serious back pain and adrenalin

[lindylouisa]

Hi just wondering if anyone else finds this or can explain the following.I have serious spine problems,had one operation and waiting for another.had a car accident which caused a compression injury to the spine,which a few years later   and in bewteen,has now caused protruding prolapsed disc,spinal disc and facets degenerative joint disease,sciatic nerve damage, serious pain and numbness in right leg.Alot of days I struggle to walk because of horrendous pain in my spine and leg,yet I compete in my local car club events in which you have to walk roughly 1/4 mile for safety talk.On the day I find I can do this with no pain. and get in and out of car.It is a high speed timed event.Sort of from the evening before and whilsy doing the walk and competing I have butterflies in my tummy and the sweats and need to pee lots more!!After the event I find the pain returns more severly for quite a while {24hrs approx) Is this maybe due to adrenalin stopping the pain or my brain blocking the pain !

[charlene49]

  
     Hi Lindy yes it can be your adrenalin, I had back surgery in 2001(S1,L5 lumbar fushion) since then two more accidents, I cant walk very far, pain goes down both legs, stinging burning sensation right at the tailbone, after 3 yrs of really not knowing what it is. finally got an answer. Nerve damage, Our bodies r so interesting my adrenalin try to help but not enough on pain killers. thats scary. vitamins etc. attitude is good most the time but i do have my down moments your not alone. Love Charlene

[bigsissie]

Sorry just noticed the numbness. Try taking a complex b-12 for it. B-12 is supposed to help nerves heal. It works. I was taking it until I could not take the pain anymore because it was waking up the nerves that are getting pinched on me right now.


Sissie

[bigsissie]

It could be from adrenalin but is more than likely that all the walking you are doing is causing inflammation. Try taking an anti-inflammatory before the start of the club event and then another dose that night before you go to bed to see if that helps. I take Black cherry extract capsules 750mg NOW brand 2 per day more on days when I am more active and they work better than the prescription meds the doctors gave me. Hope this was helpful. Best of luck to you.

Sissie