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frangale
frangale
Jun 2011
8:43pm, 6 Jun 2011
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frangale
Which do I need to see?

Have been having difficulty getting up when I have been lying down, usually totally flat, but not always. Any sort of movement is extremely painful and I need to make very small movements and gradually work my way back up to standing. Once I'm up and moving the pain usually goes fairly quickly.
Doesn't always happen but is getting more frequent.
JohnnyO
JohnnyO
Jun 2011
8:45pm, 6 Jun 2011
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JohnnyO
Pain where?
frangale
frangale
Jun 2011
8:47pm, 6 Jun 2011
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frangale
About waist level
JohnnyO
JohnnyO
Jun 2011
8:48pm, 6 Jun 2011
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JohnnyO
In your back?
frangale
frangale
Jun 2011
8:52pm, 6 Jun 2011
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frangale
if i put my hand on my waist, with my middle fiinger touching my spine and my thumb round my waist my hand more or less covers the whole area where it hurts
The_Saint
The_Saint
Jun 2011
8:53pm, 6 Jun 2011
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The_Saint
Not the two options in the middle
Stumpy
Stumpy
Jun 2011
8:53pm, 6 Jun 2011
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Stumpy
how long has it been like this? is it getting worse?
frangale
frangale
Jun 2011
8:57pm, 6 Jun 2011
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frangale
it is getting a lot more frequent, used to be now and again now it's 2 or 3 times a week at least
JohnnyO
JohnnyO
Jun 2011
8:57pm, 6 Jun 2011
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JohnnyO
I would see your GP. She can assess you and refer you onto physio if necessary.
You are describing a dermatomal pattern which may indicate a bit of nerve root irritation/disc protrusion, but at a higher level than most ever get symptoms.
The fact that it goes away on movement goes against this a bit too.

One of the GPs might offer a bit of advice, its more their field than mine.

In my opinion osteos and chiros are a different business. Make sure you have no significant health problems through your GP. If mainstream medicine excludes serious illness and fails to control your symptoms then you may want to see osteo/chiro types. Some of them are quite sensible, but some of them are verging on witchcraft.
JohnnyO
JohnnyO
Jun 2011
8:58pm, 6 Jun 2011
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JohnnyO
I hoped The Saint would turn up :-)

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