Pinched nerve in lower back

Go see a doctor. I thought I had a pinched nerve about a month ago, and turns out I have a bulging disk between my C5/C6 that is pressing on my spinal cord. My only option is disc replacement.

Thanks for the premature disc degeneration US Army.

Doctors can usually take care of shite like this

Pain in the hip? Any numbness or tingling running down her leg? I’ve been through three back surgeries because of issues at L4-L5 (“small of the back”). If either of those apply screw the middleman and get in to see a neurologist. If the pain is that severe they ought to get an MRI done. For my first surgery is was a really small incession and they simply shave the disc where it was pinching the nerve. It’s a really safe, minor procedure if you follow the recovery orders. I was back on campus a month after mine. Good Luck!

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Wife (no pics)woke up this morning with extremely bad pain. She’s had pinched nerve problems before but this is bad. She’s probably leaning to the left at at least 50 degrees.

Any ideas?

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As she is probably your sister and aunt, here’s my idea:

You should STOP frickING YOUR CLOSE KINFOLK.

DNA, genetics and shite.

Prepare your wallet

Only way to know if it's a disk is to get an MRI, my last one was $1,500 and thanks to Obama it was all out of pocket.

I've battled lower back pain for 25 years it sucks

Typical nerve pain/sciatica is caused by the nerve being pressed on. Can be a bulging disc (most of the time) could be arthritic where the bone builds up around the nerve and chokes it. Either way it is the same result. The nerve acts like a wire/conductor and the pain will radiate either down the leg or arm depending on if it is cervical or lumbar in nature.

Steroids are typically a good first line of defense to calm the nerve and give relief. Someone mentioned Lyrica another option is a Neurontin (Gabapentin) which is cheaper. Along with this issue you typically will have muscular spasm which kind of amplifies the issue. Some type of muscle relaxer will help this.

Sounds like the wife slept wrong and this is most likely a temporary issue. If it persists, most likely an MRI followed by injections into the spine (epidural)to follow.

That is a pinched nerve...

a surprise PIIHB will straighten her out.