need help plane travel with back injuries

[RebekahDavid]

blessings,

i need advice from those with back injuries how to make plane travel less painful. i am severly allergic to muscle relaxants so they are not an option. i am still in terrible pain from the last flight and need to fly again soon so any ideas would be greatly appreciate. thanks.

love your sister in Christ,

Rebekah David

edited to add that i do have a back brace that i can wear but not sure if that would help or make it worse in turbulance.

[desi2007]

praying for you sister Rebekah, The only thing that comes to my mind is stay "relaxed", maybe take a book to read, listen to music and maybe even take a small pillow for comfort.

blessings,

desi

[paul1149]

Hi, it depends on what the nature of the back problem is. I have a naturally fused disc at L5, and the best thing for it was stretching involving bending backwards and activities such as walking. I also bought a small pillow that I fixed to my office chair to provide lumbar support. Most chairs with built-in lumbar support have it at the wrong level (for me anyway).

bb,

p.

[RebekahDavid]

blessings,

thank you both and also the person who pmed me

i did see my dr yesterday on what i thought was an ear problem related to the trip. seems i have a massive double ear infection not caused by the travel but made noticible by it and i am on medications for it.

i badly sprained my back twice within the same year and as a result my dics do not stay in place. i am very careful as to how i do things or what i can and can not do to ensure that they stay in place as much as possible.

anyway he suggested trying to sit on a pillow and place one behind my back as well and my backbrace but said truthfully he does not think it is a good idea for me to fly as any jarring motion (like riding on a lawn mower etc which he did warn me about with the original sprain) will throw my dics out of aliegnment. so looks like after this next trip i will have to find another way to get there maybe train? i really do not know as i have not ridden one of those and have no idea as to how much they jar.

love your sister in Christ,

Rebekah David

[Guest LadyC]

honestly, the best suggestion i can give you is prayer. God is so capable of making this flight less uncomfortable for you!

and if you can afford an upgrade to first class where they have bigger seats and more leg room, i'd do that too!

[RebekahDavid]

thanks Lady C ,

i definatly will post a prayer request when it is closer . i did book a bigger plane but mostly its the turbulance that i need to avoid. leaving at 723 am est on the 21st of this month.my back has started to calm down a little thank You Lord hopefully my ears will be healed by then too. if they are not better by monday my dr wants me back in to change the meds. just have to make it through this flight and the return trip then i will exchange the wings for a locomotive.

love your sister in Christ,

Rebekah David

[Dougmo60]

The train will give you a better ride it just takes longer.

[tah]

Praying for you to heal of the ear infection well before the flight (ouch)..

and that the Lord will show you how to be pain free from back problem ...

[paws]

praying

[Bubba4J]

Praying RD