Back Pain Tips

I have sciatica due to a slipped, buging disk in my lower back.
I did an advanced move at Kick Boxing and put my back out.
Stupid. Stupid me never paid for the Insurance BEFORE to cover for injuries.
How stupid am I?
Don’t answer that!!!!
I am a nurse and was assured it would take about 6 weeks to START to feel better.
But could take up to 6 months to FULLY RECOVER.
This was ONLY with medication, rest and Physio.
It has now been 12 months and I am still suffering.
Admitteditly no where as near as much. But every morning I wake up, now mornings are pain free, and hope today willl be pain free. But alas by the end of the day I am in agony.
I will, I believe, get better, but it is taking ssssoooooo long!!!!!!
I have tried all sorts of treatments. Some worked, even just for a while, some not, one was just a life saver.
Here’s my treatment and then maybe you can try some things too.
1) Giving a low dose of steriods which are an
anti-inflammatory in the very start.
The 1 time had pretty good results. But the next 2 were not so good.
2) Giving a strong anti-inflammatory tablet to take when I needed it.
This didn’t work. But really helps a lot if you are sore from excessive muscle usage. Like gardening.
3) Put on Tramadol 50mg short acting.
This works well until it wears off. Now my body has grown a tolerance to them so I take 1 tablet if I think the pain will get relief with that. You can aways take another if it dosn’t.
I take 2 tablets straight up if the pain is bad.
Doctor OK with this.
4) Put on Tramal SR (Slow Release) 100’s. Then 150’s. Then 200’s.
After I had number 5 below I could drop back to 150 as pain was barely noticable.
You have to go down slow as Tramal is a narcotic and you go through withdrawl.
5) Had an Epidural Steriod injection.
This was the best thing ever. And worked so well. It has only just worn off now after 6 months. A long time for this procedure.
I will be having it again next week.
It is given under sedation so you are so far in ‘La La’ land you don’t remember a thing.
But I now have been put back on the Tramal SR 200’s.
6) Osteopath.
May as well given my money to a Busker.
7) Physiotherapy.
It is working very, very, very slowly to reestablish muscle tone to hold disk in place and relieve sciatica.
Hope this all helps.