Annoying lower back dull pain on the right hand side.

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Permalink Reply by Shannon Lenk on March 9, 2010 at 6:18am

Hello! I am sorry to hear that you, too, are in pain. I have had pain in the right lower side of my back for about 4 years. On the best days it is dull and bearable, most days it is screaming. I do not have any pain radiating down my leg or into my buttocks. I am not sure if it is related, but I also have pain in both hips, and a popping in my left hip when I walk. I have been to several Dr.s, and have been dx with sciatica, ankylosing spondylitis, degenerative disc disease, and sacroiliac joint disease, just to name a few. I have been in a couple of car accidents, and I have been thrown off of a horse 8-9 times. One time when I was thrown, I was 10 years old, and I landed flat on my back, that is when my back problems started. I was a 10 year old kid-whose parents refused to take to a Dr., they just said, it's bruised, it will get better. I had to sit on a pillow for 5 weeks, and I had to sleep reclining because I couldn't lay down. Years later I went to my family Dr. for back pain and they did X-rays. When the results came in he called me and said, Shannon did you know that at some point it looks like you broke 3 vertebrae, he said that he could see the shadows on the X-rays where the fractures had healed. Anyway, I am sorry for droning on, I am just tired of living with pain. Twice when I have bent over or moved a certain way, I felt a "pop" in my right lower back, and was unable to move for over a week. I want to find out exactly what is wrong and how to fix it so I can get on with my life. If anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate it. Thank you. By the way, when I had the x-rays I found out that I also have scoliosis.

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Permalink Reply by Juli Keifer on April 13, 2010 at 9:21am

Have you looked into whether you need a hip replacement? The popping is a classic sign -- good luck!

Shannon Lenk said:

Hello! I am sorry to hear that you, too, are in pain. I have had pain in the right lower side of my back for about 4 years. On the best days it is dull and bearable, most days it is screaming. I do not have any pain radiating down my leg or into my buttocks. I am not sure if it is related, but I also have pain in both hips, and a popping in my left hip when I walk. I have been to several Dr.s, and have been dx with sciatica, ankylosing spondylitis, degenerative disc disease, and sacroiliac joint disease, just to name a few. I have been in a couple of car accidents, and I have been thrown off of a horse 8-9 times. One time when I was thrown, I was 10 years old, and I landed flat on my back, that is when my back problems started. I was a 10 year old kid-whose parents refused to take to a Dr., they just said, it's bruised, it will get better. I had to sit on a pillow for 5 weeks, and I had to sleep reclining because I couldn't lay down. Years later I went to my family Dr. for back pain and they did X-rays. When the results came in he called me and said, Shannon did you know that at some point it looks like you broke 3 vertebrae, he said that he could see the shadows on the X-rays where the fractures had healed. Anyway, I am sorry for droning on, I am just tired of living with pain. Twice when I have bent over or moved a certain way, I felt a "pop" in my right lower back, and was unable to move for over a week. I want to find out exactly what is wrong and how to fix it so I can get on with my life. If anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate it. Thank you. By the way, when I had the x-rays I found out that I also have scoliosis.

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