Severe Back Pain - Should I See a Doctor?
 

Do you have access to a hot tub?

Yes, see a doctor. The unusual secondary symptoms, queasiness, tinnitus, etc. though are probably just sympathetic responses to extreme pain.

Good news about the secondary effects. I was worried there was some like spinal cord or other nerve damage.

As for the doctor.. what kind of stuff do you think they'd do? Should I see a chiropractor or go into urgent care? I don't suppose you'd have an estimate as to what something like this would cost? Could it clear up in a day if I just rested?

I just called my friend's dad who is a doctor, said I should rest and call him if anything changes. He seemed concerned over whether it hurt when I breathed, and it doesn't unless I take a very deep breath.

While this guy doesn't deal specifically with backs, I doubt anyone at urgent care would have any better advice and they'd probably charge me $300 for it.

So I'm just gonna hang out here and rest.

Also, is it just me, or is WebMD worthless?

QFMFT. As a teen I had a double-fractured L4 vertebrae that a chiropractor apparently missed in the X-ray, and then his tapping away at the whole area like a chisel sculptor only aggravated the injury and also wasted a critical period in which the bones were most able to fuse. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif Then after one visit to an orthopedic specialist, I had a diagnosis and brace within days, and fusion within weeks, bada bing. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Sounds like upper spinal disc hernia, I have a healing L5-S1 herniation, had similar sensations down my right leg - numbness, loss of control, loss of strength etc., accompanied by general nausea, dizzyness when in great pain.

I never saw chiropractors, but went to a spinal doctor who puts sportsmen back on, he showed me some stretching exercises, I also swam a lot and now it's much better.

Ah, so my body is telling me not to go to Target. Got it. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

Stretching aside, for strengthening & endurance the Roman Chair has worked wonders for me, and it's not that pricy:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ports&sbf=sale

If the price (or having to assemble) are off-putting, swimming is definitely a great alternative and uses every relevant muscle. http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

He is weak. Paging Darwin.

No, the implant you got at Walmart is telling you not to go to Target. Either that or you're getting old.

Soon your body will be hurting in all sorts of places. It's really down hill from this point on. You have had your fun but when that first back pain sets in then you know it's only a matter of time. Ask some of the ancients on this board, they will tell you.