lower back pain ,pinched nerve ,need advise

russianbabe


Joined: 19/08/2011
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 11:22

i went to the doctor with lower back pain and he said its a pinched nerve ,should take a week or so to go away and gave me arcoxia ,but no pain killers ,any advise ,i can only lay flat on my back and cant do anything else

donna84


Joined: 24/08/2010
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 11:31

osteopath is a good start.

for anti inflammatorys devils claw,boswelia or turmeric is very good, you can find turmeric in any mixed herb section in a store the others might be a bit hard to find here in kktc. When you get home invest in an inversion table they are great for decompressing the spine and vertebrea.



but do try about a teaspoonfull of turmeric in water it does help.



I had 3 slipped discs in my neck and all of the above helped me a great deal.

I was prescribed narproxen but i took them a few times and searched for natural remedies instead which for me worked just as well if not better.



good luck

LancsLass


Joined: 15/01/2009
Posts: 145

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 12:02

I also have a trapped nerve in my back and I can highly recommend a physiotherapist named Gulen across from the bikers club in Karakum. Unfortunately due to the holiday she is not working again until Frday. If you are still suffering ring her on (0392)8161161

swyflot


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 916

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 12:07

The physio at the old Medikent hospital worked wonders on my frozen shoulder, her name is Gizem Vais, tel. no. 0533 8661336 but may not be working over the holiday period

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 12:23

I have had lower back problems since I was 19, and in the UK I had to self learn.,



Due to the constant cost and hassle of going to Chiros. and Osteopaths etc.



There are lots of things you can do to help.



Is it sending pain down your left leg ?



Being told you it may go away in a week is very wrong.



What may a happen in a week is that it will feel like it as gone away, but what could happen is that your back may adjust itself to compensate for the pain, then you are storing up future problems.



Also there are certain ways you should lie.



Are you using an Ice Pack ?

russianbabe


Joined: 19/08/2011
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 12:48

i have no pain anywhere else but my lower back and i have not tried an ice pack or a heating pad ,im afraid of messing up my back more ,im in alot of pain and i got parcoten 500mg from a friend for the pain ,it has 10 mg codeine ,he said to take 2 every 4 hours

how many times a day do i have to drink turmeric?

thank you all

ellie1


Joined: 30/03/2009
Posts: 47

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 13:11

Give Cynthia a ring on 0533 8457792 she is a theraspist and i am sure she will be able to help you now.

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 13:13

Don't take loads of pain killers, all they are doing is concealing the problem, go an see the people opposite Bikers Club or even better still a consultant at NEU hospital. Contrary to what people have said on this board, they are no more expensive per session that going to a physio and have all the necessary equipmet to check on your back i.e. MRI scans etc.

brianc


Joined: 20/06/2011
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 13:15

I had this problem recently , took glucosomine ( you can find it in any chemist here), helps !

Trotsky


Joined: 30/08/2011
Posts: 51

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 13:27

Does any one know of a good Osteopath in TRNC please ?

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 14:45

Sorry to say you'll be lucky Msg 10. There is always cofusion here between what is an Osteopath what is a physiotherapist and what is a chiropractor. There are loads of physiotherapists but certainly no chiropactors as I understand it (the last one, a German man has gone back to Germany now) and I don't know of an Osteopath.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 14:59

Message 8

I can assure you from bitter personal experience that NEU are frighteningly expensive. What is more they do not honour any quote they give - they charge what they want in the end regardless of what they promise when you first visit them.

If you are rich then by all means they are very good and have the latest of everything. But if you are on a budget give them a very wide berth.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 15:01

message 11.



By the 'last man' do you mean Erhart from Catalkoy? If so then I am very sad to hear he has gone - he was brilliant.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 15:33

You could visit Dr. Can Çobanoğlu in Lefkosa. Orthopaedic surgeon who has treated several of my relatives and friends and providing only the best of treatment solutions - none required surgery.

He does a 9am walk-in consultation surgery each week day other than Thursday.

http://www.arsarthro.com.tr

Kitapçı Lütfi Bey Sok. No 17 Ortaköy-Lefkosa

Tel 223 4800/223 4232

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 15:37

http://www.arsarthro.com.tr/eng/default.asp



English link to the website.



his surgery can be found over behind the Lefkoşa Lemar

kiwikid


Joined: 18/08/2008
Posts: 496

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 18:02

Can agree with Groucho, Dr Can is great. He has sorted out my son't feet and my doggy knee, about to make an appointment with him for my back as well. Erhart use to have an office in his surgery as well.

His English is perfect as well.

Angela

lilaclady


Joined: 11/02/2011
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 19:24

i have had a bad back for 9 weeks the pain was excruciating and i had a thai massage on staurday and it is a lot better to say it will go in a week is madness i think this is the best way either massage or osteopath

lilaclady


Joined: 11/02/2011
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 19:41

i have had a bad back for 9 weeks the pain was excruciating and i had a thai massage on staurday and it is a lot better to say it will go in a week is madness i think this is the best way either massage or osteopath

lilaclady


Joined: 11/02/2011
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 19:43

i have had a bad back for 9 weeks the pain was excruciating and i had a thai massage on staurday and it is a lot better to say it will go in a week is madness i think this is the best way either massage or osteopath

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 21:01

There is an old method to alleviate pain like this - it is often used in sports injuries - it can't damage you.



OK - stand back to back with a strong friend [maybe your dad!] > he must place his arms under your armpits and you must rest your buttocks [NO - I'm not being vulgar!] at the 'small' of his back - the area at the bottom of his spine before the 'coccyx'. He must then lean forward, which lifts you off the ground, so that you are hanging. He must repeat this several times until the weight of your body causes the vertebrae to part slightly and hopefully releases the nerve. This method is often practised by trained osteopaths, but can be equally effective as a 'home remedy'.



I've had it done to me several times in my life - it always worked! There is also a drug you can take for your symptoms - normally available in the South at many pharmacies - it's called 'Perofen' - it's fantastic - miracle like in its quick and effective action.



I hope you feel better soon!

Becky123


Joined: 01/06/2011
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 21:07

Hi i also suffer with a back back, as at times when I do something my muscles spasm causing the pain and depending upon severity can be difficult to do anything. What helps is to either lie down or walk - not sit if you can help it, also a combination of hot and cold compresses on area. I find strong pain killers help - yes it masks pain - but then at least when you mobilise you do not find yourself walking oddly and compensating, which can delay recovery and cause further problems, only recently moved to TRNC but if there is a chioropractor - i think this really helps. Also anti- inflammatories help such as Ibuprofen. Hope it gets bettter soon!



Becky

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 22:24

Msg. 18 Yes his name was Erhart. I tried to become a patient of his but he stopped taking on new people for quite a while, then sold his house and left.

Texas


Joined: 22/09/2009
Posts: 634

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 22:27

Please let me know if you want to have a go on my invertor table: http://www.healthandcare.co.uk/inversion-tables/apollo-inversion-trainer-table.html?ctype=2&gclid=CL25g9ze96oCFcJXmAoddUqjDw



If you cannot perform your daily tasks, or you cannot even find a relatively comfortable position to rest in, you have no alternative but to take pain killers.



At your own risk, I would be happy to let you have a few DHC Continus 120mg. Contains Dihydrocodeine Tartrate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrocodeine



It should send you "high as a kite!"

Tojan


Joined: 18/03/2011
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 23:07

I am a massage therapist, reflexologist and energy healer



I may be able to help??



0533 84 69658

donna84


Joined: 24/08/2010
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 23:18

As far as i know you cannot overdose on turmeric so you can use it as u please. it does not taste very nice though.

the good thing is it acts as an anti inflamatory not a pain killer so you know it is not masking the pain where you can become active and do more damage to nerves.

put an ice pack on the affected area for 10 mins refreeze and repeat again twice.

if you lie on a flat surface remember to have a bit of support for the natural curve in the back too.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 23:22

Having been in same position sounds like scacita,which is very painfull and can result in numbness and loss of function in limbs,traction and excercise workked for me but it was slow.exercise was lying on front on doing curl ups as often every hour.apperentally it puts soft tissue back between the discs,thefore freeing up the trapped nerve.

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
30/08/2011 23:51

Erhardt and Brigitte have returned permanently to Germany.

Erhardt was brilliant and is already greatly missed, he was a superb physiotherapist.

Sandcastle


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 00:39

Having suffered with back pain for many years I can offer good advice.



Take painkillers with anti inflamitary at night to help you sleep, but try not to take in the day as it will mask any further damage you do. Some back pain is eased with ice, other it makes worse and heat packs are needed.



The best and cheapest results for me are to buy a large rubber ring, go into the warm sea and hang just out of deapth for 20 mins. The warm water massages it and the hanging around lets the vertebrae get back to normal. Follow this by a few hours lying flat but warm to relax. Move slowly.



Get it sorted out asap as if left, your body will compensate for the pain and you will have problems for many many years.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 00:47

May sound like total wind up.check it out.karpas grow a mountain onion.cut it let it weep,rub on affected ar



ea

.1st day really itch and hot 2nd day bit uncomfortable day 3 war is all over ,,,,,,,,,,,,new person.

Ask a local.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 08:18

I have to disagree with Jovial John msg 12 (sorry John); I have used the NEU on several occassions and too date cannot knock it.



The reasons are:



The consultation fee is now 80TL (this is the same as my husband gets charged for 2 mins with a dermatologist in Kyrenia).



I received a quote for my cancer operation and it was a minimum and a maximum quote depending on how many drugs I needed and my reaction to the op etc. The bill was WELL WITHIN the maximum and only slightly higher than the minimum.



Re: my physio - after my first session which cost me 100TL, as long as I go back within 3 weeks, I receive my follow on appointments for free as they are part of what they call 'control'



All I am saying is very often where there is a bad experience there is also and extremely good one, which is where I fit in.



If anyone is interested, I use and excellent osteopath in the south, who is also a physiotherapist and accupuncturist. I started to use him before the NEU was built

russianbabe


Joined: 19/08/2011
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 08:36

scoobydoo

can you please give me the phone number to the doctor in the south?

thank you

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 09:32

Msg 31:



His name is Antonis Antoniou, telephone number: 00357 2267 7374



He got me walking and my back was an absolute wreck when I first went to see him!



Good luck

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 10:36

Msg30, glad you posted because your experience of NEU is the same as mine (not the Cancer bit though, so sorry you've had to suffer that). I agree with your costings. I even got a quote in advance for the three levels of Dr/Consultants qualifications. The lower level (but still highly qualified was 80tl for 45 min session) Middle level (120tl for 45 mins) and Professor level (170tl for 45 mins), I chose middle level and just paid the 120tl which I found also included two pain killer injections.



A MRI scan (which I've also had) cost less than a quarter of UK price and was "on demand" as it were.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 11:23

Messages 30/33



This was posted nearly 1 year ago but to repeat. I was quoted £5000 (max £6000) for a femoral bypass in both legs - this was nearly 3 times the State Hospital quote (4000tl) but I felt that the probable quality was worth it. In the event, after tests, I needed a bypass in only 1 leg and simply a stent in the other so I assumed the cost would be reduced accordingly. The bill was over £11,000. They admitted they had made a mistake in the quote but I must pay or be taken to court. They tried to stop me leaving the hospital and later refused to do the follow-up work (at additional cost) until I paid. My NEU doctor found £2,500 overcharged but they refused to give me an itemised bill to get it checked independently.

To me they will remain dishonourable thieves and I will never stop discouraging people to go there.

And the story of the Englishman who they tried to stop boarding his air ambulance until his wife paid over £100,000 was well publicised at the time.

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 12:40

Why not just go to a hospital and get a CT scan or MRI and find out exactly what the problem is, before you start any sort of treatment, which could do you more serious damage. With my problem back, I am not allowed any type of exercise, inclusing walking very far, nor to go to a physio, so be careful what you do. I spent lots of money at doctors, physio's and all types of medicines, and totally wasted my money. I then went to a hospital for my MRI and finally found out the problem. I would say that from personal experience, NEU was excellent and not expensive.

russianbabe


Joined: 19/08/2011
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 13:33

going south to the chiropractor to get evaluation ,then if need straight to hospital,i must say its not so sore today

thanks chris for the van ride south

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
31/08/2011 14:12

Such a shame you felt you had to go down South Msg.36 but then if that's the nearest chiropractor then I do understand.



Msg.34 I'm sorry you had all your problems and yes I can remember the Air Ambulance case which was dreadful. However we can only speak as we find can't we? BTW, in the USA you can find cases even worse than you have quoted, where money had to be paid up front before a patient was allowed to be taken off the stretcher/gurney. Not a good place to visit without proper insurance!!