- Lower back injured this morning at work - Help! 18th July 2005
... few questions and felt my back. He then prescribed Ibuprofen and Valium and said get some rest but try to remain ... active as much as possible.
The Ibuprofen and Valium aren't beginning to touch the pain I am...
- Will it ever end? Meds, PT,Doc..New MRI results showed.... 29th June 2005
... usually ask. I just tell them a back ache, and I take ibuprofen and smile. Taking care of my 8 month old is a bit...
- Great Microdiscectomy! 21st June 2005
... couple more days and then after a week only needed ibuprofen . It was nothing compared to the nerve pain I had when...
- Old at back pain with new diagnosis Hating WC 16th June 2005
... is what I get! Ugh!
IN the meantime....I take 3 Ibuprofen so that I can get through my day at work...lay on...
- 7days post op - i'm sore! rough day... 15th June 2005
... It sounds like you are doing good. Try taking ibuprofen more. I took ibuprofen every 4-6 hours on my second...
... At the 1 week mark I only took ibuprofen . Most of the time I took 400 mg which is two of them ... Then by about 9 days I was able to just take about 1 ibuprofen at a time. I did not take anything else for my pain ... doctor told me it was safe to take twelve 200mg of ibuprofen in a day.
I did at about day 6 after surgery have...
- Newly Diagnosed Herniated Disc L3-L4 Please Help!! 14th June 2005
... 650, and then on to Dilaudid 4 mg. I take this with ibuprofen and ice appication and seem to have some relief although...
- Another post-surgery pee question... 13th June 2005
... medication is just not right for you. In my experience ibuprofen helped me better then even narcotic pain medication...
- tens 11th June 2005
... massage, traction, pain meds, other meds (aleve, ibuprofen , tylenol).
You don't have surgery just for pain...
- My discectomy was a success! Stairs? 10th June 2005
... the pain dropped off dramatically and I switched to ibuprofen . So don't be afraid to take 1 every 3 hours. They...
- Epidural or MicroDiscectomy.....? 2nd June 2005
... bed for a couple days. Then I have just been taking ibuprofen off and on since. The pain medication they give you...
- Pain Medication Question after Back Surgery 27th May 2005
... I took one pain pill after surgery. After that, ibuprofen would handle any pain I had. I must say that I really ... lifted something too heavy. So, I was on Lortab and ibuprofen for about 6 mo. until the Lortab made me sick and ... the ibuprofen fried my stomach. So, I've now been on tramadol for...
- Pills and more Pills ! 16th May 2005
... I was able to go without it during the day. I took ibuprofen instead. I did not have fusion so I can take an anti ... -inflammitory like ibuprofen . Those drugs do turn me into a zombie also and if ... I can go without them I do also. Ibuprofen makes me a little tired but not near as bad as vicodin...
- Tomorrow is my surgery day 10th May 2005
... stay off the narcotics as much as possible, try for ibuprofen or tylenol insted, it will save your sanity and your...
- Question 10th May 2005
... medication for it in my opinion is advil or some generic ibuprofen and rest as much as possible. If you can get to a...
... my back was really stiff and sore. I will try the ibuprofen and see if that helps any better than the Bayer. ...
- hmmmm, now what? 3rd May 2005
... one hour after I got to work. I took appx 600 of ibuprofen but that did diddly squat. Oh well....
- Vicodin, Neurontin, Muscle Relaxer, Prednisone, Injections... 1st May 2005
... intend to ignore your post. Motrin is the same as Ibuprofen - Advil....
- Oral steroid cortisone working wonders 30th April 2005
...
Now I wait.
My doctor said it was ok to take ibuprofen with the steroids last time about 3 months ago so...
- 6 Months After Accident- Having lots of Problems!! 29th April 2005
... but the pain is still here. I have taken so much ibuprofen , I probably won't have a stomach left after all this...
- Newbie here, with a herniated disc 28th April 2005
... As for meds, I take 200 mg celebrex in the AM, 800 ibuprofen in the afternoon (if needed) and 100 mg neurontin...
- Something for breakthrough pain 28th April 2005
... codeine 15 mg AND Percocet is oxycodone. Advil or ibuprofen make me nauseous and so does Toradol. When I went...
- Ginger root for inflammation 25th April 2005
... inflammation and it does not cause stomach problems like ibuprofen and aspirin can. It actually is good for the stomach...
- I think the chiropractor made me worse. 24th April 2005
... scared me to death. I managed to relax and take some ibuprofen and it has subsided but I think he did something to...
... bad I had to lay on my stomach and I had taken 10 ibuprofen in about a 4 hour time frame and still had pain. I...
... also said not to sit in a chair or couch and to take ibuprofen or some kind of anti-inflammitory and that i should...
- so much pain!!!! 22nd April 2005
... t been allowed by my doctor to take anything n=but ibuprofen for the last two years, I just want to lay down and...
- Glucosamine Chondroitin supplements 8th April 2005
... Just ask the doctor first. Yes all of that aspirin, ibuprofen , flax oil, even glucosamine/chondroitin I would ask...
- Hi all-new here 1st April 2005
... laminae cutting on it like a knife.
I found ice and ibuprofen to help the most. Be careful with the ibuprofen,...
- PM called today & told me never to return!? 30th March 2005
... looking for a fix. I had not even taken an aspirin or an ibuprofen in a month. They just get paranoid I think because...
- 3 weeks post-op and still having major muscle spasms and pain, want opinions please!! 27th March 2005
... takes high doses of it. He did tell me no aspirin or ibuprofen , which I can't take anyway due to horrible gastritis...
- symptoms of disc problems... 25th March 2005
... get out of my vehicle or out of bed. I had taken 10 ibuprofen that day and it did not touch the pain. So that was ... my treatment before seeing the doctor. Bed rest and ibuprofen . The doctor prescribed strong anti-inflammitories...
- Aspirin imparing healing? 24th March 2005
... the cortizone shot. Have you heard anything about ibuprofen and back pain?I know someone who takes 10 a day and ... can't find anything wrong with her back. I think the ibuprofen is actually causing her problem to be worse. She would...
- diclofenac - lower back pain 20th March 2005
... told by my GP (im in england) that diclofenac and ibuprofen are the only drugs i can be prescribed now.
is...
... told by my GP (im in england) that diclofenac and ibuprofen are the only drugs i can be prescribed now.
is...
- Cannot lay on back without pain. 18th March 2005
... soon.
Have you seen a DR? Try ice on your back and ibuprofen . If that doesn't help you probably want to get it...
... every day since it can cause bleeding stomach ulcers. Ibuprofen makes me really tired so that is why I do not take...
- Female Question Beware!!! 14th March 2005
... delay onset of your period though. When I would take ibuprofen for menstrual cramps sometimes I would start taking...
- Ice for disc problems, does anyone else have to do this every day? 6th March 2005
... yrs. Ice works great, and I used to take alot of ibuprofen . But after all those years ended up with gastritis...
- need to stop narc pain meds prior to surgery - which OTC ones work? 27th February 2005
... seems to be about the only thing left. No Aleve or Ibuprofen . Anything with aspirin in it is a no no. :) Valley...
- Too Much Post-Op Pain, Please Help!! 26th February 2005
... if with the type of surgery you had if you can take Ibuprofen . Try it if you can. When I was having muscle spasms ... flexeril did not help much at all. I noticed that Ibuprofen helped me more. They have these new gel filled ones ... prescription pain killers and she also found that Ibuprofen worked the best to get rid of the pain. They are anti...
- English Please Doc!! 23rd February 2005
... pain is from the Sciatic Nerve!
He said Tylenol or Ibuprofen for a very short time as it will slow the fusion....
- What do you think about Chiropractors? 14th February 2005
... My sister has the exact same problem. She takes 8 ibuprofen and 8 tylenol every day. She has done this for years...
- Feeling desperate.... 9th February 2005
... DID CALL THEM AND LET THEM KNOW, HE TOLD ME TO TAKE iBUPROFEN 3 TIMES A DAY ONLY TILL SUNDAY BECAUSE THEN i CAN...
- shooting pain to anus 5th February 2005
... process?
I'm taking Flexiril, Medrol dose pack, and Ibuprofen with hydrocodone.
Thanks for any sage advice,
...
- Advice please 4th February 2005
... sleep . All I have been taking for pain is 800 mg ibuprofen , Now my stomach is messing up. I am scheduled to go...
- Lower back spasms....owwww..help! 2nd February 2005
... Also I have taken about 8 Ibuprofen today and 1 Aleve in about a 12 hour period of time...
- Will we get off pain pills?? 27th January 2005
... rescription pain meds weren't needed more than a month, and Ibuprofen only a short time after that. But your mileage may...
- Hmmmmm 27th January 2005
... them. Are you on any sort of anti-inflammatory? Just Ibuprofen and Tylenol on a regular basis can significantly help...
- need advice asking doc for different meds 26th January 2005
... Different meds work on different pathways. For example Ibuprofen and Tylenol work differently in the brain so it is...
- question mid to upper back sufferers 25th January 2005
... arm rest. I go back and forth between tylenol and Ibuprofen and pain pills when I have them. I have an HMO...
- Herniated disk L4-L5 in deep pain plz help 24th January 2005
... foot, and they found motrin worked best. Its like Ibuprofen they gave me 600 mg. with a meal....
- Big Mistake!! 19th January 2005
... hope your muscle relaxers help you. Can you try using ibuprofen or something like that which might help bring down...
- fusion L3 & L4 with Parkinson ? recovery? 10th January 2005
... or two hydra codeine a day. He is taking 3/ 800mg ibuprofen a day.
He does not go back to bed once he is up...
... or two hydra codeine a day. He is taking 3/ 800mg ibuprofen a day.
He does not go back to bed once he is up...
... day. Doctor says that is very good.
He gave him ibuprofen last week after he was on steroid Z pack for 7 days...
- Feel like giving up.... 8th January 2005
... that keep you functioning along with the tylenol and ibuprofen or whatever.
I recommend you calm down, write...
- New Here!!!~Back pain following misplaced epidurals 2nd January 2005
... depression.....the bottle says not to combine with ibuprofen .i soak in the hot tub put a cold rag on it rub with ... the pain what do ppl take for severe back pain.....5 ibuprofen do not touch it nor goody powder nor ultracet???sorry...
- Looking for non surgical options 30th December 2004
... treatment was short round of pt when first diagnosed and ibuprofen for pain. I did really well with the pt. Got to...
- Herniated Disk Surgery on C5 & C6 of Neck? 30th December 2004
... today which is 5 days after, I am now down to taking ibuprofen . a couple vicadins, and went to grocery store with...
- first time sciatic sufferer 29th December 2004
... church. She told me it was the same thing but with Ibuprofen . The next day I woke up and the pain was completely ... different disk? Spent Saturday with ice packs and taking ibuprofen every four hours. Pain increased Sunday morning. Went...
- Lost luggage and no pain meds! 26th December 2004
... I'll get them tomorrow! For now I'm using ice and ibuprofen , but can't use that for much longer since I'm supposed...
... I don't know what to tell you other than ice and ibuprofen . I know most doctors will not give more meds. Let...
- Discectomy Surgery Questions 8th December 2004
... hospital things got easier.
I could not take any Ibuprofen for two weeks prior to the procedure, so I started...
- Siatic Nerve advise 6th December 2004
... I should add that during the period I was taking Ibuprofen , and the amounts were slowly increasing,
By September...
... down the inflamation. I am not a big fan of NSAIDS ( Ibuprofen , advil et al) because they upset the stomach over...
- Daughter with back pain 23rd November 2004
... her back was hurting. I was giving her 200 mg of Ibuprofen but that eventurally quit working. Last week, I took ... down her legs. They told me to give her 600 mg of Ibuprofen and gave here a prescription for muscle relaxers....
- scaroiliitis 6th November 2004
... I had degenerative spinal disk disease and to take ibuprofen and do some stretching exercises. That treatment basically...
... hurt on one side. This time, even the recommended ibuprofen 4 at a time every 6 hours didn't help. I did this...
- Back Problems from work (Pls Read) 19th October 2004
... do usually start feeling better within a week and Ibuprofen should help ease the pain somewhat. If you are concerned...
- Any ideas?? 15th October 2004
... patch (50), neurotins (1800 mg/day) not to mention ibuprofen and a stomach pill. Still has such horrible pain...
- 10 days post-op today............ 15th October 2004
... He
told me to quit exercises for awile and take 2 ibuprofen 200mg, 3 times
a day and that should help. I asked ... cause me this pain.
He said that with taking this ibuprofen that should relieve most of
the inflamation in my...
- Help! Still have back pain 14th October 2004
... swelling. I still need them ocassionally. I take 3 ibuprofen with food (4 is prescription strength).
1. StairMaster...
- What is this called? 9th October 2004
... it felt like period pain in my leg, luckily some ibuprofen has reduced it to the usual niggly level.
Walking...
- Safety of Celebrex and Bextra, like Vioxx, is being raised 6th October 2004
... 800 mg of Ibuprofen does just fine for me. I have taken Celebrex and...
- Restless legs 3rd October 2004
... ve read about why narcotics help. But anything like Ibuprofen or Tylenol, I can tell makes it somewhat worse. My...
- Sciatica 3rd October 2004
... of is that I used to pop my back all the time :) . Ibuprofen never really helped much either. What is neurontin...
- Different surgery outcomes-PLEASE!!!!! 1st October 2004
... that same pain for close to a year. I was living on ibuprofen and pain killers for 8 months before the surgery....
- Newbie to back problems... Questions 1st October 2004
... Celebrex or Bextra are in the same class of drug. Ibuprofen and Naproxen are also possibilities. I don't know...
... Celebrex or Bextra are in the same class of drug. Ibuprofen and Naproxen are also possibilities. I don't know...
- New to board, 4 wks post microdiscectomy 10th September 2004
... been on Celebrex(now off), muscle relaxers (soma), IBuprofen , glucosamin/chondr., darvocet 800mg and ambien to...
- What exactly is a fusion and who does it help? 4th September 2004
... bone graft materials' success of fusion, like taking Ibuprofen , Aleve or certain other inflammatory meds.
Of...
- What are us back problem people taking for meds? 26th August 2004
... hmmmm, what have I tried? Wellllll, I started on Ibuprofen and was taking appx 2400mg a day. But, tapered that...
... then, I have been on the PM rollercoaster, taking Ibuprofen 800mgs (which did nothing), then oral cortisone, which...
- Have you had a microdisectomy/still in pain? 26th August 2004
... painfree....not without pain, but I rarely have to take ibuprofen to bring the pain in check.
Before surgery I could...
- what can i do to releive back pain? 24th August 2004
... That is just my personal experience. Keep taking your Ibuprofen , I found that Aleve is very good. My dr had me taking...
- Bulging disc-how does it heal??? 19th August 2004
... long term - it is much harder on internal organs. Ibuprofen and Acetomenophen are much better choices for back...
- Any alternative to Advil??? 18th August 2004
... a fusion and with a fusion, my dr said no advil or ibuprofen for about 2-3 months. I can only take Vicodin and...
