any medics or doc's out there

[Wazzzer]

Nuramol are pretty good mate 

Your docs based at Dower House or the one up West Street?

[bricey]

my doc's is carrisbrook med centre no idea what road that is lol

[brett]

like everyone said glad to hear u went and got it checked i done my knee at work at work few years and being young and ignorant carried on at work and then went on to f@@k up my  back aswell over compensating for the bad knee and to top it off looked like an s bend when i stood up ,was signed off work for 2 weeks straight away ,luckily dont have much trouble with it now,hope it gets sorted

[B1rd1e9]

MAN UP!!!!!!!  defo need docs probs prolapsed disc and trapped nerve

Manning up is exactly what got him into this mess!

Now be a real man and get yourself to the walk-in!

aww jack u sound truely upset 4 this man maybe u sud cup his balls and rub his bk betta lol

[Jack3559]

I fücked my back because I didn't seek medical advice soon enough after injuring myself and now I'm set for a lifetime of problems.

Health is serious shït, back injuries can change your life if you piss about for too long letting it deteriorate.

[Kerrse]

Yes defo dont let them fob you off i had a slipped disc when i was 22 took nearly a year or going back to the doctors getting painkillers having physio being told it wasn't a slipped disc for it not to get better. I demanded an xray in the end (wished i had done it a lot sooner)staight after the xray i was told to go for an MRI, 3 weeks later i had and operation. This was 17 years ago so i hope they are a little better for you as hopefully our NHS has improved in that time !

[B1rd1e9]

I fücked my back because I didn't seek medical advice soon enough after injuring myself and now I'm set for a lifetime of problems.

Health is serious shït, back injuries can change your life if you piss about for too long letting it deteriorate.

very true fella my back is shagged aswel

[bricey]

so managed to get into the doc's
and apprently they dont send you straight off for an mri they use a course of drugs first
so im on the sick for 10 days and have to take naproxen

[Kerrse]

so managed to get into the doc's
and apprently they dont send you straight off for an mri they use a course of drugs first
so im on the sick for 10 days and have to take naproxen

Typical fob off ! If you don't see any improvement demand an xray  don't take no for an answer as GP's are bloody clueless !

[MBChB]

The usual treatment plan you'll get from your GP for mechanical lower back pain is rest, pain relief and physio if required. You've already found out over the past fortnight that it won't get better by itself, so try and take it easy (but don't completely immobilise yourself) and follow what the GP said. If the pain gets worse/spreads/numbness or tingling returns, then get yourself back there asap.

Naproxen is a drug that is used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation, and will be much better than paracetamol, so hopefully should make a difference.