Pain In The Ass

[Harmony26]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Is it just me or does this look like a medical term that someone made up as a joke?

(i know its real and painful sounding before anyone says anything)

I know you are just making a serious thread a little more light-hearted and not being flippant, but you really ought to try living with AS - either as having the condition, as Bainn has, or having to deal with the pain and problems it imposes on both patient and partner - and refusing to let it hinder your life as best as possible.

Snoopy, like Bainn says, the medication just gives you a break for awhile from the pain - it won't necessarily cure the condition.  However - that is if you know the condition you have been prescribed it for.  I believe your Doctor has fobbed you off - and you deserve, and are entitled to, a thorough examination and diagnosis.  It could just be badly bruised and take a little while to recover from - in which case Arnica cream/massage oil (Weleda or some such) is very soothing and calming.  But I feel you should have been examined, and possible treatments offered, if it does not ease in a week or so,( not leaving it until after Xmas or whatever), such as physiotherapy (ultrasound), acupuncture, injection depending, obvously, on what the problem is.  If it is a damaged coccyx it could well need an x-ray and a possible referral to a consultant for expert advice - which could all take time so please consider using a coccyx cushion, to relief as much pressure as poss, in the meantime. I am sure it will all be ok but i do think that you need a proper fair examination and diagnosis ie. care and treatment.

All the best, Snoopy.

[snoopy1239]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Is it just me or does this look like a medical term that someone made up as a joke?

(i know its real and painful sounding before anyone says anything)

I know you are just making a serious thread a little more light-hearted and not being flippant, but you really ought to try living with AS - either as having the condition, as Bainn has, or having to deal with the pain and problems it imposes on both patient and partner - and refusing to let it hinder your life as best as possible.

Snoopy, like Bainn says, the medication just gives you a break for awhile from the pain - it won't necessarily cure the condition.  However - that is if you know the condition you have been prescribed it for.  I believe your Doctor has fobbed you off - and you deserve, and are entitled to, a thorough examination and diagnosis.  It could just be badly bruised and take a little while to recover from - in which case Arnica cream/massage oil (Weleda or some such) is very soothing and calming.  But I feel you should have been examined, and possible treatments offered, if it does not ease in a week or so,( not leaving it until after Xmas or whatever), such as physiotherapy (ultrasound), acupuncture, injection depending, obvously, on what the problem is.  If it is a damaged coccyx it could well need an x-ray and a possible referral to a consultant for expert advice - which could all take time so please consider using a coccyx cushion, to relief as much pressure as poss, in the meantime. I am sure it will all be ok but i do think that you need a proper fair examination and diagnosis ie. care and treatment.

All the best, Snoopy.

Thanks for the advice. Where might a find a coccyx cushion?

[Bainn]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Is it just me or does this look like a medical term that someone made up as a joke?

(i know its real and painful sounding before anyone says anything)

I know you are just making a serious thread a little more light-hearted and not being flippant, but you really ought to try living with AS - either as having the condition, as Bainn has, or having to deal with the pain and problems it imposes on both patient and partner - and refusing to let it hinder your life as best as possible.

Snoopy, like Bainn says, the medication just gives you a break for awhile from the pain - it won't necessarily cure the condition.  However - that is if you know the condition you have been prescribed it for.  I believe your Doctor has fobbed you off - and you deserve, and are entitled to, a thorough examination and diagnosis.  It could just be badly bruised and take a little while to recover from - in which case Arnica cream/massage oil (Weleda or some such) is very soothing and calming.  But I feel you should have been examined, and possible treatments offered, if it does not ease in a week or so,( not leaving it until after Xmas or whatever), such as physiotherapy (ultrasound), acupuncture, injection depending, obvously, on what the problem is.  If it is a damaged coccyx it could well need an x-ray and a possible referral to a consultant for expert advice - which could all take time so please consider using a coccyx cushion, to relief as much pressure as poss, in the meantime. I am sure it will all be ok but i do think that you need a proper fair examination and diagnosis ie. care and treatment.

All the best, Snoopy.

Thanks for the advice. Where might a find a coccyx cushion?

Hi Snoops, Harmony suggests that you could Google for a "Coccyx cushion or see if your local Hospital has a shop that sells medical supplies and appliances, or possibly a major branch of Boots may also stock them.

Take care,

B & H

[snoopy1239]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Is it just me or does this look like a medical term that someone made up as a joke?

(i know its real and painful sounding before anyone says anything)

I know you are just making a serious thread a little more light-hearted and not being flippant, but you really ought to try living with AS - either as having the condition, as Bainn has, or having to deal with the pain and problems it imposes on both patient and partner - and refusing to let it hinder your life as best as possible.

Snoopy, like Bainn says, the medication just gives you a break for awhile from the pain - it won't necessarily cure the condition.  However - that is if you know the condition you have been prescribed it for.  I believe your Doctor has fobbed you off - and you deserve, and are entitled to, a thorough examination and diagnosis.  It could just be badly bruised and take a little while to recover from - in which case Arnica cream/massage oil (Weleda or some such) is very soothing and calming.  But I feel you should have been examined, and possible treatments offered, if it does not ease in a week or so,( not leaving it until after Xmas or whatever), such as physiotherapy (ultrasound), acupuncture, injection depending, obvously, on what the problem is.  If it is a damaged coccyx it could well need an x-ray and a possible referral to a consultant for expert advice - which could all take time so please consider using a coccyx cushion, to relief as much pressure as poss, in the meantime. I am sure it will all be ok but i do think that you need a proper fair examination and diagnosis ie. care and treatment.

All the best, Snoopy.

Thanks for the advice. Where might a find a coccyx cushion?

Hi Snoops, Harmony suggests that you could Google for a "Coccyx cushion or see if your local Hospital has a shop that sells medical supplies and appliances, or possibly a major branch of Boots may also stock them.

Take care,

B & H

Ty, I might just do that. Incidentally, I have booked in with the Chiropractor just before Xmas on the 20th, so fingers crossed they can't find out what's wrong with me.

[bolt pp]

"Listen Mr, stop wasting the time of the NHS and the tax payer, buy yourself a tub of paracetamol and stop complaining, then get yourself off your backside and get a proper job"!

[boldie]

"Listen Mr, stop wasting the time of the NHS and the tax payer, buy yourself a tub of paracetamol and stop complaining, then get yourself off your backside and get a proper job"!

lmao

[snoopy1239]

"Listen Mr, stop wasting the time of the NHS and the tax payer, buy yourself a tub of paracetamol and stop complaining, then get yourself off your backside and get a proper job"!

Lol, awesome. 

[snoopy1239]

Hi all. Sorry to be self-abasorbed, but I thought I'd update you on my back injury. Poker can give many players back problems, so it might be relevant. Besides, I've had some cracking advice on here, so many thanks to those who contacted me via pm as I do get paranoid about any medical problem whatsoever - there's probably a name for it beyond just paranoia.

Anyhow, I visited a chiropractor last night. I was a little bit edgy, and admittedly worried about what he might say and the potential of getting my kit off in front of a stranger - never stopped me with Dana though!  He seemed like a decent chap though and was very comforting, so I didn't have too much of a problem when he casually demanded that I strip down to my boxers. I do wish I'd cheked for clean undies instead of my grubby Jeff Banks pair that I've had for a decade, and I was admittedly concerned by the 'Men at Work' (no, not the band) calendar that hung from the wall, but I did as I was told nonetheless.

I don't recall what episode it was, but there was a Simpsons where Mr Burns was all stiff and had to be bent (was it the X Files one?). Well, that's exactly how I felt as he prodded and poked me endlessly, even saying at one point, "brace yourself, you may feel a slight crack." 

Apparantly, the Doc is pretty convinced that I have a bent tailbone and that it is the resulting ligament damage that is causing the pain. He says there are a number of options, including somesort on injection (although the doctors don't like to do this) or a trip to the hospital for a quick fix, although the phrase "via the rectum" quickly turned me off that idea.

What he adivised as the best P.O.A (plan of action, ahem) was to sort out my posture, which he described as terrible. Apparantly, I have to straighten myself up about 15 times a day for 10 or 20 seconds until my body eventually becomes accustomed to the more appropriate position. If I don't sort that out, he reckoned I could have all sorts of problems from headaches to being one of those old men who look like they've lost a contact lens.

As for the tailbone, well, that should sort itself out over time, but if I don't correct my posture, then it is likely to get worse. Fixing my posture isn't easy though, as I spend a lot of time seated on my bed and the couch in what is a very poor physical position. I also spend a lot of time slouched at my desk working (or playing poker) from my laptop. This mean I lean forward a lot and spend a lot of time looking down instead of straight on, which doesn't do the neck any good and stops my ears being correctly alligned with the rest of my body.

However, I'm going to give it a crack and see what happens. I'm a bit worried that the discomfort is worse after the treatment he applied, especially as I'd hate to think I was misdiagnosed, but my pops reckons that it normally is just after a session and should improve. Worse before it feels better I suppose. He was quite honest, and said that the treatment might not necessarily work, but invited me back for another few sessions in the New Year if I felt there was no change.

There's a lesson here though to poker players. Make sure you sit up more otherwise you're going have a sharp pain in your ass just like me. Cough. 

[Tonji]

I'm going to give it a crack and see what happens

not what the chiropractor said I hope 

Hope you get straightened out soon Snoops 

[cia260895]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Is it just me or does this look like a medical term that someone made up as a joke?

(i know its real and painful sounding before anyone says anything)

I know you are just making a serious thread a little more light-hearted and not being flippant, but you really ought to try living with AS - either as having the condition, as Bainn has, or having to deal with the pain and problems it imposes on both patient and partner - and refusing to let it hinder your life as best as possible.

Snoopy, like Bainn says, the medication just gives you a break for awhile from the pain - it won't necessarily cure the condition.  However - that is if you know the condition you have been prescribed it for.  I believe your Doctor has fobbed you off - and you deserve, and are entitled to, a thorough examination and diagnosis.  It could just be badly bruised and take a little while to recover from - in which case Arnica cream/massage oil (Weleda or some such) is very soothing and calming.  But I feel you should have been examined, and possible treatments offered, if it does not ease in a week or so,( not leaving it until after Xmas or whatever), such as physiotherapy (ultrasound), acupuncture, injection depending, obvously, on what the problem is.  If it is a damaged coccyx it could well need an x-ray and a possible referral to a consultant for expert advice - which could all take time so please consider using a coccyx cushion, to relief as much pressure as poss, in the meantime. I am sure it will all be ok but i do think that you need a proper fair examination and diagnosis ie. care and treatment.

All the best, Snoopy.

Thanks for the advice. Where might a find a coccyx cushion?

www.PhysioSupplies.com/Coccyx     

[byronkincaid]

There's a lesson here though to poker players. Make sure you sit up more otherwise you're going have a sharp pain in your ass just like me. Cough.   
 

I sit reclined in a high backed chair with my feet up on the window sill and pillows behind my lower back and head as advised by a doctor on 2p2 ages ago. No probs so far, touching wood as I write.

You could sit like that if you got some sort of laptop holder perhaps?

[snoopy1239]

Well, I spent most of yesterday thinking about my posture. I worked and played down in my parent's dining room for most the day as the chairs are upright and prevent me from slouching. Also, when I remembered, I stopped at various points throughout the day to try and stand up straight for 15-20 seconds.

However, when I woke up today, I had terrible back pain just beneath my left shoulder. As I write, I can barely move without feeling a painful twinge. It's not excruciating, but it makes me grimace every time I move. Whether this is a side effect of someone trying to change their posture, I'm unsure, but it fecking hurts. I could put up with a dodgy coccyx because that only hurt when I sat down incorrectly. This though, could make my Xmas rather less enjoyable.

[danafish]

Is most likely to do with lack of support under your wrists/elbows when typing and mousing, and not being used to attempting to maintain correct posture. Poor beagle. Come home and I shall rub it better.

[RED-DOG]

Take no notice of that quack Snoops, (the doctor, not Dana). Just do what ever feels most comfortable and let nature do the rest.

PS- Dana, that girls name was Lea.

[danafish]

You said it started with D!