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Pappy said:
Not much helps Holly. I wear a back belt and my walks seem to help. Tylenol, my Tens Unit and a cooling gel are give me some relief. Can’t take aspirin because of blood thinners. Kinda stuck with it. :mad:
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Well if it makes you feel better to know you have some company Pappy, then I'm here with lower back problems too, and of course @Murrmurr , who suffers dreadfully...

I've had several cortisone shots in my lower back.. but now they won't do any more so like you I'm stuck with it.

I take muscle relaxant pills at night to stop my back seizing during the night, not a lot worse than waking up and finding your legs won't take your weight as you get out of bed due to the pain and you're slumped to the floor in agony .. Like you I find if I can walk.. it helps a lot... altho' of late I've found that I can't walk as far as I once did without my back hurting, so although I'm a fast walker.. I get to a point where I have to get in the car.. or just know my limits for walking in the woods near this house.. etc. before turning back..

Don't even think about taking aspirin for the pain.. not that you can as you've said,.. but do take Ibuprofen as you already do because it's an anti-inflammatory and 2 paracetamol at the same time when the pain is bad, , not many people know you can take both of these pills together but check with your Doctor of course for your own safety,.., .. When my pain is bad I heat a microwave wheat bag, and place it behind me on my lower back while sitting in my office chair which keeps me from slouching.. and sometimes I have to reheat it 2 or 3 times before it relaxes the tensed muscles but that also helps too
 
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