Terrible Back Pain day 2.... Trip to E.R

[dedicatedtostop]

Well all I work up this morning to the worst pain I have ever had in my life. Worse than the first day I injured my back years ago. I thought it was a kidney infection or stone so I went to the E.R... I was wishing for kidney infection.... Bad news is my herniated disc is no longer herniated but a possible compression fracture... I have never been so framing bummed in my life. So I was 100 percent honest with the dr there about how hard I have worked on my recovery. They gave me a 5 mg norco in the E.R and I swear I set there and looked at it for 20 minutes. All that I pushed for to get me right here:(..... Took the 5 mg... I have no idea what else to do. I told the dr there how I felt about taking pain meds and he kept telling me over and over and over that I would be okay, he could tell how conscious I was and that nobody should have to suffer. Can't follow up with my dr till Monday. I was given a script for 16 norco 5 mg's and I have not even taken them to the phArm. Heck I can't even get out of bed. Right now I plan in laying right here( suppose to be on bed rest) for 2 days and suffering as much as I possibly can before I fill that script. Actually my husband will be the one doing that.

Anyways I feel horrible so trying to keep it short. I am such a freaking IDIOT for going on that run but my goodness that's how"dedicated" I am to beating this. I don't even know what else to say other than I will not take those damn pills till I feel the verge of death. Physically everything is wonderful... Go figure. You know my husband just came in and said, aren't you gonna go to the pharmacy.. I said no... He then says, are you going to lay there are suffer.. I said yes till I can't bear it anylonger. So with all that in a nutshell, I am gonna some how get through this.... Take them only when I can't bear it any longer..... And SWEAR To GOD I will not get hooked.... I swear it!!!!!!!!!!! I worked to hard, felt too good.. I can't let it happen again.. I won't!! Heck I worked so hard to get clean and healthy because I wanted it THAT BAD, look at what I have freaking done to myself..... IDIOT

[dedicatedtostop]

I did all that Vic, the chiro said he didn't think it was a good idea to see me following what the ER doc said. Since I just moved and can't see my dr till next week... I. Broke down and went to a new dr in my new city this am. I told him everything!!!!!!!! He was probably the kindest hearted dr I ever met. He basically said I need another MRI. Can't do that now since I don't have insurance. He wrote a script for more pain meds( knowing everything) and told me that we needed to get through this and we would work from there. He told me that he would be by my side and do all he could to help me get off the pain meds(if need be) but right now he said I was putting myself through misery and nobody deserved that.I cried   and cried and cried and I am still crying now. I feel so hopeless.... Everything down the drain. I hate my freaking life right now so bad!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby has the ******* pills

[vicki595]

Did you call the chiropractor yet?

Did you take your pain med?

You need to keep icing it;it's still acute. I'm serious. Sometimes you need to ice it for several days...

The object here is to get the problem fixed! Call the chiro...

[dedicatedtostop]

Okay guys I seriously have no idea what to do anymore.. I woke up this morning with the pain again. I have tried everything!!!!! I can't do this anymore:(

[vicki595]

Ha!   I would have thought about THAT forever!!  Thanks!

Good night little dedicated girl!

[cleaninitup]

Glad you gave the ice a try!
Vicki-only use the ice when I'm going to sleep lol

[ImDONENoMore]

Oh okay - I wondered if that was accurate.

But no biggie - you CAN do this now and that's all that matters.

[dedicatedtostop]

No, I have not updated it.. Today is my day 11... And I am still counting at 11. I don't want to go through anything else, I worked to hard to get here:(

[vicki595]

Yeah!!   What she said...!!  LOL

Just checking back...glad the ice helped!  Let "cleaninitup" know,okay??

Don't worry about WD's!!  

Keep using the ice...15 mins per hour while awake with that Motrin!!

[ImDONENoMore]

No I wouldn't stress over the major withdrawal occuring again - your tracker tells me 147 days is that right?  So no, I don't think the WD will be as bad.  Small bleep on the radar screen that's all dedicated.

Now stay off your feet and get some good rest tonight.  You'll be okay.  :)

[dedicatedtostop]

Your soooooo sweet!!!! Your Comment made my day, no actually my week!! thank god I put ice on it... I CAN WALK now... But I am not going for a walk, not tonight anyways:). So, I have finally had a breakthrough with this pain... I pray it's over. Now the BIG question is..... Am I going to go through any withdrawals from the small amount of pain meds that I took!!?? I am worried sick about that:( actually terrified!... Scared for tomorrow, will the pain be back!?.. Will I be back at day 1?!?

[Dane74]

Girl, you are doing great pushing through this hurdle, it just goes to show how strong of a women you are!!!  Believe me, i am a medical mess, not with the back but with the leg and ICE ICE ICE, it helps the swelling and actually numbs it up a bit.  Keep up the good work!!

Your my HERO!!!!!!

[ImDONENoMore]

A walk?  Come on dedicated you know better than that.  Sheesh!

[dedicatedtostop]

Woo hoooo ice seems too have helped, right now anyway:)

[vicki595]

Uh...don't think,okay?

You're still in an acute situation so until the chiropractor tells you it's okay...No going for a walk...

Sit in a chair with your legs up as Tram suggested. Don't slouch!

Ef it all? What do you mean?  The pain med?  Take it for goodness sake!
I'm not seeing a Federal Law that says "have pain and suffer". Use your head...or my head!!  

Just get yourself out of this...then you know what to do!!

Yup!  The picture is gone!  Much better now!!  I'm happy!!

I'd love to stay and hand hold but my girl is here and I need to hold HER hand and then feed her!

I'll be checking on you later...

[dedicatedtostop]

Okay... In bed with ice... Still hurts.... Bout to say F it all!!!!

@Vic, that depressing pic is gone today.

Since I am not getting any releive with the whole bed rest thing, I am thinking maybe I should try to go for a walk

[vicki595]

...I don't like that addict thinking of taking pills to sleep for two days...I know what you mean but it's not a good thought honey...

Listen...the ice thing works!  It's a treatment prescribed by every back doctor in America!  Alternate the heat with the ice, back and forth,rest,then do it again; it fatigues the muscles...allowing the discs to slide back...or get the hell off your sciatic nerve!!!  Ask the chiropractor about it...heat feels good but it doesn't fix a thing! Ice is your friend...

I keep thinking about "cleaninitup" and the ice in bed for two years...LOL...let's ask her how that's working out in other arenas...LOL!

[dedicatedtostop]

Thanks.... Will try ice later this evening!! Nothing helps anyways, not ibp, norco, heat, rest etc.... Only time I suppose:(

[cleaninitup]

Lol you poor thing getting more confused at every turn. Well definatly stick to your docs orders but if i doesntt feel like heat is helping try the ice. Get some rest and take it easy on yourself-no more calling yourself an idiot! Because you are not :-)

[dedicatedtostop]

:(....... Sorry all! ER doc is the one that told me heat?? **** what a mess! I don't know what the heck to do now.... I would like to just take some sleeping pills and freaking sleep for 2 days!

[cleaninitup]

Sorry to pipe in at the very end here-but try ice,I know its not as fun as heat but try it,even if you do ice then heat after your skin has warmed up. Heat is a vaso diolator and brings blood and fliud to the area -ice vaso constrictor and will take the inflammation out.  May not help but humor me and give it a shot. I havent gone to bed in 2 Years without an ice pack wrapped around my back.

[vicki595]

"Rest is best"...she's such a little poet!!

If you think about running again...get a gun and shoot yourself in the foot. It's the same thing.

Let us know about the job!

The chiropractor WILL help you...get the xrays to him! They can put them on disc and send them by computer from the hospital ER.

Do not lay on your stomach! Do not lay on a heating pad!

Take the Motrin q 8 hours and take 800mg.

If I took 10mg of Norco before a job interview, I wouldn't be able to stand up!!  LOL

Proceed with caution...who's holding on to the pills?

You'll be fine...quit ruminating!!

xo

[dedicatedtostop]

Thanks all.... Pulled myself together and went to my interview..... My dream job. I think it went well:)...... Anyways, I have taken my Ibprophen and I am going to rest in bed with the heat.... Sheesh.

So much luv to everyone for being so supportive through this.. I ambjust going minute by minute at this rate

[LeaAnn807]

Ok, quit with the idiot thingy!  Do what you have to do.  I know it hurts.  Believe me!  Try not to do any more moving than you must though, so you don't have to take meds for extra hurting, ya know?  Rest is best. Personally, I find that the "lying down type resting" doesn't work well for back pain.  Try to sit in a recliner with your feet up at an angle to take pressure off your back.

Hang in there! : )  Sending you a hug and some love!!!!!

[dominosarah]

You are doing really well, even with all the pain.  You are looking for different ways to deal with your pain.  I know the insurance thing suks as i dont have any either so we feel we are limited to what we can do.  If this is a compression fracture dont mess around.  You need to find out what is really going on.  If you have to set up payments then so be it.  Your health is important.  Lay low for awhile so you can let everything calm down.  Hopefully the chiro will help a bit today too.  They dont just crack your bones anymore!!  Keep us posted on how you are doing today.