theherofails
03-10-2007, 02:23 AM
First of all, thanks in advance for having a website such as this!
For my story.. I originally developed mild back pain in the summer of 2000 in Airborne School for the United States Army. At the time i just figured it was from the constant jarring motion and repetetively striking the ground feet first from a height of 3-4 feet. The pain was managable but pretty severe. The pain came and went for the next two-three years until approximately the end of 2002/2003.
During my first deployment to the Middle East(Fall 2001-Winter 2002) I again developed moderate lower back pain....
[QUESTION ABBREVIATED - PLEASE SEE BELOW LINK FOR FULL STORY AND THE ANSWER]
....My question is, what on earth could be causing such severe pain and not show up on a MRI? It feels like several severe toothaches located on my spine combined with my entire lower back being in a charly horse 24 hours a day. The pain never subsides... it ALWAYS hurts. What could cause this? Any information you may have, or idea's you want to share would be a HUGE help.. I am completely out of idea's. I have researched for conditions simular to my own on the internet for a few years with no luck.
Over the last few years, my medications have been changed and increased with no huge amount of pain relief.
I started off in 2002 taking tramadol and got very little relief.. After gettng out of the Army and seeing a civilian doctor, they put me back on Tramadol.. Once i was taking the maximum dosage they switched me to Vicoden.. And then to Oxycontin.. and then to Oxycontin and Vicoden.. and then too Fentynel.. and then now to Methadone and Oxycontin.. I slowly get more pain relief but the medications arent enough to mask enough of the pain where i can function in day to day life.
For my story.. I originally developed mild back pain in the summer of 2000 in Airborne School for the United States Army. At the time i just figured it was from the constant jarring motion and repetetively striking the ground feet first from a height of 3-4 feet. The pain was managable but pretty severe. The pain came and went for the next two-three years until approximately the end of 2002/2003.
During my first deployment to the Middle East(Fall 2001-Winter 2002) I again developed moderate lower back pain....
[QUESTION ABBREVIATED - PLEASE SEE BELOW LINK FOR FULL STORY AND THE ANSWER]
....My question is, what on earth could be causing such severe pain and not show up on a MRI? It feels like several severe toothaches located on my spine combined with my entire lower back being in a charly horse 24 hours a day. The pain never subsides... it ALWAYS hurts. What could cause this? Any information you may have, or idea's you want to share would be a HUGE help.. I am completely out of idea's. I have researched for conditions simular to my own on the internet for a few years with no luck.
Over the last few years, my medications have been changed and increased with no huge amount of pain relief.
I started off in 2002 taking tramadol and got very little relief.. After gettng out of the Army and seeing a civilian doctor, they put me back on Tramadol.. Once i was taking the maximum dosage they switched me to Vicoden.. And then to Oxycontin.. and then to Oxycontin and Vicoden.. and then too Fentynel.. and then now to Methadone and Oxycontin.. I slowly get more pain relief but the medications arent enough to mask enough of the pain where i can function in day to day life.