stop taking the meds when the pain stops because the relief makes them feel so much better. Don't sweat the meds when you're in pain.
Sounds serious. Have you had an MRI?
Try to find a reputable pain specialist or anesthesiologist in your area to inject the affected nerve with Marcaine and a steroid. That is the best way to treat this short term and if done properly, it provides nearly instant relief. DO NOT accept surgery unless you have developed nerve deficits in your leg or foot.
Oral analgesics usually won't touch this pain. You need someone who's experienced in dealing with nerve root pain.
Not to worry, though. The body usually repairs this problem itself in 6 weeks or so. Of course, that will be the LONGEST 6 weeks of your life.
As for chiropractors and other practitioners of the fringe arts: if they tell you they can help you they are not reputable. Nothing will help this pain except knocking out the nerve for a while.
I had a bulged disk 17 years ago and elected pain killers and rest for three weeks. I didn't stand up, crawled around using knee pads, and when I did stand up I leaned on a cane to relieve stress on the area. I was lucky.
Don't let them cut on you if you can stand it.
Try substituting two Ibuprofen and two Acetominiphen for the narcotics. My buddy is a implant dentist and has found that the synergistic interaction of these two is as effective as the narcotic. Don't over do the acetominiphen...
This combination has helped my very bad back on its worst days.
Assuming you do not actually have a damaged disk, a good chiropractor should be able to fix it.
My step-mother had horrible siatica, and all of the medical treatments at best masked the pain. Chiropractic treatments gave relief immediately and completely cured the problem over the course of three months.
Find a good honest chiropractor, who doesn't claim to be able to cure all ills by adjusting your skeleton.
It worked out great, I haven't had any problems since and regained full functionality.
I didn't bother with chiropracters or anything like that.
I feel your pain!
Our 42nd President found that he received much relief from pain if he had a young intern working on his unit in the oral office!
Maybe that's the ticket! Along with some ice on it!
Given that fact,you're within driving distance of several of the finest hospitals in the world...two of which are specifically known for their expertise in Orthopedics.Those two are New England Baptist Hospital in Boston and the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Also,I can't imagine the Orthopedics Department at Yale New Haven Hospital being anything less than excellent.
If you haven't already consulted one of those hospitals I'd encourage you to consider it.
Hang from a tree branch, curse, scream, and drink Jack Daniels.
The pain is likely to be foremost on your mind, but the right foot being asleep for a week is not something you should ignore.
You did not mention anything about the diagnostic testing that has been done. Blood/urine tests? MRI or CT scan?
In other words, are you sure about the diagnosis? Your symptoms could be several things other than a slipped disk.
Freepmail me if you want to discuss this further.
Surgery