u/Affectionate_Use_950

I started getting a lot worse July 5 after returning from a big trip and cleaning the house. My dr sent me for an MRI. It showed several things had gotten worse. Bulging disk, nerve compression, degenerative disk, arthritis, scoliosis, all the things. My dr decided to up my Butrans patch from 10 to 15 and gave me breakthrough Tramadol. Did a cortisone shot and a Toradol shot in office. Also scheduled 4 different procedures. I had the first procedure, an SI joint injection, a week ago. Day 1,2 were good with brief relief, just very sore. Day 3 was the worst pain ever that burned everywhere. Days 4, 5 stiff but better. Days 6-7 awful again but higher up, in my lower back. Nothing I’m doing is helping. I’ve been doing heat, ice, ibuprofen, Aleve, lidocaine patches, drinking lots of water, anything I can think of. I called my dr and they just suggested a heating pad and ibuprofen. Is there anything else I can try? I am supposed to have a follow up visit Sept 2 and am scheduled in Sept for a lumbar medial nerve branch Block,bursa injection, and facet injection. I’m not sure if this pain is from the injection or not at this point. But I’m still barely able to move around.

I started getting a lot worse July 5 after returning from a big trip and cleaning the house. My dr sent me for an MRI. It showed several things had gotten worse. Bulging disk, nerve compression, degenerative disk, arthritis, scoliosis, all the things. My dr decided to up my Butrans patch from 10 to 15 and gave me breakthrough Tramadol. Did a cortisone shot and a Toradol shot in office. Also scheduled 4 different procedures. I had the first procedure, an SI joint injection, a week ago. Day 1,2 were good with brief relief, just very sore. Day 3 was the worst pain ever that burned everywhere. Days 4, 5 stiff but better. Days 6-7 awful again but higher up, in my lower back. Nothing I’m doing is helping. I’ve been doing heat, ice, ibuprofen, Aleve, lidocaine patches, drinking lots of water, anything I can think of. I called my dr and they just suggested a heating pad and ibuprofen. Is there anything else I can try? I am supposed to have a follow up visit Sept 2 and am scheduled in Sept for a lumbar medial nerve branch Block,bursa injection, and facet injection. I’m not sure if this pain is from the injection or not at this point. But I’m still barely able to move around

I started getting a lot worse July 5 after returning from a big trip and cleaning the house. My dr sent me for an MRI. It showed several things had gotten worse. Bulging disk, nerve compression, degenerative disk, arthritis, scoliosis, all the things. My dr decided to up my Butrans patch from 10 to 15 and gave me breakthrough Tramadol. Did a cortisone shot and a Toradol shot in office. Also scheduled 4 different procedures. I had the first procedure, an SI joint injection, a week ago. Day 1,2 were good with brief relief, just very sore. Day 3 was the worst pain ever that burned everywhere. Days 4, 5 stiff but better. Days 6-7 awful again but higher up, in my lower back. Nothing I’m doing is helping. I’ve been doing heat, ice, ibuprofen, Aleve, lidocaine patches, drinking lots of water, anything I can think of. I called my dr and they just suggested a heating pad and ibuprofen. Is there anything else I can try? I am supposed to have a follow up visit Sept 2 and am scheduled in Sept for a lumbar medial nerve branch Block,bursa injection, and facet injection. I’m not sure if this pain is from the injection or not at this point. But I’m still barely able to move around.

I started getting a lot worse July 5 after returning from a big trip and cleaning the house. My dr sent me for an MRI. It showed several things had gotten worse. Bulging disk, nerve compression, degenerative disk, arthritis, scoliosis, all the things. My dr decided to up my Butrans patch from 10 to 15 and gave me breakthrough Tramadol. Did a cortisone shot and a Toradol shot in office. Also scheduled 4 different procedures. I had the first procedure, an SI joint injection, a week ago. Day 1,2 were good with brief relief, just very sore. Day 3 was the worst pain ever that burned everywhere. Days 4, 5 stiff but better. Days 6-7 awful again but higher up, in my lower back. Nothing I’m doing is helping. I’ve been doing heat, ice, ibuprofen, Aleve, lidocaine patches, drinking lots of water, anything I can think of. I called my dr and they just suggested a heating pad and ibuprofen. Is there anything else I can try? I am supposed to have a follow up visit Sept 2 and am scheduled in Sept for a lumbar medial nerve branch Block,bursa injection, and facet injection. I’m not sure if this pain is from the injection or not at this point. But I’m still barely able to move around.