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My younger brother is screaming in pain... (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Makan@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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I would like to help him but I don't know what to do...

His screams echo through the house due to a lower back muscle spasm that he got recently, likely due to a herniated disc in his spine or something. He's never gone through this before, I think. He's almost 26, but our family has a history of back problems (and heart problems) for whatever reason. Don't know if that could mean something.

I am a lot older than him and have never had back trouble, EVER. But how can my younger brother have such immense pain in his mid-twenties? I thought back problems only grew more acute later on, such as in your 40s or 50s? I believe we will at least have the x-ray results soon.

I live in Virginia and am wondering if there is a better place nearby to take him than just the Inova hospital around around here. He is being taken right now to the hospital nearby.

His screams trigger flashbacks and traumatic thoughts and memories in my head (doesn't help that I have misophonia). So yeah, fun, fun, fun...

Anyway, let me know what you think because I could use some suggestions.

Just want to know how I can help and what I can do.

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[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I also injured my back very young doing Italian tile installation, and suffer that and related consequences. Hot packs, Voltaren Gel, Lidocain patches help. I took cox inhibitor drugs as well as Diclofenac for decades, but no longer do (when the cure is as bad as the ailment, right). Now I very seldom will take one 325 mg aspirin or one 500 mg acetaminophen, but if I can get my hands on it, devil's claw or white willow bark tea is ace (but tastes like dung). These are natural sources of salicylic acid and should not be taken on an empty stomach or if aspirin is contraindicated. Slippery Elm bark tea may offer some relief, again, check for contraindications.