Back spasms
 

A week of ups and downs. After a couple weeks of PT in office and pool therapy the spasms lessened and I was able to move without stabbing pain. I felt so grateful for some relief. At PT Wed. They had me use the pilates machine. The stretch felt so good.
Come Wed night the spasms in my back had lessened But I started having stabbing pains in my left calf. I thought maybe it was due to the new stretches so I iced, used the spa and tried to let my leg relax and heal. Night is an attack of severe pain in my calf. Any movement causes pain. Nothing is helping. I am limping around and any pressure on my left leg is excruciating. Went to urgent care since my PM Dr is out of town. X- Rays show extensive arthritis and bone spurs. Dr put me on prednisone. I hope it helps.

The Scs continues to take care of my abdominal pain and this relief is a true blessing.
When I saw the Boston Scientific rep 2 weeks ago he set up a program for my lower back, I didn't' know I could have a program for my abdomen and back. I am thankful for the flexibility the SCS has.

Thanks for giving me space to vent. My husband has been so supportive the last 6 years I hate to complain to him. I know he wants to help but I know he gets tired of having a wife in pain. I don't want pain to become my identity but lately it seems to have taken over. Hopefully I can get away from this pity party that surrounds me.


Sandy

(((((((((((((( Sandy Kay )))))))))))))

I'm so sorry that you're having this new pain! I understand what you said about not wanting pain to become your identity. Sometimes I feel like people just get sick and tired of my excuses to not join in and participate in life because of the @#$#%^$ pain! Hopefully the combination of the prednisone, therapy, and new SCS settings will give you some real relief.

:hug: Jan

Feel for you. I too suffer from frequent back spasms when trying to walk further than a few steps. Am in the process of waiting on a self propelled wheelchair which I found incredible in hospital and have borrowed my mums little mobility scooter for now.

The only thing that helps me is diazepam and rest .. Aswell as my pain relief.

Hi Sandy,

You poor thing it truly is horrible when these spasms take hold. I have to tell you that i suffer terribly from these spasms anywhere, like you in my back, legs, upper body anywhere and I dont know what to do either a couple of weeks ago I ended up A&E or the ER as Americans call it and they had to give me morphine injections to make the spasms in my left leg go away. It worked but I remember nothing, thank god for my hubby and my sister to look after me.

I hope you get better soon and that medication the Dr gave you works.

Take care my friend,

Sinéad xxx :) :hug:





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Come Wed night the spasms in my back had lessened But I started having stabbing pains in my left calf. I thought maybe it was due to the new stretches so I iced, used the spa and tried to let my leg relax and heal. Night is an attack of severe pain in my calf. Any movement causes pain. Nothing is helping. I am limping around and any pressure on my left leg is excruciating. Went to urgent care since my PM Dr is out of town. X- Rays show extensive arthritis and bone spurs. Dr put me on prednisone. I hope it helps.

Sunday for Sandy
 

Hello Dear SandyKay! May you be blessed on this day, and may pain be recognized for what it is.... a symptom of things gone wrong, and Not be or become your identity. You are not Pain, for you are Sandy, she who comes along in life to bring Joy to others. You are God's beloved and the beloved of your faithful husband as well..... two utterly important blessings which center You.

Throughout the seven years of so much pain following the wreck, there were times when I lapsed into feelings of helplessness, and those times were so dark. Spending day after day in our bedroom, gazing out of the window, it was not easy thinking other than that the happenstance of NOT stopping to get coffee on the way to the airport one morning so as to avoid hurry had placed me precisely in the wrong spot at definitely the wrong time so as to be consigned to the prison of our bedroom due to the pain which followed. Helpless. I felt that for sure.

Then the contrast of being here on a roadtrip this weekend, visiting our parents, singing Ave Maria in a wedding yesterday then at church today demonstrates for me the great reality of God watching over us so life might change for the better. Allowing us the nurturing of hope for more tomorrows where pain is not a jailer and placed into perspective.

Today, sister-in-law Terri, whose horribly dramatic RSD matter left her without legs in a motorized wheelchair managing pain only with meds until her day for glory comes, came to the tiny church of this little mountain community on her motorized wheelchair so she could hear me sing. She cried tears of joy, for it has been over seven years since I could come here to sing. We walked alongside her on the short trip home on the street since sidewalks here are a rare and rag tag commodity. Thinking of her, I know I am blessed, for we were able to come once again to visit.

It has been a good Sunday, laying back on chairs in the shade of the trees visiting. Hummingbirds flitting to and fro while butterflies in great numbers alight here and there on flowers. The grace of peace falling all around us. This particular paragraph is the essence I sought to capture for you today Sandy. Peace as an image of shade, cool grass, hummingbirds, and butterflies all rolled up into a Sunday prayer for you that God embrace you as His beloved, sharing comfort and a lessening of pain.

Praying,
Mark56:hug:zzzzz [Maybe Rae has some butterflies or hummingbirds in her left pocket]:)

Saffy,
 

I use the generic diazepam (vallium) as well. I take it, along with meds for the spine and PN pain; but as an added benefit, the Spasms I have had on the left side of neck and shoulder have lessened quite a bit. For years, had not been able lay in bed on left side because of neck and shoulder pain/spasms. Now, I can at least lay on both left and right sides. The diazepam is for anxiety and muscle spasms. I had taken muscle relaxants in the past, and nothing helped as much as the diazepam. Glad to hear it has helped you as well.

Gerry

All I can add is that you will remain on my prayer list and the list in my apt. building. I live in a senior/handicapped building and many of us aren't terribly functional and have become prayer warriors............perhaps the most important thing we have ever done. ASAP.

God Hears Our Prayers
 

He hears our prayers but has three answers, Yes, No and Not Now.
Thank you for all your prayers. The spasms have lessened. The steroids have helped. I am scheduled for a CT scan tomorrow am. We'll see what happens.

Took my husband Joe for an MRI today. Three years ago he had a complete rupture of his quad tendon due to slipping on the golf course. After surgery and months of therapy he's back on the course. But, he feels the knee is acting up again and keeps giving out. I hope a brace and time is all he needs.

We need to get our bodies moving as we are planing to go to Wimbledon in July. I hope we are able to get get around and see London. I am so excited. This is my first time visiting Britain. What an exciting time to be there with the Queen's Jubilee, Wimbledon and the Olympics all going on. Does anyone have any tourist suggestions?

Sandy

The National History Museum .. Fascinating ... Of course, a trip on a boat down the Thames past all the historical buildings. don't try and do too much each day or you will just get fed up and it will be far too much to take in. Try and book for the big wheel thing .. Especially if it's a fine day, the view you will get will be stunning.

http://www.londontown.com/ is a good site .. Informative without being too stuffy.

Don't rush .. Again, take your time ... There is so much to see that you can't possibly take all of it in.

Ooh and an open topped bus is a must for the big attractions.

Enjoy!!!

Xxxx

We have been to London a lot and my son lives there. One thing I will say is use the public transport. Especially the underground. Absolutely amazing. You can get around London for miles in minutes using the tube.

For shopping, obviously Oxford Street which has all the shopping you will need. We found a great shopping centre in Shepherds Bush which is West London. It's called Westfields. It's got all the usual high street stores but also Prada, Gucci, Armani,and the rest ;) if you want to see how the other half live lol. It has the tube which is just underneath and a great bus service outside. Has lots of restaurants etc too. Worth a look at definitely.

Then you have Buckingham Palace , Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Harrods, the West End, the Big Eye.....as Saffy said do try and get up on a good day. We went when it was wet and miserable and didnt get to see too far but worth a trip up.

I hope you can enjoy it all and not be in too much pain. And that you get good weather because at the moment here in Ireland and the UK the weather is abysmal at the minute more like the middle of Winter and not Summer :(


Enjoy

Jackie :)