My back has been killing me since I woke up in the recovery room 2 weeks ago. At times, it is what has hurt the most. It is a nagging ache in my lower right side of my back. The nurses said it could be the positioning they had me in on the operating table. The only relief is to lay on a heating pad. Has anyone else had this problem??? It really is awful!:help:

I had the same problem, but 3 days after surgery (of course when I was already away from the morphine pump...or hey, maybe I DID have it before then, just didn't know it..lol). I am now 6 weeks out of surgery and it is progessively getting worse. I think the way they position us must cause our lower backs to kind of 'sway-back', due to larger butts!! Honestly, this butt pain is much worse than any of the other pain. I did look up some of the symptoms and mine sounds like something called SACROILIAC JOINT INFLAMMATION. It causes pain in the lower back, both butt cheeks, the sciatic nerve area and around to the front pelvis area. I had to go to my GP (I don't live in the same town as my surgeon) and he gave me ( Tramadol (generic Ultracet, which is Ultrum and Tylenol)_--and also Skelaxin which is a functionable muscle relaxer for the butt spasms. I have to go back in 2 weeks if it isn't better and I have been told that Chiropractors work wonders on this, so I might try that avenue, although I've never been to one before. It is total misery and hopefully it will end soon so I can get to more walking and exercise.

Describe your pain--mine is pretty much anywhere in the butt/hip/pelvis/lower back region and it is painful to sit, stand for long times, bending, getting up and down, out of bed is a fiasco and changing positions when I sleep is agonizing. Does this sound like anything you or anyone else has experieced?

Hi There,

Had band 1-7-08. Have had low back pain and pain in bra band area since. Have seen chiro 6x with minimal relief. Have been unable to walk because it increases the pain.

Were you able to find the problem and/or find some relief. Thanks for any help.

Hikergirl...previously...hopefully again soon.:hurray: