Topic: OUCH! (Read 1978 times)

bezzabsa · « **on:** February 28, 2006, 10:46:51 »

feeling a little sorry for myself..i'm off work this week with (excuse the spelling) cyatica?? :shock:
thought kidney stones were bad, but having a pain that starts in ya ass then runs the entire length of ya leg - hmmm not fun!
thought i'd pulled a muscle at first , but no that would have been too easy, especially as im SUPPOSED to be collecting two landies this weekend, a 90 from cumbria on Saturday, and a SWB S3 from Manchester on sunday!!!!!
looks like biting the bullet and as many pain killers as i can stand, cos this is the only chance I have to get them!!

Cant even drown my sorrow with a drink, cos the side effects of both lots of tables dont look good :oops:
Any body fancy a drive?????? - well can but ask...:lol:

blackbob · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2006, 11:54:15 »

Sounds like back prob if the pain is down the back of your leg
good luck driving dont over do the pain killers

Evilgoat · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2006, 12:05:20 »

Sciatica, caused by a trapped nerve usualy.

Take Co-Codamold and ibruprofen together, after about 3 doses it will start to ease off. Ibruprofen is an anti-inflamatory and it will help but only after the levels build up in your bloodstream.

Co_Codamol might make you a bit dopey though so might be best to stick to Ibruprofen if you're driving.

Been there, and I feel your pain :)

dew1911 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2006, 12:16:59 »

Where in Cumbria are you collecting from? I might just be able to help you there.

bezzabsa · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2006, 14:48:26 »

Quote from: "dew1911"

Where in Cumbria are you collecting from? I might just be able to help you there.

egremont...out by the coast.. off at penrith and head west to whitehaven(?) then south a little bit!

bezzabsa · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2006, 14:49:24 »

Quote from: "Evilgoat"

Sciatica, caused by a trapped nerve usualy.

Take Co-Codamold and ibruprofen together, after about 3 doses it will start to ease off. Ibruprofen is an anti-inflamatory and it will help but only after the levels build up in your bloodstream.

Co_Codamol might make you a bit dopey though so might be best to stick to Ibruprofen if you're driving.

Been there, and I feel your pain :)

taking codryamol and some anti inflammatorys..if it aint better by Friday looks like another visit to the quacks!!

gtomo2 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2006, 18:20:53 »

try cuprofen they are good and dont make you drozy i use them all the time when i am driving. And yes i know what your going through i have bad back pain as well. But with me its my cartlige between my 4-5 vertbre thats gone. also try a heat blanket across your lower back that can help as well.

Karen696 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2006, 21:46:31 »

Top tip, take the paracetamol based pain killer, wait two hours take the asprin based one (eg ibuprofen) two hours later, and so on.

A doctor told me this one when I was really suffering with a trapped nerve in my shoulder.

The pain relief never completely wears off as you take the doses alternatively and never get to that point where they are both wearing off at the same time. Its also supposed to be kinder to your stomach.

H · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2006, 21:53:18 »

Quote from: "bezzabsa"

taking codryamol and some anti inflammatorys..if it aint better by Friday looks like another visit to the quacks!!

Get yourself to a back specialist I've had ciatica since I was 16 after a snowboarding accidentGP wrongly dignosed me for 2 years and I am stuck with a calcified disc now that wont go back in. Ciropractors can generally get them back in pretty quickly with a bit of manipulation. If your really stuck with the series in Manchester I might be able to help with some tempary storage until your fit enough to collect it.

H

jiffyman · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2006, 22:16:18 »

Mmm, not nice, I've been there too.
Anyone thats not had it won't appreciate the pain!!!

You can be sat in a comfrtable position, hardly move and if feel like a stanley knife being ripped down your leg!! Not good at all!

Hope yours goes as quickly as mine did!

Neil Jones · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2006, 08:53:02 »

Cuprofen IS ibuprofen. Co-dydramol is stronger than co-codamol.
Like Karen969 said, take them alternatively every 2 hours. But remember no more than 8 paracetamol based tabs and 1200mg (6 x 200mg tabs - or 3 x 400mg tabs) of ibuprofen. Hope it gets better.

gecko · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2006, 09:01:52 »

ive had a lot of back pane in the past like this time last year i fractured my back at work the doc s told me it was just a tissue damage but then 2 months after the x ray i got a phone call teling me i need to go back in as i have fractured my back ok now but that was pane i think i was on co-codeen or somthing like that still hurt thrugh the pane killer thow

bezzabsa · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2006, 09:50:26 »

Thanks to all that have posted, nice to know someone else knows this pain!!!!!
as fo rthe offers of storage - thanks, but I am going to bite the bullet and collect them.. the manchester one isnt too bad as it is still roadworthy - so if the worst does happen the old RAC card can be used ;)
the worrying one is the one in cumbria - been sat waiting for me for over a month so cant really leave it there much longer as the person thats holding it for me has actually paid for it, and im repaying them...so i'd rather not be in her debt and would like to collect asap..
never mind - its only pain.... :?
think saturday is either going to kill or cure me, 10 hours in a series 3 diesel... god i must be mad!!

Berliner Beer · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2006, 10:26:46 »

Give NHS direct a call 0845 46 47. that way ya wont poison yourself with the various mixes of pain killers everyone has suggested. lol

sleeplessparadise · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2006, 13:52:48 »

Quote from: "bezzabsa"

Quote from: "dew1911"
Where in Cumbria are you collecting from? I might just be able to help you there.

egremont...out by the coast.. off at penrith and head west to whitehaven(?) then south a little bit!

Had you posted two days earlier we would have been able to help there.....we were in Penrith sunday picking up some stuff Johnty got from eblag!!

Neil Jones · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2006, 23:25:06 »

Quote from: "Berliner Beer"

Give NHS direct a call 0845 46 47. that way ya wont poison yourself with the various mixes of pain killers everyone has suggested. lol

I'm nearly a fully qualified Pharmacist (please no-one say they are fully qualified!!). I know my drugs and their doses!

Dirty Gertie · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2006, 23:42:23 »

As Smartprice has said; alternating doses is safe, and is the most effective way of controlling the pain.
I can sympathise with you, I had Sciatica when I was pregnant; it's like having a breadknife shoved up your buttock!!! OW!!!! :shock:

robbie · « **Reply #17 on:** March 02, 2006, 00:01:42 »

not nice mate but as H says, get a Physiotherapist or similar to check it out. Once the joint calcifies, it may not get better EVER!!!!

I get pain in my leg (right one) when my disc goes AWOL and causes the pain by rubbing on the spinal nerves in my lower back. Took 5 years to correctly diagnose some years ago.....

Hope it gets right whatever it is anyway, keep yer chin up

Berliner Beer · « **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2006, 10:06:48 »

Quote from: "smartprice"

Quote from: "Berliner Beer"
Give NHS direct a call 0845 46 47. that way ya wont poison yourself with the various mixes of pain killers everyone has suggested. lol

I'm nearly a fully qualified Pharmacist (please no-one say they are fully qualified!!). I know my drugs and their doses!

My comment was a bit tongue in cheek but it had a sound basis.

I was just suggesting that NHS direct will be able to give sound advice regarding painkillers. Also advice if that isn't working. NHS Direct will compliment all the NHS services including your local pharmacist and your Family doctor. Advice regarding medicines need to be crystal clear. Wouldnt you agree?

Damonski · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2006, 12:19:42 »

Quote from: "bezzabsa"

think saturday is either going to kill or cure me, 10 hours in a series 3 diesel... god i must be mad!!

Im a few mins from J18 of the M6 and general not much happening at the weekend, if you want company/another driver up and back down to J18 PM me :)

bezzabsa · « **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2006, 12:56:36 »

Quote from: "Damo"

Quote from: "bezzabsa"
think saturday is either going to kill or cure me, 10 hours in a series 3 diesel... god i must be mad!!

Im a few mins from J18 of the M6 and general not much happening at the weekend, if you want company/another driver up and back down to J18 PM me :)

thanks for the offer - but will have the wife and 2 of the kids with me.....yes that confirms it I AM MAD!!!
but may well take you up on sunday...does your kettle work???
:lol:

muddyjames · « **Reply #21 on:** March 02, 2006, 14:43:11 »

Quote from: "Karen696"

Top tip, take the paracetamol based pain killer, wait two hours take the asprin based one (eg ibuprofen) two hours later, and so on.

A doctor told me this one when I was really suffering with a trapped nerve in my shoulder.

The pain relief never completely wears off as you take the doses alternatively and never get to that point where they are both wearing off at the same time. Its also supposed to be kinder to your stomach.

Funny you should mention the trapped nerve in the shoulder. I got it for the 5th time in my life last thursday after driving an LDV van at work. I got it twice when I was a kid and it was so bad then I couldnt move any part of my body as it sent a spasam completely through my body. I had to lie in bed for 5 days until it released. It is sodding painful and I have found just massaging the neck works and also as you say ibuprofen and paracetamol but I take 2 tablets of each at the same time. Seems to work. Just a pain to drive with as you cant turn your neck.

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