excruciating back pain

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

Are there any cmt patients out there who have lower back pain? My

back starting hurting late August and has gotten progressively

worse. I'm taking Tramadol adn Tylenol for the pain, and it's barely

phasing it.

I had an MRI yesterday. The radiologist says there is a little

degeneration on L-3 and L-4 vertebrae, but not enough to be causing

the kind of pain I'm describing in my lower back region. However it

is enough to weaken my back. Other than that, he didn't see anything

that should be causing this pain!

I'm scheduled to see an orthopedist Wed. about my back. I'm anxious

to know if he can tell me if this pain is neuropathy or not.

Does anyone else have this back pain, and how do you manage it? I'm

standing most of the day at work because I'm an art teacher.

BTW, when I wake up in the morning, I can usually tell if it's going

to hurt or not. It's like there is an underlying dull ache that will

intensify as the day goes by. It's not a pins and needles kind of

pain. Nor is it a stabbing pain. It is a dull, but excruciating

ache..a little hard to describe.

I started taking 9,000 mg of Vit C almost 3 weeks ago. Last week, I

had 2 days where my back didn't hurt at all. But it has hurt

everyday since then. My wife ordered me some Citicoline. I haven't

gotten it yet.

Will Citicoline help with neuropathic pain, as well as warming?

Alabama

[Guest guest]

- I do not have any back pain, and I don't believe that your back pain is

neuropathic pain. Obviously, I am not a doctor, so I could be wrong. My

neuropathic pain is from my knees down, especially in my feet and also my arms

and hands.

You could " up " your dosage of Tramadol to help with the pain, but remember what

I emailed you about the issues associated with Tramadol. The goal, is to find

the cause of the back pain and fix it instead of " masking " the problem with pain

meds.

Amy Hodge