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I have a lower back pain for more than 3 months what should I do?
I am a 55 years old man, and i work as a truck-driver. In the last 3 months i have a back ache that is disturbing my life. Its really annoying me. When I wake up I am usually fine, but after 10 minutes of driving the pain starts and it doesn't stop till I go back to bed.
What can I do? my GP told me to take Tylenol, but it's just not helping.
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Answers (2) to: "I have a lower back pain for more than 3 months what should ..."
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As a fellow truck driver I can say that your question is very familiar to me. I too suffered from back ache for several year.
My orthopedic surgeon told me that this is a very common problem for truck drivers. all the bumping with the truck hurts our spine. I had a disc herniation that was fixed by surgery.
you need an orthopedic surgeon not a GP.
Answered 1 years ago
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A constant low back pain can be a result of a lot of things. A friend of mine (63 years old) had a back pain and she didn't pay enough attention to it assuming its just nothing. In the end it was due to metastatic lung cancer.
here you can see the major "Red Flags" that encourage you take an extra appointment with your GP
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/lowbackpain.html
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