Left lower back pain

[shelleylester 28]

Anyone else have left lower back/side pain? I have screws from some complications during my bypass... Anyway feels like a nerve is being ripped when i move. But its also in my back... Help been 5 weeks now. My surgery was 6/30/15. 2 week stall now. Lost 46lbs up the stall.

[SPettijo 40]

Call your doctor. You might have a kidney stone, but I am not a doctor and have no idea.

[shelleylester 28]

Having CT tuesday... I'm in so much pain. Oxycontin is not helping at this point.

[SPettijo 40]

If the pain is too much go to the ER.

[mishi 72]

Could be nerve damage. I have some from my surgery and it's wicked.

[shelleylester 28]

What do they do for that

[mishi 72]

Pain killers. Hot and cold packs. Nerve damage takes a long time to heal so I have a long road ahead of me. My dr said it's fairly common.

[shelleylester 28]

Mine said something about shots in my tummy and stuff. I'm at dr now waiting fot ct. Snd drinking the contrast. Yuck... I will know something by the end of the day

[leroy mann 19]

Prayers for you @@shelleylester

[shelleylester 28]

So here is the diagnoses. I have a pocket of Fluid between the repair and hernia site. But that will absorb itself. He said i have trapped nerves and gave shots (5) in my tummy in the spots that the pain starts in snd should numb it out all the way around.... Not sure if we got the right nerves on the left but tge right is better. Its a steriod mixed with a long acting anaesthetic. I can get the shots 3 more times only.

[mishi 72]

I had the same diagnosis. Hurts like hell.

[shelleylester 28]

Yes it does. I really want to get back to normal. Ride my motorcycle and work full days. I want to work out. This is not fun.

[mishi 72]

Me too. I'm so restless but the pain that comes with activity is hard core even with pain killers.

I go in tomorrow for some Patches that are supposed to work really well. I hope.

[shelleylester 28]

Good luck mishi. Let me know

[mishi 72]

So I was given a higher, stronger dose of oral meds as well as Lidocaine Patches that I stick directly on the places that hurt the most.

Between the two, my pain is manageable and I am grateful. I have a follow up with my doc Thursday and we'll go from there.