Especially since the meds for backpain are “just” painkillers.
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AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Stop abusing meds. Do some exercise instead.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
When people say “painkillers” they immediately think oxy…but OTC analgesics (i.e. Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol) and NSAIDs can do quite a bit.
I just had spine surgery (laminectomy + microdisectomy) a couple of weeks ago.
Tbh I didn’t even think I had thrown my back out. At first I thought it was my sciatica, similar type of pain, mainly around my piriformis…but then it was more in my glutes and outer-thighs, and it was bi-lateral…and then my ass, taint, balls, and dick all went numb.
I didn’t really have a whole lot of back pain. That which I had, I attributed to muscle-pain/compensation as a result of walking weirdly due to the leg pain (really should’ve been using my cane but I’m too damn proud for that).
That’s when I called my ortho, and 5 days of phone-tag between him and his office-staff later, he finally called me back directly and told me to go directly to the ER.
Next morning I was cut open.
I was told the numbness was due to nerve compression.
Anyways a few days post-op I realized the oxy’s they gave me weren’t doing anything for the pain anymore, because the pain now was mostly from inflammation around the incision.
But even before that, gabapentin (nerve drug), tylenol, and meloxicam (daily NSAID), did a hell of a lot. I wouldn’t consider them pain meds…in fact, I think the biggest thing is the anti-inflammatory.
Still can’t feel my dick. It’s like I’m holding someone else’s while I pee. I’m holding a dick, but I don’t feel my dick being held. It’s real weird.
expletivedeleted@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Right! This! I suffered back pain when I was twenty. Dude, I can touch my toes, in fact, the floor.
I arm wrestled a 27 year old who bragged about how I was old and weak.
He tore his rotator cuff trying to prove it.
I think kids don’t understand aging. They better get their heads wrapped around it or they will simply become the stereotypes they are mocking.
Kids are fucking stupid, and that’s why we have idiot adults.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Been moderately lifting weights since my 30s. No random aches or pains here. Also sometimes chicks complement me when I take my shirt off. Which is nice.