I haven’t gotten an inversion table yet, no… After my head injury on Dec. 1 my doctors have advised me against doing inversion at least for a few months to make sure my head is all healed up correctly before I start adding unusual pressure to it by hanging upside down.. I decided that they are probably right about that, so I haven’t yet got an inversion table.. It will now be at least a few months before I actually get an inversion table.

I know what you mean, my back/hip/right leg and thigh are incredibly painful lately. I’m still on the waiting list to see an orthopedic surgeon. I now how frustrating it can be to feel like you’re on the mend for a few days and then be hit by the same old (or worse) pain just a day later, with nothing to set it off… I have a couple ‘good days’ once in a while when talking about back pain/nerve pain, but they are few and far between lately.. I have been basically stuck at the same general point for many months now.. Some nights the pain gets so bad I cannot even stand or walk around for more than a few minutes.. Last sunday (8 days ago) I actually had to SIT DOWN in the SHOWER because the pain was so bad.. And I don’t have crazy long showers, that night I was probably in the shower for about 10 minutes max, and I couldn’t last the entire duration without having to sit down and ‘take a break’.

It’s frustrating for sure… I’m not sure whether it’s a good or a bad thing, but I am kind of getting used to it. It’s frustrating though when you realize that you are planning your entire day around how much pain you are in and how much pain you are willing to be in after doing certain things… I have to plan my trips to the grocery store very wisely, because getting groceries and bringing them into the house after is one of the worst things for me. It’s hard to spend 20 or 30 minutes in the grocery store getting 5 to 6 bags worth of groceries at once..

I spend my time in the grocery store mostly leaning on the shopping cart as I walk, to reduce some of the pain. I feel like a complete gibble or 80 year old man when I have to resort to that, but for now that’s all I can do.. Bringing in 6 bags of groceries to my house is quite a chore as well, especially after spending 20-30 minutes walking around in the store to shop for them.. It took me over an hour to bring in 6 light bags of groceries this week. I had to take a break between each trip to the car, because the pain gets so bad when I am on my feet for any amount of time, or when I have to carry things.

The thought of surgery is somewhat un-nerving yes, but honestly… I’m looking forward to getting in to see the surgeon as of late… I’m really getting sick of not being able to do anything for myself at only 24 years old… I’ve been trying everything I can, trigger point therapy, chiropractic, holistic chiropractic, qigong, meditation, stretching, physio therapy, decompression, muscle balance therapy, acupuncture, prescription medications, massage therapy, you name it, I’ve been there… The only option left is looking like surgery. . Luckily, from what I understand, my MRI results show conditions that are often easily fixed with surgery… So I’m hoping to get a call from the surgeon’s office soon…

I’m all about natural healing and all that, and definitely encourage everyone to try all their options before resorting to surgery or something like it, but if none of those natural options can provide relief it’s not worth suffering through so much pain and trouble just to avoid a surgery.. Like I said, surgery is last resort in my mind, but that’s all I’ve got left as far as I know.. I’ve been working on fixing this pain for over a year now, and through this year it has gotten progressively worse…

Good luck Chad! I know exactly how you feel!

My back and hip are still on fire, although there’s a couple days here and there that it’s pretty good but then a day or two later right back to where I was. Frustrating when I’ve been in the gym 4 or 5 times a week doing what I’m supposed to be doing. The fusion thing really scares me.

-Chad

Ive been doing physio and holistic chiropracting and qigong for a long time now and there doesn’t seem to be any improvement.. It gets to be pretty painful in my low back/hip, and even down my leg into my ankle at the worst times.. Although the numbness and tingly sensations haven’t come back for a long time, the pain is still there mostly in my right hip/thigh … I don’t want to do surgery either, but it’s no fun not being able to carry anything or really do anything at all.. it hurts to bend over and get out of bed, I can’t stand for more than 10 minutes at the best of times before it starts to hurt like a bitch!!

Hopefully something helps!

Have you tried Heal-n-Soothe? I find it works quite well, I’d rather take something like that then have to rely on pain medication all the time, but I have been taking pain meds when I need them.. It’s definitely no fun to be in that much pain all of the time… It’s a hard thing to deal with sometimes, I know where you’re coming from for sure!!

Here’s a link for heal-n-soothe.. http://www.natural-sciatic-relief.com/go/heal-n-soothe/ You can get a free bottle to try it out at that page.. I’ve been using it for months, and it does help if you remember to keep taking it regularly.

Thanks,
Chad