My recent injuries.

[ColeyS1]

Try a year or two on gabapentin, pregabalin, nortriptyline, tramadol, codeine and morphine and see how you feel.

Phil, I now have hope. I haven't had that in the last two months. I've wrote Wednesday off already. I want him to abuse me and make it hurt. It's his experience that makes me feel confident. I shouldn't say it but in another life I'd have love to be special forces or something commendable. This shows my wimpy threshold. It ****** hurts, it's agony past 9 o clock. I can't keep on taking cocodamel cause I don't feel with it at all.

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[Phil Pascoe]

Touch wood I don't suffer often from back pain, as I know you can't escape it. One of the worst pains I had (apart from ulcers that necessitated the removal of my legs ) was severe gout in my knees - at least the chance of that has now been halved.
I've just been overcome by the smell of a moth being electrocuted because I forgot to turn the insectocutor off - poor sod must have come in to get out of the torrential rain.

 

[johnnyb]

Drilling is more dicey than it first appears. I had an accident as an apprentice 30 years ago. The drill was a decent thickness and caught on the metal plate. It spun the hefty cast vice straight into my hip causing a really deep puncture and snapping the drill. Ouch.
Radial arm drills are dodgy with big drills as well.

 

[pulleyt]

Differentiating between chiropractors and osteopaths to start with would be good.

I realise that my limited experience is not scientific in any way.

That said, I first suffered back pain in the 90's and went to see an osteopath. He put me through some pretty intense bone cracking and sent me away suggesting that was the end of it. It wasn't! and I endured regular back pain and stiffness for a few more years.

Then someone recommended a McTimony chiropractor so I gave him a go. He explained that his approach was through gentle manipulation to 're-educate' the skeleton and also examined the entire skeleton alignment and not just my back. It took a few sessions of 're-education' after which I could really feel the benefit. Now with the occasional MOT check I remain pain free and rarely feel any stiffness.

I've recommended my chiropractor to several friends and colleagues and all but one have found him to improve their situation.

I think what I'm suggesting is a slow, gentle approach seems to have a better long term benefit than a more intensive quick fix.

Trevor

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Slightly off task here - I really like the design of the mitre saw station. You seem to have built in space on the wings to stow your sander and a scroll saw. Please tell me that's intentional and a genius use of dead space!

 

[ColeyS1]

at least the chance of that has now been halved.

Well that's one way of looking at it
I use to have an electrocuter in the workshop and could quite often hear them crackling away on contact. Last time I tried it the bulb must have taken a knock cause it doesn't work any more.

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[ColeyS1]

I think what I'm suggesting is a slow, gentle approach seems to have a better long term benefit than a more intensive quick fix.

Trevor

That could be right. I only based my choice on the huge amount of positive reviews. I'm the sort of person that will forever be thinking about having something done, but never actually make my mind up. Things are happening now and first impressions are it's improving things.



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[ColeyS1]

Slightly off task here - I really like the design of the mitre saw station. You seem to have built in space on the wings to stow your sander and a scroll saw. Please tell me that's intentional and a genius use of dead space!

Thankyou [WINKING FACE] Tbh it was so long ago I can't remember if it was intentional or just an afterthought.
It is useful for having somewhere to put things that don't get used that often.
When it's time to use one of the machines they pull forward

and get secured with a knob at the front. The scroll saw in particular needs locking down.

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[Stanleymonkey]

That is very good - that could my entire workshop there - fitted in to that mitre station!!

 

[ColeyS1]

Well I've had my 5th visit to the chiropractor today and had some xrays.

He seems to think I fractured my spine at some point which is why I could be feeling pain in the middle of my back. This week hasn't been great and I've gone back to taking groggy painkillers. I was a bit surprised that his new course of action is to space future appointments further apart- so the next is in two weeks, if it's relatively alright it'll be a month, 2 months etc. I'm back on painkillers and it now hurts just lifting 25kilos. Leaving it longer doesn't fill me with confidence that it's gonna sort itself out.......

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[lanemaux]

I feel your pain amigo Col , I really do. Some of my cancer meds cause fairly rapid Osteo problems and have in fact turned me into a rather fragile glass skeletoned sculpture. Last fall , my wife bought a second hand T-shirt press (for putting funny sayings on the shirts). I went to place it in the hatchback of the car and SPANG! something went pop in my mid to lower spine. However , life goes on and we had a vacation planned in Niagara Falls . It was a bit of a pain at times as walking and rough roads were a touch of a problem during our week in the falls, but not insurmountable. Six months later , at my regular bone scan session , I was informed that I had a healed but obviously BROKEN BACK. I'm a bit more careful picking things up now .

 

[custard]

Back problems seem to drag on for weeks and months without any improvement, but then can clear up in the space of a few days. Hope you start to recover soon Coley.

 

[ColeyS1]

Back problems seem to drag on for weeks and months without any improvement, but then can clear up in the space of a few days. Hope you start to recover soon Coley.

Thanks Custard, I hope that as well. I'm struggling to see how it's gonna magically fix itself though . I literally can't survive the way I'm working at the moment- 15 hours this week and my back feels like it's on fire. I thought my early days of rooms filled with iroko dust would be the thing that stopped me working, not back pain. I need to work, I want to work. I had a delivery of oak that got drenched whilst off loading. As soon as I got it inside I stood it on its end hoping it would help the rain run off. Just moving planks around inflamed my back and made it painful to carry on.
Tbh I'm hoping someone might see the xrays and spot something that might help. 1000's of members, perhaps one of them is a back specialist

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[pollys13]

I've put my back out a few times after heavy lifting, don't know what actually happened. Excruciating sharp stabbing pain. Sounds a bit funny trying to get your socks on in morning, but real nightmare. ( no getting yer rocks off either ) That said when this has happened it does clear up, a few days, or week or so. Even driving the car pushing the clutch down.... was a real pain.

I like to think I don't have a back problem and I don't want to create one, so I'm always very careful if lifting or moving something around.... I don't push my luck or stress it unnecessary. Bit of a fath, cold packs and hot water bottle but does help,as well as hot soak in bath..... as long as you can get in it.

Your one of the helpful people on the forum I'm surprised people havn't offered to come over and help out a bit. I sometimes have time and I'd be happy to come over, you could give me some woodwork tips

 

[ColeyS1]

I've never relied on anyone and don't plan to any time soon this is my own dance and if I'm not capable it's time to hang my shoes up. Thanks Polly, that's probably the encouragement I needed !

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[pollys13]

No probs, try to rest back as much rest as possible, as I say it will, should clear up. The few times I've done it after a while is pretty much back to, as good as new. I can lift 2 full size concrete blocks, perhaps 3. Though just because I can..... doesn't mean..... I should. I found leaning back on bags of frozen peas in a tea cloth, and hot water bottles in towel helpful and as I say hot bath.
I tried to avoid shoving down mouth loads of anti inflammatories. I looked into one of those back belts to put on if heavy lifting to avoid any risk. Researched them, bit of a gimmick,seems can cause more problems more than solve. Those Tens electric current things, seem effective in pain relief, officially endorsed by doctors I think. Then again treating symptom, not the cause,chiropractor, osteopath good way to go only draw back cost, but assume you can claim as business expense.

 

[pollys13]

" Tbh I'm hoping someone might see the xrays and spot something that might help. 1000's of members, perhaps one of them is a back specialist " If your serious there must be medical forums you could post on, might want a disclaimer if offering advice but if just a medical student, whatever.... opinion... freely given.

 

[Raymond UK]

Hope you're feeling better soon Coley. Back pains are rather annoying and painful. I broke my back when I was twelve and had back problems ever since. Now 42 and just into week two of Sciatica after walking funny with gout for a few days. A real pain in the arse literally...

Your workshop however is something I could only dream of. Looks massive and well organised. I've got to do with 3.5 x 3.5M

Get well soon.

 

[ColeyS1]

Hope you're feeling better soon Coley. Back pains are rather annoying and painful. I broke my back when I was twelve and had back problems ever since. Now 42 and just into week two of Sciatica after walking funny with gout for a few days. A real pain in the buttocks literally...

Your workshop however is something I could only dream of. Looks massive and well organised. I've got to do with 3.5 x 3.5M

Get well soon.

Thanks pal
Just spent a long 3 hour wait in the doctors surgery. After she'd finished telling me off for coming in with a complaint that's over 3 months old, she advised me to ditch my chiropractor and spend my money on a physio. Apparently an NHS one would be a 4-6 week wait. I only ever see the docs when I really need to, I explained this to her which seemed to make her a little more understanding. I've got these to try which she thinks might help with the burning sensation.

Fingers crossed !

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[Raymond UK]

I guess the Pregabalin will ease the pain a bit as it targets nerve pain rather than general pain.

Misses Ray is a NP (Nurse Practitioner and Prescriber) but I'm not allowed to be registered at her practise as I'm family. My own GP prescribed me Tramadol, Co-Codamol and Meloxicam which is to reduce general pain. Not doing much apart from making me dizzy.

This tip is not from me but you can get Pregabalin, Meloxicam and Naproxin over the counter in Spain and the Canary Islands for a fraction of a UK prescription.

Usually stock up every 4 month in the Canaries. Might be a good excuse to get out more often...