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[CLKD]

DH used a tENS for several years - seemed to help!

[kerrieann]

I have a tens somewhere at the back of the cupboard, now, i know this sounds daft but i don't know where to stick it    joking aside, the pain is only when i am walking or standing and it's sort of coming from the inside of the groin both sides and i am not sure if i could stick the pads there, the skin is a bit thin there isn't it ? and also it's in a crease in the groin.
Am i right in thinking that the tens is temporary pain relief ? in as much as it doesn't help anything get better but just dulls the pain?
I must sound like a nightmare, but i am a firm believer in getting to the bottom of what is causing pain, not masking it, if i get told by the consultant when i eventually get there, that they can't do anything then i will take pain killers and get on with life, my other half tells that keep worrying about is making it worse, but when you go to the supermarket and only get half way round and your in pain it's hard not to think about it
Other half is a bit annoyed with the gp for not changing my blood pressure meds. when one of them main side effects is back pain, gp just dismissed it saying it,s not the meds. i feel that if i changed it and still had the pain, at least that would be another thing of the list.
Bit of a long post sorry 

[CLKD]

How long have you been taking the medication?  I think back pain would have surfaced within the first few months.

tENS are useful in some cases but only if they can be put on comfortably 

[kerrieann]

I have been on the meds. for 6 years and have had low back pain all the time, but it just came and went and never really stopped me from doing much, but in the last 12/18 months it's just got worse.
I am aware the people tell you not to google health matters, but i only have to type olmesartan into google and it brings up peoples reviews saying back pain.
Basically i wanted to try another med. as it will put my mind at rest that i am not taking a pill daily which is causing this pain.

[Greyhoundgal]

I have a tens somewhere at the back of the cupboard, now, i know this sounds daft but i don't know where to stick it    joking aside, the pain is only when i am walking or standing and it's sort of coming from the inside of the groin both sides and i am not sure if i could stick the pads there, the skin is a bit thin there isn't it ? and also it's in a crease in the groin.
Am i right in thinking that the tens is temporary pain relief ? in as much as it doesn't help anything get better but just dulls the pain?
I must sound like a nightmare, but i am a firm believer in getting to the bottom of what is causing pain, not masking it, if i get told by the consultant when i eventually get there, that they can't do anything then i will take pain killers and get on with life, my other half tells that keep worrying about is making it worse, but when you go to the supermarket and only get half way round and your in pain it's hard not to think about it
Other half is a bit annoyed with the gp for not changing my blood pressure meds. when one of them main side effects is back pain, gp just dismissed it saying it,s not the meds. i feel that if i changed it and still had the pain, at least that would be another thing of the list.
Bit of a long post sorry 

Yes, it won't actually make your back pain better but will make it hurt less for a while if that makes sense?  Ah, yes, awkward to try and find somewhere to put the pads although you could just place them along your lower back (avoiding the actual spine) - it certainly shouldn't make it worse so might be worth a go anyway?  Can you make an GP's appointment with another Dr? They might listen to your concerns about your medication.

[kerrieann]

hi greyhoundgal, yes i think i am going to make an appointment with a different gp at our surgery and see what they think, i was just going to post a question about footwear, i have been wearing my orthoheel sandal for 3 weeks now and this morning i found a pair of crocs in the cupboard, when i put them on they were so soft and spongy it felt like heaven to walk, i wont say it would cure me but they sure feel comfortable and a bit easier on the hips, question i was going to ask was re fit flops, do they have a soft spongy sole or is it hard ?
Should i have started a new post re footwear ?

[CLKD]

Flip flops are dangerous 

Stick to what your physio recommended!!!!

[kerrieann]

oh my word, today i have the most horrible pain all the way down the outside of my right leg, sitting here now it's throbbing feels like sciatica, it going down to my ankle, still have the groin pain.
Does this give any ideas as to whether this problem is coming from my hips or lower back ?
Other half says i am thinking about the pain too much, i told him politely that he should try sitting here with this pain and see if he can put it out of his mind 

[CLKD]

Sounds like sciatica!  I have it a lot in recent months.  Moving around might help!

[kerrieann]

This hip and back business is driving me nuts, i am told to rest if its inflammation but keep moving if it's not inflamed , well how i am i supposed to know
I have had a letter this morning to see a clinition at the hospital, thats the 9th of september i don't know what is meant by clinition, i was lead to believe that i was waiting for an appointment to see a back specialist, is this the same thing ?
Clkd, i am moving around as i have excersies to do from the physio and i keep doing them several times a day but as for walking for more than 10,/15 mins i am in awful pain and my hips lock up.

[CLKD]

Ring the Dept and ask ? 

[kerrieann]

Just been to see a different gp at the surgery and explained how i thought maybe,  my back problems could be a side effect of blood pressure meds. and i was quite surprised when he agreed and said he would start me on a different one for a couple of months to see if there was an improvement in the back and at least i could cross that off my list of things causing it.
So off i go and see what happens.

I asked the receptionist what's meant regarding seeing a clinician and she said it is a consultant, don't know why they have to change titles of people it's just confusing  but at least i will see a consultant now on sept 9, so hopefully i am getting somewhere 

[CLKD]

Call a spade a spade I says 

[kerrieann]

yea me too 

[CLKD]

We turned the mattress last night and today I altered the seating position in the passenger side as I could feel the nerve pulling as we travelled.