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Originally Posted by Scooter9
I hurt my back a couple of days ago when I was replacing a toilet...those things are heavy! So now I can't paint the room that's supposed to be done soon.
It hurts to lay down in certain positions so I'm just sitting around waiting for things to improve. My wife is frustrated that things are taking so long but what can I do...I'm in pain.
I can't take Advil, aspirin or drugs like that because I'm allergic to them, so it's Tylenol for when the pain is bad but since I'm not doing anything it's manageable.
Mood-wise I continue to be low.
My doctor replied about stopping my Lithium. She agrees but wants me to wait until I have the appointment at the mood disorders clinic - that could be months. I said I want to stop sooner than later; I'll see what she says.
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I'm so sorry. Back pain can be bad I know. My husband hurt his back playing ice hockey as a teenager, and has needed 2 back surgeries on it. Before the 2nd surgery, he was crying and saying he wanted to die, he was in so much pain (and he does not have mental health issues).
When I was around 32 weeks pregnant, I hurt my sacroileac joint or whatever on my right side of the lower back, and I was crying getting out of bed, into & out of the car, it was awful. And because I was pregnant, all I could take was Tylenol. The doctor finally sent me to an orthopedic physical therapist, and she wasn't sure what she could do with me so pregnant (I guess the main correction technique is a no-no while pregnant), but she had me fixed in under 2 weeks.
I hope your back gets feeling better soon.
It sucks that you have to wait so long for your appointment. 
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