Re: Back Problem Question

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Sorry Joyce,

I just didn't want to run on for hours. By the time I add Osteo, athritis etc. It's a long list. I seem to remember a few years back there was a problem with some people not understanding about the difference in being morphine dependent and morphine addicted I just didn't want to start that discussion again.

From: cbayjpw <cbayjpw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: Back Problem QuestionTo: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 10:00 AM

Happy 4th of July to all you air friends. My new lung that I received 8/22/07 has been doing great. However, I awoke on June 27th with sudden severe back pain in my lumbar area near my waist and left hip. I've had degenerative disc disease for 30 years but did o.k. for many years until last Sat. They have done MRI's over the years & last Nov. said I had severe Scoliosis, which I knew since I had shrunk from 5'10" to 5'5" over the last maybe 10 years. Mon. I saw my family doctor who simply said I needed an Epidural and to take my Oxycodone which I had not had to take since last Dec. Tues. I saw the pain doctor who had prescribed all the pain meds last year and she gave me 2 numbing shots, but they did not help. I had also contacted my lung doctor who ordered an MRI of the Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral; and it was done on Thur. Yes, it shows that my back is much worse than it was last Nov. My pain doctor has me scheduled for the Epidural on Mon.

Meanwhile I saw an Urgent Care doc yesterday who prescribe Hydrocodone over the weekend, but it is not helping. The photos of my spine are so bad I am wondering if I need a different type of mattress; and if that would even make a different now as it looks like a portion of my spine has nothing around it. Before I had the transplant I bought one of those electronic beds since I have Reflux and was going to have the transplant surgery. I thought I would ask if any of you have back problems especially Scoliosis; and if so what type mattress would you recommend. I had used a firm Seally Posturpedic for years, but since I have used this Original Mattress Electronic Bed my back has gotten so much worse. I have said all week that I have felt like joining Thelma and Louise. Just joking. I am too determined to get better to give up. However, I am fearing that my days of walking are going away soon. Right now it is miserable to even sit on pillows at the

computer, to stand up and to drive my car I scream as I drive and lean my body to my right side since the pain is in the left.Judy (OHIO) IPF 11/06 TX 8/07 - Sudden Severe Back Pain 6/27/09

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Judy, I am so sorry to hear about this new (old) problem. I do hope you get relief quickly. Wow that is a lot of height to loose. I have disk problems also, It flares now and then if I move wrong or twist wrong. I am happy however that you have done so well with your new lung. Take Care of you and keep us posted. My son bought a temprapedic bed. Bill has had back surgery and has problems with out his own bed. Love and Prayers, Peggy IPF 2004, FloridaWorry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up. Happy 4th of July to all you air friends. My new lung that I received 8/22/07 has been doing great. However, I awoke on June 27th with sudden severe back pain in my lumbar area near my waist and left hip. I've had degenerative disc disease for 30 years but did o.k. for many years until last Sat. They have done MRI's over the years & last Nov. said I had severe Scoliosis, which I knew since I had shrunk from 5'10" to 5'5" over the last maybe 10 years. Mon. I saw my family doctor who simply said I needed an Epidural and to take my Oxycodone which I had not had to take since last Dec. Tues. I saw the pain doctor who had prescribed all the pain meds last year and she gave me 2 numbing shots, but they did not help. I had also contacted my lung doctor who ordered an MRI of the Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral; and it was done on Thur. Yes, it shows that my back is much worse than it was last Nov. My pain doctor has me scheduled for the Epidural on Mon. Meanwhile I saw an Urgent Care doc yesterday who prescribe Hydrocodone over the weekend, but it is not helping. The photos of my spine are so bad I am wondering if I need a different type of mattress; and if that would even make a different now as it looks like a portion of my spine has nothing around it. Before I had the transplant I bought one of those electronic beds since I have Reflux and was going to have the transplant surgery. I thought I would ask if any of you have back problems especially Scoliosis; and if so what type mattress would you recommend. I had used a firm Seally Posturpedic for years, but since I have used this Original Mattress Electronic Bed my back has gotten so much worse. I have said all week that I have felt like joining Thelma and Louise. Just joking. I am too determined to get better to give up. However, I am fearing that my days of walking are going away soon. Right now it is miserable to even sit on pillows at the computer, to stand up and to drive my car I scream as I drive and lean my body to my right side since the pain is in the left. Judy (OHIO) IPF 11/06 TX 8/07 - Sudden Severe Back Pain 6/27/09

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, Thanks for your prompt reply. Please feel free to email my home email

address which is mail cbayjpw@... Sorry I didn't know how to put the

link in this post, but you can copy the address into your email. The Greater

Cincinnati Pain Management clinic doctor is scheduled to give me an Epidural

Mon. morning. However, she gave me one in April of 2008 & it didn't help much.

Back then I was on Oxycodone from April 2008 until Dec. 2008, when I insisted on

getting off of it. I hadn't been having severe pains from dec. 2008 until last

Sat. Pain - yes, but never as severe as this time. I tried the Oyxcodone and

it didn't help other than making me sleepy. Yesterday an urgent care doctor

started me on Oxycodone 5 mg. 1 or 2 pills. I started with 1 which didn't help

much & today took 1.5 this afternoon. The pain eased up as long as I just sat

and watched TV this afternoon, but I hate the fuzzy brain and the inability to

really do anything here in the house. It is getting to be a mess again; but

hopefully the Epidural will help. I see my lung docteor Tues. for a lung follow

up & his coordinatored emailed him my MRI reports so he can discuss my situation

with a specialist there in Indianapolis. A Spine Clinic pain doctor here and

reviewed my MRI taken last Nov., but wouldn't even see me since I cannot have

any surgery. It makes me feel like some doctors are only interested in their

revenue rather than making recommendations for a patient to get relief.

Aloha,

Judy (Ohio) IPF 11/06 TX 8/07 Severe Back Pain since 6/27/09

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> Happy 4th of July to all you air friends. My new lung that I received 8/22/07

has been doing great. However, I awoke on June 27th with sudden severe back pain

in my lumbar area near my waist and left hip. I've had degenerative disc disease

for 30 years but did o.k. for many years until last Sat. They have done MRI's

over the years & last Nov. said I had severe Scoliosis, which I knew since I had

shrunk from 5'10 " to 5'5 " over the last maybe 10 years. Mon. I saw my family

doctor who simply said I needed an Epidural and to take my Oxycodone which I had

not had to take since last Dec. Tues. I saw the pain doctor who had prescribed

all the pain meds last year and she gave me 2 numbing shots, but they did not

help. I had also contacted my lung doctor who ordered an MRI of the Thoracic,

Lumbar and Sacral; and it was done on Thur. Yes, it shows that my back is much

worse than it was last Nov. My pain doctor has me scheduled for the Epidural on

Mon. Meanwhile I

> saw an Urgent Care doc yesterday who prescribe Hydrocodone over the weekend,

but it is not helping. The photos of my spine are so bad I am wondering if I

need a different type of mattress; and if that would even make a different now

as it looks like a portion of my spine has nothing around it. Before I had the

transplant I bought one of those electronic beds since I have Reflux and was

going to have the transplant surgery. I thought I would ask if any of you have

back problems especially Scoliosis; and if so what type mattress would you

recommend. I had used a firm Seally Posturpedic for years, but since I have used

this Original Mattress Electronic Bed my back has gotten so much worse. I have

said all week that I have felt like joining Thelma and Louise. Just joking. I am

too determined to get better to give up. However, I am fearing that my days of

walking are going away soon. Right now it is miserable to even sit on pillows at

the computer, to stand

> up and to drive my car I scream as I drive and lean my body to my right side

since the pain is in the left.

> Judy (OHIO) IPF 11/06 TX 8/07 - Sudden Severe Back Pain 6/27/09

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Sher,

I had not had to use my walker since last Nov., but started using it this week.

However, even lightly touching my gas pedal in the car with my right foot makes

my back hurt on the left side. However, the Hydrocodone the urgent care doc

prescribed yesterday has given me a little more relief. But then all I did this

afternoon was watch TV. Tonight I am going to try to sleep on the extra firm

mattress in my guest bedroom rather than on my firm (but softer) mattress on my

electric bed in my master bedroom.

Happy 4th of July\

Judy

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> Judy... I'm so sorry to hear this latest news about your back pain. Oh back

pain can be nearly unendurable. WOULD a wheelchair...temporarily...help??

> You've been through so much. What a fighter you are!

> Hugs.

> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR.

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> Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

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> Happy 4th of July to all you air friends. My new lung that I received

8/22/07 has been doing great. However, I awoke on June 27th with sudden severe

back pain in my lumbar area near my waist and left hip. I've had degenerative

disc disease for 30 years but did o.k. for many years until last Sat. They have

done MRI's over the years & last Nov. said I had severe Scoliosis, which I knew

since I had shrunk from 5'10 " to 5'5 " over the last maybe 10 years. Mon. I saw

my family doctor who simply said I needed an Epidural and to take my Oxycodone

which I had not had to take since last Dec. Tues. I saw the pain doctor who had

prescribed all the pain meds last year and she gave me 2 numbing shots, but they

did not help. I had also contacted my lung doctor who ordered an MRI of the

Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral; and it was done on Thur. Yes, it shows that my back

is much worse than it was last Nov. My pain doctor has me scheduled for the

Epidural on Mon. Meanwhile I saw an Urgent Care doc yesterday who prescribe

Hydrocodone over the weekend, but it is not helping. The photos of my spine are

so bad I am wondering if I need a different type of mattress; and if that would

even make a different now as it looks like a portion of my spine has nothing

around it. Before I had the transplant I bought one of those electronic beds

since I have Reflux and was going to have the transplant surgery. I thought I

would ask if any of you have back problems especially Scoliosis; and if so what

type mattress would you recommend. I had used a firm Seally Posturpedic for

years, but since I have used this Original Mattress Electronic Bed my back has

gotten so much worse. I have said all week that I have felt like joining Thelma

and Louise. Just joking. I am too determined to get better to give up. However,

I am fearing that my days of walking are going away soon. Right now it is

miserable to even sit on pillows at the computer, to stand up and to drive my

car I scream as I drive and lean my body to my right side since the pain is in

the left.

> Judy (OHIO) IPF 11/06 TX 8/07 - Sudden Severe Back Pain 6/27/09

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