Backache / myLot

United States

January 2, 2017 5:38pm CST

Starting yesterday I've been suffering with a lower backache. I some times get one but usually it is on the right side this time it is on the left which makes me wonder what caused it. The only thing I can think of is that I slept in a bad position or twisted it when trying to get more comfortable to help me fall asleep. When it is on the right I think it may be do to what I think are some cysts in that area that occasionally get larger and that is when I get pain there. Many years ago(something like 50) I had a ruptured epidermal inclusion cyst in that area that was removed with outpatient surgery.

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Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14752)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

2 Jan 17

If the pain continues, will you have this checked out?

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stealthy

@stealthy (8181)

• United States

2 Jan 17

It depends on how long it continues. I can usually endure such things until they get better. I have a fairly high pain tolerance and almost never take pain medication.

Kristen Howe

@KristenH (33363)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

3 Jan 17

Ouch. I had lower back pain three years ago. Try getting a memory foam pillow or a new mattress or bed. Have you taken medicine or put heat or ice on it? Maybe it would help.

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stealthy

@stealthy (8181)

• United States

3 Jan 17

As, I said, I have high pain tolerance and seldom take medicine for it.

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Kristen Howe

@KristenH (33363)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

4 Jan 17

@stealthy Okay try heat and ice though.

Amber

@AmbiePam (85742)

• United States

3 Jan 17

Do you think you might need another surgery?

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stealthy

@stealthy (8181)

• United States

3 Jan 17

No, but once I get a new doctor, mine retired and there is a shortage here, I need to ask if the bumps on my lower back are cyst or not and if so, can they cause back pain.

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