[EJ711]

Friends,

I have been having pain in my upper back for awhile now, especially when I teach on Thursdays, and make my almost four-hour roundtrip trek to get there and back.

Anyway I had an X-ray yesterday, and a bone density test. I have scoliosis in my upper back.

Anyone else have this?

How is everybody else doing?

EJ <--- Need the exercise

[SweetSunshine]

Jane~
I have some mild scoliosis in my L1-L5 vertebrae. Its cause some arthritis down there. Which is extremely painful to me. I dont know the answers to help the scoliosis. I just take medication for the arthritis symptoms ( mobic is the med)And then Ultram as another pain med.

Probably all the driving your doing is exacerbating the pain with the usagae of your arms too. Just a thought .. Hope you find a way to relieve the pain.

Take care!!
Hugz
Beth

[EJ711]

Hi Sweet Sunshine,

Thanks for your input.

I had a bone density test at the same time, so I know I will hear more from the doctor's office.

The nurse said something about arthritis, and did I want pain medication. Thanks for sharing what you take.

What a cute avatar!!!

They are forecasting snow here for Easter.

EJ

[bebop]

(((EJ))) I am sorry you are in pain hon.

[PlanningtoLive]

{{{{{{{EJ}}}}}}} I have had four fusions, but since injuring myself at work I am also having upper back pain.
They have done a CT and MRI scan on my lower back with everything fine there. Now I just have the upper to worry about. I take Neurontin for the pain.

Good luck.

Mary Alice

[EJ711]

Bee and Mary Alice,

I just hope it (the scoliosis) doesn't get worse.

Oh well, I'm going to a new podiatrist tomorrow to try to get some help with the pain in my feet.

[Christina86]

Oww.

(((((((((((EJ)))))))))))))))

I get back pain, but never that bad. I blame the wheelchair/sitting all the time.

Feel better. Good luck at your appt

[I_miss_my_kitty]

i have scoliosis to, i was diagnosed when i was 11 i'm 17 now i'm supposed to have surgery but i'm afraid to, by the way i've found a new treatment for scoliosis its called spinecor i'm going to try it hopefully it works since everything i've tried so far isn't working.

[Rhapsody]

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EJ711 said:
The nurse said something about arthritis, and did I want pain medication.

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Arthritis is what I was going to suggest as the possibly cause of your upper back pain...... as that is how my husbands Dx of Arthritis started out...... what took him to the doctor in the first place.

[lavendersteph]

i suffer from lower back pain constanly but using icy hot on my back at night helps me also motrin is good

[Perna]

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EHkittys said:
i have scoliosis to, i was diagnosed when i was 11 i'm 17 now i'm supposed to have surgery but i'm afraid to, by the way i've found a new treatment for scoliosis its called spinecor i'm going to try it hopefully it works since everything i've tried so far isn't working.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Hi, EHkitties, welcome to PsychCentral. You might have to have the surgery too; childhood scoliosis can get worse because of growth. That's pretty scary. I hope the SpineCor system brace is enough for yours.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/scoliosis/DS00194

Apparently it runs in families; how's your grandmothers' backs? :-) I don't have anything like that in mine I don't think. My aunt just turned 87 yesterday and she's had back problems and operations but not for scoliosis I don't think.

[I_miss_my_kitty]

thanks, i don't think so i already told my doc that i'm not having surgery and I've stopped going to him because he tries to make me. my great grandmother had scoliosis sadly. Did you have surgery?

[chitsychatsy08]

you should try tai chi, or accupuncture