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Lower left side back pain
by Daryl512, Jun 30, 2008 03:10PM
Hi. I have had back pain in my lower left side for 6 months now. My insurance doesn't want to do an MRI for some reason. I have done physical therapy, A TENS unit, 3 steroid injections, chiropractic sessions out the WAZOO, and lots of stretching and Pilates. Anyway, the pain is not on the spine, but more like 2 inches to the left of it right over the sacroiliac joint. It's worse when I lie down in ANY position or when I am sitting. It's excruciating and not tolerable to live with. I'd rather be dead than live in this pain. Yet, I don't want to live on narcotic pain killers either, because my dad and my grandmother were both addicts, and I'm scared. I really want to know if surgery has worked for anyone.
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I don't know how old you are, but if you work out is it possible you injured yourself? My son did that to his neck and shoulder and he had a terrible time recovering. I myself have a lot of pain from arthritis, fibromyalgia, herniated discs in my neck and sciatica and low back pain, hip and knee pain, you name it! I know what it's like to live in pain, and like you, I don't take pain pills (they bother my stomach and I have high blood pressure). I use Tylenol, Advil, heat, ice and the muscle creams. But I have a lot of days when I feel the way you do--like there's no end and I'd rather not be here to live this way in such pain.
What was the diagnosis for your back?