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Back pain - how do you continue to work
Posted: Jan 3, 2012
when you have severe back pain? What helps you to pull through. Is there a way to setup your laptop different to relieve stress on the back. I hurt my back the day after Christmas, got a pain shot and medications, but nothing is working. I am in constant pain all day long and have no paid time off. The doctor's excuse ran out yesterday and the back pain is worse with low back pain running into my hip down the outside of the leg to about knee level. I can't sleep, sit, stand or lie down. Nothing makes it better. I could continue to work if I can find a way to set things up different so I wanted to hear your ideas. There is no wireless here where I live so I can't set it up at a recliner, etc. What did you do about operating the foot pedals, etc. I could use all the advice I can get. I don't have insurance so I hate to go back to the doctor as we really, really can't afford it.
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Sounds like you have sciatica or pyriformis - syndrome SM
[ In Reply To ..]Whatever you did when you fell, sounds like something is pressing on the nerve. I had a really bad fall about 10 years and still suffer from this. I cannot work without a heating pad on my butt/upper thigh area. I have to keep my leg up on the desk (the side that was hurt). I pop anti inflammatories and aspirin all day long. I did have an MRI a while after it happened, nothing stood out at the time. I think mine is scar tissue impinging the nerve. I had a hematoma that you would not believe after my fall and could not afford to get medical help at that time. I am so sorry you are suffering this way.
Would also suggest doing some stretching - exercises for SM
[ In Reply To ..]this area. Look up on the internet if you don't know what they are. Gentle stretching, don't do anything that might hurt you. Stretching, heat, meds, massage, all of these help. The real problem is that the worse position to be in if you do indeed have a sciatica/pyriformis type problem is sitting.
continuing to work with back pain - luckyladyinca
[ In Reply To ..]Sometimes it takes more than 1 injection to work or a different type of injection, and not all pain medications are the same or work for everybody the same way. For instance, if you had an epidural injection, and this did not work, either try a second one or perhaps intra-articular or medial branch blocks (good for axial low back pain). If these work, then progress to an radiofrequency thermocoagulation, which can provide up to 1 year of pain relief. Different pain medications: There are several on the market, and if one does not work, try another or (with your doctor's permission) at a different dose. Only one has worked for me. There are also long-acting and short-acting. I also work with a Thermaphore moist heating pad strapped to my chair. Get a good pain doctor, as he will become your best friend if you plan to continue working. Remember to take breaks. I have had less low back pain since switching to digital files versus using a transcriber. Lidoderm patches also help. Good luck! Hope you feel better.
luckylady: Good advice except she stated - she has no money NM
[ In Reply To ..]NM
Back pain for years - anon
[ In Reply To ..]I had back pain for years. It was down into my right buttock too. It was sciatica mixed with degenerative arthritis. First of all, see if they will try a steroid taper like prednisone. It works pretty well for sciatica. Unfortunately pushing up and down on a pedal will aggravate it. Try switching to the other foot for a while. In the end I had a radiofrequency ablation. It can last for up to one year or more. Mine is over 2 yrs old and still terrific. I couldn't walk more than an hour and then I would have trouble even lowering myself in a car. Now I can walk 4 or 5 hours and feel fine. Try finding a physiatrist. Most ortho groups or pain management clinics have one.
Back pain - jl
[ In Reply To ..]If you can transcribe with ExpressScribe,
you can use the hotkeys instead of a pedal. I have lower back problems, and not using a pedal has really helped to reduce my pain.
Back Pain - Darby
[ In Reply To ..]I had the same problem and heard about a product that you sit on. I was skeptical, but went ahead and ordered it, and it has been a Godsend, a miracle to me. I felt like a total cripple until I started using this and no I am not affiliated with this company, just lucky I found this product.It's called Backjoy and here is the link: Https://www.backjoy.com/d3/
I hope it works for you like it did for me. Good luck.
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