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I take 4 tylenols with each pain pill

You should go back and read this thread, it is funny in a way

One thing I learned, evry person with a bad back always think they are the best expert

I didnt like some advice I got once, but followed it anyways, and my back went out MAJOR doing the stretch the idiot advised.

Nowadays, I always preface my advice with the comment: YOUR BACK PROBLEM IS YOUR PROBLEM, AND NO TWO PROBLEMS ARE ALIKE!!

I just wish this was NOT a workman's comp issue, I would be insisting on an MRI immediately, but since it is workman's comp, and there is a resident doctor and therapy department on the company site, I have no say!!

( until I call a lawyer and ask if I do... he he he)

Yeah, workman's comp issues and backs can be time consuming and you might need to squeak a bit to get attention. But i would suggest you give them some time to go through all the motions. I was once a business owner, so I saw the process in action, and they will likely x-ray first and resist MRI unless some doctor says they MUST have one and this is what takes time.

I never had any luck with Tylenol at any dose. It seems to work with some and not on others...If it works for you then great, but I just buy that cheap noname stuff by the hundreds at walmart. I don't take it at night because of the stomach pains I have developed over the years. I've been eating the stuff for 6 years. I know what is causing the stomach pain so I change to that 12 hour stuff at night. Tylenol is simply worthless to me, but you should try the Ibuprofen once to see if it is better. You can take more than 4000 MG per day (need to check the med website), but I don't take that much. They also make a 1000MG pill.

Yes, everyone has a answer for back pain. Mine is in my hips which is the same nerve pathways. The pain is inexplicable. I need several surgeries, and I'm simply unwilling to go through all that....Just can't do it...Ive lost 4 inches in height, and there is no telling what bones will crap out next.

Good luck!