Back/hip pain, anyone else get it?

Well today my hips are hurting and jeez how they hurt, I just keep sitting down to ease the pain, anyone else get this? Nurofen help but can't take them till the evening as they make me too drowsy, any 'quick fix' ideas!!!

Val

 

Feel for you Val. Wish I could suggest something.
I get terrible foot pain when I stand up first thing in the morning.

 

I suffer with severe back pain Val, I go into spasm if I dont catch it quick then it`s 24 hours of agony, the thing I have found helps most is a wheat bag, you can make your own with rice, in an emergency, use a sock fill it with rice, not firmly about 2/3 rds, tack across the top to stop spillage. Whack it in the microwave 3-4 mins, stand for 30 secs, give it a good shake and sit with it on the pain. If you feel it starting to cool, give it another shake, sometimes if really sore I have to keep putting it back into micro for most of day, and then take it to bed with me.

 

We have a prescription ketoprofen gel called Powergel. If you can get it then it does work. If not there is another one called Movelat gel. Not quite as good but it does work. Better than any of the over the counter ones.
I have had three lots of Steroid injections into my spine to counteract the pain. Sadly the last one did not work, indeed it seems to have made the pain worse. Waiting for an appointment to see the Pain specialist at our local Orthopaedic Hospital.
Definitely worth going to the doctors to find out what is causing the pain, disc or Sciatic nerve problems though.
At least you can take pain killers, I am allergic to any of the morphine based ones and Ibuprofen is a killer!

 

I got bad Arthritis in my knee and hip, and yes at the moment it's hurting like hell, i don't take anthing as it as no afect on me, so it's do a bit and when the pain get to bad i slow down but keep going, but this is me

 

back pain !!! Chiropractor told me NOT to use any heat instead I use a gel pad kept in the freezer , cover with a thin towel and it does help amazing how much cold I can withstand , but I find a good walk helps as well to stretch it out , mine is muscular , but it does make me feel sick sometimes so I do understand , Ibuprofen , also if late as 8 or 9 pm I take paracetamol but with out caffeine at least it doesn't keep me awake.
Spruce

 

For my back, which cramps up badly if I stand too long, I've been using a combination of heat spray and freeze spray, it has helped along with exercises which I was told to do by a chiropractor.
But if something's worn out, its worn out, and you can only get relief short term.

 

Try cannabis its supossed to work well

 

That's what worries me!!!!

Yes, so I have heard, so why the hell is it still illegal!!! *Val decides to take a trip to Holland!!*

Val

 

I get hip pain too, and damp makes it worse. Best thing for mine is to keep moving during the day, don't let it stop you and it loosens up again. Staying in motion and not overdoing minimizes the stiffening up when I stop for the day. Sometimes paracetamol helps, sometimes not.

 

FC, have you looked up
Amitriptyline

The Doc put my Mother on that stuff, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

 

Don't know if I'm allergic but I sure would be willing to give them a try!!

Val

 

I know all about this drug, my Husband was prescribed this for depression and it worked very well, but is also has other effects on the body which are positively scary!!

Val

 

A decent bash on my vape with a nice medical strain in it really kills off my hip pains. Makes me a bit lazy though so i tend to just do the gardening first then dose if I need it later. Hate most of the prescription pills. Ibuprofen makes my joints scrape and feel worse, codeine is crappy, traumadol is awful, morphine is ridiculous, and paracetamol is laughable. Oh well, got a patch to dig.