Butt/lower back pain after surgery

[jteastside 0]

Has anyone had this same problem? About 3 days after surgery (of course when I was already away from the morphine pump...or hey, maybe I DID have it before then, just didn't know it..lol)I started having really bad butt/lower back pain. I am now 6 weeks out of surgery and it is progessively getting worse. I think the way they position us must cause our lower backs to kind of 'sway-back', due to larger butts!! Honestly, this butt pain is much worse than any of the other pain from surgery. I did look up some of the symptoms and mine sounds like something called SACROILIAC JOINT INFLAMMATION. It causes pain in the lower back, both butt cheeks, the sciatic nerve area and around to the front pelvis area. I had to go to my GP (I don't live in the same town as my surgeon) and he gave me ( Tramadol (generic Ultracet, which is Ultrum and Tylenol)_--and also Skelaxin which is a functionable muscle relaxer for the butt spasms. I have to go back in 2 weeks if it isn't better and I have been told that Chiropractors work wonders on this, so I might try that avenue, although I've never been to one before. It is total misery and hopefully it will end soon so I can get to more walking and exercise.

Describe your pain--mine is pretty much anywhere in the butt/hip/pelvis/lower back region and it is painful to sit, stand for long times, bending, getting up and down, out of bed is a fiasco and changing positions when I sleep is agonizing. Does this sound like anything you or anyone else you know has experieced? When will it end? Suggestions? <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message -->

[nicnaknut 0]

Hi There... Sorry to hear about your pain... It sounds like you are having an awfully hard time with it.... I have never experienced anything like that in all my years of battling back pain... However, I don't think I could have taken my back pain without the help of my chiropractor. I swear between him and my massage therapist they keep me walking... If the medication doesn't help, I would suggest going to a Chiropractor...

Good Luck to you and please keep us posted on what works for you and the pain...

[hf2havefun 0]

The only thing I had was my tail bone hurt tremendously after surgery in the recovery room, my hospital room, and a couple of days after surgery. I think it was from being on the gernie for so long. They aren't very comfortable as we all know. Sorry to hear you're having problems. I hope it gets better soon.

[bobbiej 0]

Do you feel like you are having muscle spasms? Since my first fill I have unvoluntary muscle spasm in my neck. Seizures have been ruled out thou. Not sure what is going on. I hope you are better soon.