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MeepZero
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I have scoliosis. Pretty bad too. Not like, "omg hunchback" bad, more like, something around 30-33 degrees of rotation. While its not too painful normally, even sometimes not bad at all, I do have to be exceedingly picky about sleeping and sitting for long periods. It makes it hard to sit still at times and I've noticed it forces my neck and head forward slightly, not a lot, but it just naturally pushes forward a bit.
Bear in mind, if you looked at me on the street you would never notice, its really only noticeable when you lean way in or anything like that.
Anyway, do you guys have any recommendations for putting up with back pains? I plan on seeing the doc eventually about this but if any of you have any experience I would love to hear what kinds of things you have been through.
Bear in mind, if you looked at me on the street you would never notice, its really only noticeable when you lean way in or anything like that.
Anyway, do you guys have any recommendations for putting up with back pains? I plan on seeing the doc eventually about this but if any of you have any experience I would love to hear what kinds of things you have been through.
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Were you diagnosed with scoliosis or is that an assumption? There are lots of forms of arthritis that can fuse your spine if you don't seek treatment and control the inflamed discs. Ankylosing Spondylitis for example. DO NOT FUCK WITH YOUR SPINE.
EDIT: I should mention that the combination of these two medications is magical. As in, something special happens when you take them both together and the affect on your body is greatly enhanced over what relief you would normally get when taking the two of them separately. This combination, obviously, is taken under a doctor's direction and supervision. Oh, and don't get addicted to the tramadol. It is addictive, so if you try it, make sure you can use some self control.
If you're on Tramadol it's because you're going to be taking the generic for Ultracet (Ultram). Ultracet is just tramadol and acetaminophen in a single pill, but it is still under exclusive patent.
Be warned, it can be claimed to be non habit forming all they want to, it is addictive. It also reduces respiration and causes euphoria.
I, too have scoliosis - caused by Poland's syndrome. I found exercising helped, specially a rowing machine / weights, as both strengthened the muscles in my back, and helped with posture. My spine spins anti clockwise (if looking down from my head) and bends slightly to the left and then back to the right (when looking at my back). Its a bit weird, but OK.
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Fixed that for you.
Also fixed this for you.
This should be one millionthed.
What's wrong with being addicted to painkillers if you are taking them for a valid medical reason?
Long term pain relief through narcotics is a sad road to go down and the longer you can delay upping the dose or switching meds, the better off you are. There's nothing wrong with controlling pain using medication, but to use it exclusively when other things may help is a bad idea. Your best bet is to stay active and keep things as minimal as needed with meds.
Narcotic pain relief is great, but it lowers your pain tolerance and slows peristalsis to a crawl. If you think you've been constipated before, wait until you're on a time-release morphine or fentanyl patch.
as far as relieving/minimizing back pain
1) always wear comfortable shoes. avoid shoes like flips-flops with thin soles. if you tend to walk to the outstep (like i do) or instep and the soles wear out faster on one side, don't put off replacing them.
2) try to avoid sitting on the edge of a bed/table/bench or sitting forward in a chair. sit up straight, but try to minimize sitting in something without back support.
3) if you're overweight, lose it asap. you'd be amazed how much of a strain even 10 or 20 extra pounds puts on your skeletal system.
NOTE: I AM NOT RECOMMENDING AND/OR ENDORSING THIS FOR ANYONE ELSE
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Why is it a sad road to go down? We're not talking about someone giving handjobs in a phone booth for oxy, we're talking about prescribed and monitored pain relief under the care of a doctor for a valid medical condition. Why does everyone focus so much on narcotic pain killers as being such a horrible thing when half of the god damn world is on antidepressants that are just as addictive and have just as bad, if not worse, side effects, and no one has a problem with that? The only difference in the two classes of drugs (they both fuck with your brain chemistry, just in different ways) is when you quit an antidepressant, you go through "discontinuation syndrome" and when you quit pain killers, you go through "withdrawal". It's the same damn thing just a different name! Schedule the antidepressants, I say. Let's see doctors hand 'em out like candy then.
Sorry, I know we're kind of getting off topic here.
Go spend an hour or two in a pain clinic waiting room where people don't take care of themselves. I'm not talking about hydrocodone or ultram. If you wish to manage pain the best thing you can do is lose weight and do whatever physical adjustment possible to your lifestyle, because once you start taking fentanyl or the like for pain, you are in for a terrible journey, and every aspect of your life will change based on it.
I'm just saying take what you need to, but don't rely on it alone or you are going to be in trouble.
Why are you going to be in trouble and be in for a terrible journey? I still don't know of a single reason why being on "addictive" medication, long term, under a doctor's supervision, to legitimately control pain, is a bad thing. Sure, there are people that can't handle it and struggle against an addiction that has a negative impact on their life. There are also people who start playing video games such as WoW, can't handle it, and play to the exclusion of everything else in their lives. There is an extreme in both groups, and both are the vast minority.
What I'm (finally) getting at here, is that people think being addicted to a medication is bad because of the stigma society has put on "addiction". We are constantly bombarded with information stating that "addiction" is "bad", with absolutely no qualifiers. When someone says "addicted to pain medicine" peoples mind's immediately go to "handjobs for crack" rather than "increasing someone's quality of life". Pain medication was created for a reason, and it does that very well, and helps far far more people in this world than it hurts.