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  • Joanne Oct 7, 2011 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    I have two ruptured disks L4, L5. Also have sacroiliitis and arthritis and bursitis of my right hip. Doc says, it's what I make of it. I started to cry. I have been active my whole life and this is really getting to me. To those of you who suffer. I have found some relief using aqua therapy an underwater treadmill and physical therapy for strength resistance. It really takes the edge off, but I had to have the nerve blocks to be able to do this.
  • DavidDove Aug 28, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Good stuff, thank you.
  • lisad Jul 27, 2011 @ 4:09 am | delete
    I am not sure how I hurt my back, but within 8 wks of when the pain started in my back then it ran down my rt hip + leg. Mri showed herniation l5-s1. Received 2 nerve blocks w/o much success. Pain is really bad, can't sit, sleep, stand any length of time. It has ruined my summer. Also fighting MS with this, + was told my back pain could be arthritis?! Hard not to go postal (lol)
  • sunne Nov 9, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    you are up early, which says so much more. i have what you have. but told my ms is in remission. listen truthfully. the pain is almost unbearable and no one will ever get it or feel it. i've had injections, surgery, accupunture and talking.

    injections steriods will put weight on you and make you feel worse. it takes months to get out of your system and get back to normal weight. plus steriods is the "devil's drug". it causes aggression in all ways. step back take a good look at your life. find out who you are so angry at. surrender to it. study God. stop going on the internet, because doctors don't know everything. and you might not have MS. just eat well, exercise when you can. sleep when you can. have cup of coffee at 3 instead of 7am. be happy. listen to you and your body and something just might happen to help you.
  • Gregory Fraser May 6, 2011 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Having sciatica can be extremely painful! I've had this disease a few years after having a DePuy Pinnacle hip implant. Lately though, there have been complaints from those injured with the Pinnacle device. I'm looking further into this at the DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuit website and trying to see if the device truly is defective. These problems simply give me a headache!
  • lisa e Mar 14, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    have been suffering for about 9 months now, have not been able to sit on my tailbone at all.My doctors office just put me on naproxen and said I don't need any other treatment,don't know how much longer I can live this way.I am in constant pain anytime I sit.
  • sunne Nov 9, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    you need to find another doctor, one who doesn't want you to hurt! you are not suppose to hurt. tailbone pain is like LABOR. you didn't say how long youv've been in pain. but it sounds like you need H E L P SOS. can't work, cant think, need understanding...right?
  • Morgan Mar 5, 2012 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Go see a chiropractor!! It can really help!! Naproxen will only help the symptoms, not fix the problem.
  • BusyQueen Dec 8, 2009 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    Great lens about L5, so many people suffer with back pain, hoping they can find some help thru your lens.

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