Back injury- type & time to heal?

[jeffnevins]

Just curious if anyone's ever had a back injury where an object (dressing room door in my case) hit their spine.

Guess it's not some thing an ice pack & muscle cream will fix. Been 2 1/2 weeks of pain. Maybe it gets ebtter on its own.

Or you need a chiropractor.

Thanks-

 

[Neighbor]

23 hours ago, jeffnevins said:

Just curious if anyone's ever had a back injury where an object (dressing room door in my case) hit their spine.

Guess it's not some thing an ice pack & muscle cream will fix. Been 2 1/2 weeks of pain. Maybe it gets ebtter on its own.

Or you need a chiropractor.

Thanks-

 

Try 53 years.

Ha, one learns to laugh at the pain. But it does warrant examination. 

Welcome to the world of primary care physician mumble jumble, sports doctor's, spine shoulder and knee specialists, and  radiologist's MRI's, and  Steroid shots down the spine ( Now there is a thrill), plus  of course the chiropractors with all sorts of adjustment techniques and contraptions, and don't forget the physical therapists, and the Chinese massagers, and the acupunturist, the reiki  therapist, and the kineseologist, plus body grease, and this diet and that one, and this supplement  and another, one of  the best of which it seems is straight MSM as made for horses, and the pills they say are such a problem that lead to heroin addiction for so many the opioids that do not stop the pain, but instead  just allow one to not much give a  damn about them anymore. 

My own fine primary care physician who I respect and appreciate had the best of answers for me when I developed yet another related body pain,  he said try this for six months. I asked why, what happens in six months with this? He said you get used to the pain and it just doesn't  bother you as much anymore.

He is right too.

 I have a more recent new one  myself, can't hardly wait for the six months of it to go by.    

[Billiards Ball]

On 5/15/2019 at 10:44 AM, jeffnevins said:

Just curious if anyone's ever had a back injury where an object (dressing room door in my case) hit their spine.

Guess it's not some thing an ice pack & muscle cream will fix. Been 2 1/2 weeks of pain. Maybe it gets ebtter on its own.

Or you need a chiropractor.

Thanks-

 

Here's a lifesaver (and time and money saver)!

https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Erasure-Bonnie-Prudden/dp/0871319837

 

[jeffnevins]

6 hours ago, Neighbor said:

Try 53 years.

Ha, one learns to laugh at the pain. But it does warrant examination. 

Welcome to the world of primary care physician mumble jumble, sports doctor's, spine shoulder and knee specialists, and  radiologist's MRI's, and  Steroid shots down the spine ( Now there is a thrill), plus  of course the chiropractors with all sorts of adjustment techniques and contraptions, and don't forget the physical therapists, and the Chinese massagers, and the acupunturist, the reiki  therapist, and the kineseologist, plus body grease, and this diet and that one, and this supplement  and another, one of  the best of which it seems is straight MSM as made for horses, and the pills they say are such a problem that lead to heroin addiction for so many the opioids that do not stop the pain, but instead  just allow one to not much give a  damn about them anymore. 

My own fine primary care physician who I respect and appreciate had the best of answers for me when I developed yet another related body pain,  he said try this for six months. I asked why, what happens in six months with this? He said you get used to the pain and it just doesn't  bother you as much anymore.

He is right too.

 I have a more recent new one  myself, can't hardly wait for the six months of it to go by.    

Wow, sorry to hear about 53 years of that.

I've only had almost 9 years of palate nerve pain, but's felt like a lifetime. I think pain on top of chronic pain is throwing me off.

Thanks for the insights.

Tough to make my own diagnosis, yet who knows what random doctors trying to earn their pay will say.

I don't have health insurance, but will hope for the best.

[jeffnevins]

4 hours ago, Billiards Ball said:

Here's a lifesaver (and time and money saver)!

https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Erasure-Bonnie-Prudden/dp/0871319837

 

That's quite a lead- maybe it can apply to chronic nerve pain in the palate as well. Thanks!

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, jeffnevins said:

Wow, sorry to hear about 53 years of that.

I've only had almost 9 years of palate nerve pain, but's felt like a lifetime. I think pain on top of chronic pain is throwing me off.

Thanks for the insights.

Tough to make my own diagnosis, yet who knows what random doctors trying to earn their pay will say.

I don't have health insurance, but will hope for the best.

Praying for it to become a minor event and distant memory in a long productive life. Sorry for your pain.

[GandalfTheWise]

On 5/15/2019 at 9:44 AM, jeffnevins said:

Just curious if anyone's ever had a back injury where an object (dressing room door in my case) hit their spine.

Guess it's not some thing an ice pack & muscle cream will fix. Been 2 1/2 weeks of pain. Maybe it gets ebtter on its own.

Or you need a chiropractor.

Thanks-

 

Not quite like that.  When I was 18 or 19 I threw out my lower back helping some friends move heavy furniture.  I had a few weeks of severe discomfort to the point I couldn't get comfortable in any position and had trouble sleeping.  It slowly got better over time but it was very easy to re-aggravate it and be back where I started.  For the first year or so, I'd guess I'd be redoing it a few times per month and it'd take a few days to get back to normal. Heating pads, ice packs, etc. never really seemed to do much so I just gave up on things like that.  I never tried a chiropractor but in hindsight maybe I should have.   Either I became much more cautious or it slowly healed over about 10 to 15 years because I rarely had issues with it after that.  It's now been about 35 years or more since I originally did my back in.  It still gets a bit sore at times if I'm working and leaning at an awkward angle for a length of time.  But overall, it's now much better than the first few years after it happened.

My sense is that my back issues were relatively minor compared to what some people experience.  In the grand scheme of my life, it was mostly an annoyance.

[jeffnevins]

22 minutes ago, GandalfTheWise said:

Not quite like that.  When I was 18 or 19 I threw out my lower back helping some friends move heavy furniture.  I had a few weeks of severe discomfort to the point I couldn't get comfortable in any position and had trouble sleeping.  It slowly got better over time but it was very easy to re-aggravate it and be back where I started.  For the first year or so, I'd guess I'd be redoing it a few times per month and it'd take a few days to get back to normal. Heating pads, ice packs, etc. never really seemed to do much so I just gave up on things like that.  I never tried a chiropractor but in hindsight maybe I should have.   Either I became much more cautious or it slowly healed over about 10 to 15 years because I rarely had issues with it after that.  It's now been about 35 years or more since I originally did my back in.  It still gets a bit sore at times if I'm working and leaning at an awkward angle for a length of time.  But overall, it's now much better than the first few years after it happened.

My sense is that my back issues were relatively minor compared to what some people experience.  In the grand scheme of my life, it was mostly an annoyance.

Whoa, sorry to hear that. Thanks for the insight.

Trying not to do heavy lifting, though I do laundry, wear a backpack Fri & Sun, and carry a grocery bag once a week from the store to my house.

I'm 45, but feeling more like 75 these past few weeks. But others have it worse, so I'll hang in there.

 

[Billiards Ball]

15 hours ago, GandalfTheWise said:

Not quite like that.  When I was 18 or 19 I threw out my lower back helping some friends move heavy furniture.  I had a few weeks of severe discomfort to the point I couldn't get comfortable in any position and had trouble sleeping.  It slowly got better over time but it was very easy to re-aggravate it and be back where I started.  For the first year or so, I'd guess I'd be redoing it a few times per month and it'd take a few days to get back to normal. Heating pads, ice packs, etc. never really seemed to do much so I just gave up on things like that.  I never tried a chiropractor but in hindsight maybe I should have.   Either I became much more cautious or it slowly healed over about 10 to 15 years because I rarely had issues with it after that.  It's now been about 35 years or more since I originally did my back in.  It still gets a bit sore at times if I'm working and leaning at an awkward angle for a length of time.  But overall, it's now much better than the first few years after it happened.

My sense is that my back issues were relatively minor compared to what some people experience.  In the grand scheme of my life, it was mostly an annoyance.

This book is designed to help relieve the effects of just that type of old trauma, by yourself, for a few dollars and an hour or so of reading: https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Erasure-Bonnie-Prudden/dp/0871319837

One of God's blessings on my life!

[jeffnevins]

1 hour ago, Billiards Ball said:

This book is designed to help relieve the effects of just that type of old trauma, by yourself, for a few dollars and an hour or so of reading: https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Erasure-Bonnie-Prudden/dp/0871319837

One of God's blessings on my life!

Wow, I'm considering a used paperback- good deal. Thanks.