Back Issues

Once again I have back pain.  This time it's different with respect to my earlier problems.  In the past my back issues were usually directly attributed to me lifting or bending and feeling something snap. 

  For many years now I have had lower back pain as a remnant of surgery I had for Piriformis Syndrome. The surface scar from that surgery has always been painful and itchy.  The internal back pain was assumed to be from internal scar tissue.

Over time this pain would flair and wane, sometimes needing a visit to the doctor to settle it down.  These incidents had pain over an area of my buttock.  This time the pain is coming from a specific point and unlike other times I'm getting the classic pain down the right leg with the sensation of heat and cool.

I went to the doc and H gave me a shot of pain killer and muscle relaxer followed by 15 days of taking Naprocen and muscle relaxer  pills.

That eased the pain some but not completely.

 Day 1 - the point of pain eased and spread out over my whole butt. I took it easy and also took a nap.

Day 2 - mild pain back to a specific point.  Standing hurts, sitting hurts..  I'm taking it easy.

Day 3 (today)  about the same as yesterday.  Hurts to stand in church.  Hot flashes down my leg as I sit here typing.
Day 4 no change - able to sleep w/out added meds.
Day 5 no change

Day 1 and 2 I couldn't get to sleep at night because of sensation in my legs.  I finally took an Oxy instead of my evening ultracet last night and I was able to sleep properly.

I go back to the doc in 2 weeks to assess the situation and discuss the x-rays they took.