Severe Butt pain!!! help!

[dudeman]

Hi, first time poster.

I have been having sever pain in my butt check areas for the past 6 months... I started at this summer job I had in july, I would be sitting at my desk for long periods of time and after awhile.. My butt would start feeling very sore and painful when i was sitting so I would have to get up and walk around... I hoped that it would go away after a while but its been very long time and hasnt go much better... It seems to happen when I am sitting on hard surfaces after like 15-20 min of sitting... making bus rides and stuff very uncomfatable.. but it also happens on nice chairs and stuff as well... Im basically clueless.
I talked to a doctor and he said that maybe it was pinched nerve or a some kind of nerve injury.. and gave me ibuprofen.... didnt help much at all...

any ideas?
thanks

[mrsash36yrs]

Hi, I just want to try to help you out. I have the same problem. Mine is caused from the muscles in the butt that come up from your legs. Your lower back probably hurts too but the butt is worse. At least it is with me, One pain can be dominated by a worse one easily. Well, i am on Zanaflex and Neurotin, i have Dystonia and Epilepsy. Also, most symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. I still must use cushions to sit on . Not the new expensive ones even those $300.oo ones hurt.The problem is the muscles are drawing up extremly tight. A good help is to streath them out before work , on breaks and lunch. Also i had to take Calcium three times a day. It works best taken with milk or juice or a hot drink like tea. Magniesium and Potassium are very important to relax muscles. I say this because pills do not 'fix' the problem for me. But these all help me very much. Everyone is different. So, you must do as a dr tells you to. I have Dystonia and Epilepsy, and possibel MS. The Advil is really important if taken with all these other things.......because, the pain is increased with inflamation. This is all the way it is with me, anyway. I pray you have or will have your comfort soon. Ps..one thing that helps me at the computer is i place a simi hard pillow down but moved forward just enough that my tail bone is suspended. A special pillow can be bought for hemroid problems..and it works great. It take pressure off of the tender spots. Well, God Bless as you need, amen, hugs

[dudeman]

hi, you are right, i have alot of back pain recently too (long term as well).. I went and got some electroshock therapy something on my butt area and it seems to get better (along with some novacine type of thing injected in my butt) but now the pain has gone down sometimes to my back of my thighs. I have been doing alot of stretching lately on my back and it seems to be getting alittle better.
Another doctor recommended Ibuprofen, which seems to help alittle.
can you give me a link about the hemmroid cushions you were talking about? because when i sit on the toliet to use the bathroom, all my pain seems to dissapear. its quite strange!

plz let me know whatcha think and thanks!

p.s. i dont have any other major dieases or anything other than that pain. and the doc told me that improving my posture is very important as well. I have a tendency to slouch alot.

[This message has been edited by dudeman (edited 01-15-2003).]

[Angelene]

Please look up info on these boards and on the web on Piriformis syndrom and sciatica...

I have Piriformis and am also looking into different treatments. There are great stretches you can do, chiropractors you can look into, and other forms of pain management.

good luck!

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[dudeman]

[url="http://www.health.harvard.edu/page.cfm?name=btwdWomens#19"]http://www.health.harvard.edu/page.cfm?name=btwdWomens#19[/url]

towards the bottom there is a great stretch for this kind of pain, it hit the exact spot where i am hurting

i am amazed, it seems to help immediately