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Herpes And Back Pain?
Hello,
I have been diagnosed with herpes for about seven years now. I have hsv 1 and 2.
In April of last year I had severe, sharp shooting pain in what I was told were my "sacral" joints and tenderness/soreness down through my left leg.
This time, January 08 I have pain all along the left side of my spine, in my sacral joints and also in my neck.
It feels the same and I am just wondering if the hsv could be the cause of this.
Thank you,
I have been diagnosed with herpes for about seven years now. I have hsv 1 and 2.
In April of last year I had severe, sharp shooting pain in what I was told were my "sacral" joints and tenderness/soreness down through my left leg.
This time, January 08 I have pain all along the left side of my spine, in my sacral joints and also in my neck.
It feels the same and I am just wondering if the hsv could be the cause of this.
Thank you,
The pain only lasted about 5-7 days last time. I am hoping it will be the same this time.
also, because its on one or the other side is the reason I suspect it is the virus.
Where it was around my neck on Saturday it was sore and hurt to put a scarf around it.
Last time it lasted for about 5 days. This is Monday and its lasted longer this time. It goes from throbbing to sharp shooting to being okay.
Where it was around my neck on Saturday it was sore and hurt to put a scarf around it.
Last time it lasted for about 5 days. This is Monday and its lasted longer this time. It goes from throbbing to sharp shooting to being okay.
The cortisone shots seem to help and I am about to pick up my prescription for prednisone which helped last time.
The steroids give me a cooling sensation where my muscles/nerves are puffy and hot and sore.
The reason I thought it was hsv was because during outbreaks I get the same tenderness/gritty feeling on one or the other side.
It feels like this except all the way down my leg.
This time it spread from my neck down my back and halfway down my leg.
The steroids give me a cooling sensation where my muscles/nerves are puffy and hot and sore.
The reason I thought it was hsv was because during outbreaks I get the same tenderness/gritty feeling on one or the other side.
It feels like this except all the way down my leg.
This time it spread from my neck down my back and halfway down my leg.
Sprains and strains are usually the first diagnosis out of the gate when a patient presents with skeletal complaints. They want to see if you improve with NSAIDs and/or muscle relaxants. If you don't, they will ramp up the testing and either order scans or send you to a neuro, or both.
I agree it's probably not the herpes at this point. Sounds like radiculopathy down the left lower extremity, but you need to see your doc about more tests or a referral if it doesn't get any better. These kinds of pains can come out of nowhere sometimes. You may have put stress on your joints or sacrum at some point, not realized it, and it's manifesting itself now. Good luck.
I agree it's probably not the herpes at this point. Sounds like radiculopathy down the left lower extremity, but you need to see your doc about more tests or a referral if it doesn't get any better. These kinds of pains can come out of nowhere sometimes. You may have put stress on your joints or sacrum at some point, not realized it, and it's manifesting itself now. Good luck.
No - not at this late date it's not related to your herpes. Are you following up on all this with a neurologist?
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