21st May 2006
I am not sure what to do. I have been in excruciating pain for about 3 weeks. Several times I could not get out of bed due to the pain. It has got slightly better as I can now walk and get up but getting up hurts ALOT moving hurts ALOT! I had a laminectomy last year on my lumbar spine and have been ok as far as pain until the last three weeks. I am jobless and I am very concerned b/c I am a medical assistant and I can hardly walk let alone go to an inyerview where they will see I can barely move, and if given a job I think i would lose it b/c of my pain and somtimes not being able to even get out of bed. I have no income and I am going to apply for TANF through the state but they require you look for work. What am I supposed to do? What have you all done to keep OA from wrecking your life? i am only 26 years old. I have tried Tylenol Arthritis, Extra Srength Tylenol, Aleve, vicodin, percocet, and skelaxin. Nothing really helps with this pain. I did go to the spine specialist and had an MRI so i am sure nothing else is wrong. Please Help!