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Whats wrong with my spine?
Hello. I'm a 20 years old female dealing with this back pain for almost 3 years now.
I've told my doctor my symptoms greatly align with fibromyalgia yet she refuses to give me any sort of diagnosis. She just tells me "it'll probably go away soon, just take it easy." Which is a pathetic answer if she saw what i go through every day. I haven't been in any sort of accident, one day it just came, it hasn't left and just progressed.
The pain ranges from light dull/throbbing to completely painful and almost numbing. I've been prescribed cyclobenzaprine(10mg/3xday, but i regularly take 2 before bed) and have been taking it for almost 2 years now.
It seems to be only in my spine, from tailbone/hips region, all the way up to my neck and shoulders. It doesn't shoot into my arms or legs. I'm usually very stiff in the morning and the pain will flare up again at night.
I do exercise regularly which doesn't seem to be of any harm to my back as far as I have noticed. I thought it could be my bra, so I stopped wearing them, also no help. My posture is okay too. I use my arms to support myself when bending over or bending down. I do take birth control(levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.1/0.02mg).
I crack my back, hips, and neck more than 5 times a day. It's loud, and surprises/scares people. I have a foam roller I use and try to do stretches with. The pain is especially taxing on my mental health. I've been to physical therapy where she just massaged my spine and told me my lower and upper back are very stiff, making the middle also painful but she doesn't think i don't need to come back. of course, it didn't cure me. I've had an x-ray done where nothing was found unusual. Been to acupuncture for 3 months with no results. I went to a private chiropractor that helped me a lot by cracking all my bones. He did some tests on my eyes with these red and white strips which surprisingly had a role in how much pressure I can support holding up my arm. he told me to practice breathing and to come back when I feel like it. It helped for almost a week but I haven't gone back since it is expensive. Weed combined with my muscle relax helps me get to sleep at night when the pain is unbearable. If i don't, then i'll be hunched over crying my eyes out with my husband rubbing my back.
I just want a name for my pain. No one wants to tell me why or how or what I even have. No one knows how to fix it. It's hard for me because I often take the anger and frustration out on my loved ones and it makes me feel like such a ****** person.
I've told my doctor my symptoms greatly align with fibromyalgia yet she refuses to give me any sort of diagnosis. She just tells me "it'll probably go away soon, just take it easy." Which is a pathetic answer if she saw what i go through every day. I haven't been in any sort of accident, one day it just came, it hasn't left and just progressed.
The pain ranges from light dull/throbbing to completely painful and almost numbing. I've been prescribed cyclobenzaprine(10mg/3xday, but i regularly take 2 before bed) and have been taking it for almost 2 years now.
It seems to be only in my spine, from tailbone/hips region, all the way up to my neck and shoulders. It doesn't shoot into my arms or legs. I'm usually very stiff in the morning and the pain will flare up again at night.
I do exercise regularly which doesn't seem to be of any harm to my back as far as I have noticed. I thought it could be my bra, so I stopped wearing them, also no help. My posture is okay too. I use my arms to support myself when bending over or bending down. I do take birth control(levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.1/0.02mg).
I crack my back, hips, and neck more than 5 times a day. It's loud, and surprises/scares people. I have a foam roller I use and try to do stretches with. The pain is especially taxing on my mental health. I've been to physical therapy where she just massaged my spine and told me my lower and upper back are very stiff, making the middle also painful but she doesn't think i don't need to come back. of course, it didn't cure me. I've had an x-ray done where nothing was found unusual. Been to acupuncture for 3 months with no results. I went to a private chiropractor that helped me a lot by cracking all my bones. He did some tests on my eyes with these red and white strips which surprisingly had a role in how much pressure I can support holding up my arm. he told me to practice breathing and to come back when I feel like it. It helped for almost a week but I haven't gone back since it is expensive. Weed combined with my muscle relax helps me get to sleep at night when the pain is unbearable. If i don't, then i'll be hunched over crying my eyes out with my husband rubbing my back.
I just want a name for my pain. No one wants to tell me why or how or what I even have. No one knows how to fix it. It's hard for me because I often take the anger and frustration out on my loved ones and it makes me feel like such a ****** person.
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