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59. Maybe it is related to ''facet joint'' irritation ...

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:18 AM

Oct 7

''The joints in the spine are called “facets.” Each vertebra in the spine has two sets.''

Facet Joint Syndrome may experience the following symptoms:

Referred pain. When pain is “referred,” it means it appears in a different part of the body than the actual source of the pain. Facet joint pain may be referred to the buttocks, hips, thighs or knees. It can also be felt in the abdomen and/or pelvis.

Radiating pain. Sometimes patients experience a sharp, shooting pain (sciatica) that may radiate into the buttock, thigh, leg and/or foot. Muscle weakness and fatigue may also occur in the affected leg.

Tenderness to the touch. The pain may intensify when light pressure is applied to the skin over the irritated facet.

Effect of posture and activity. Patients may find that their pain is higher in the morning, following heavy exercise, after sitting still for long periods of time and/or while rotating or bending the spine backward. Conversely, bending forward may relieve the pain. Extended periods of sitting still, like while driving a car, may further increase the pain.

https://www.uchealth.org/diseases-conditions/facet-joint-syndrome/

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Holy cow. For some reason, I aged 20 years today. [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 6 OP

I hope you get the 20 years back tomorrow. Harker Oct 6 #1

I hope so... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #2

Mrs. Charms there, ready to drive you if needed? Harker Oct 6 #7

She is, but I doubt I could get into the car. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #9

They can come to you, I hope. Harker Oct 6 #13

I took an ambulance ONCE LuckyCharms Oct 6 #14

I'm sure you can concoct an implausible back story to shut up the vultures. Harker Oct 6 #17

I...I....injured my genitals with a wooden headed axe! LuckyCharms Oct 6 #18

Well, it has plausibility going for it. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #21

Jeez Mr. Charms....is it a full moon? LuckyCharms Oct 6 #22

It seems we age in sudden leaps and not gradually biophile Oct 6 #3

It might be spinal related... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #6

Any reason you might have injured your coccyx ? I suffered a pull to my coccygeal ligament picking up a piece of paper. eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #24

The painful touch isn't exactly at my coccyx... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #26

Per dose. Four doses per day. Warned not to continue beyond 3-4 days. eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #30

24 grams a day???????? LuckyCharms Oct 6 #32

I'm pretty sure the caloric value was non-neglible. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #33

Maximum dose suggested is 4,000 mg/day. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #35

I don't recall that they did. OTOH, I had no other health issues, and was (reasonably) young and healthy. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #36

Have you ever had a compression fracture? Marthe48 Oct 6 #40

Thanks Marthe...no compression fracture that I know of. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #41

Maybe a nerve is pinched Marthe48 Oct 6 #43

Yeah, no one warned me PatSeg Oct 6 #23

SO SORRY! elleng Oct 6 #4

Oh No!!! calimary Oct 6 #5

Hope you are feeling better LuckyCharms. debm55 Oct 6 #8

You didn't just STOP taking opioids today after having taken them the past couple of days? AZJonnie Oct 6 #10

Thanks Jonnie... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #12

My dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 6 #11

Personally, I would head straight to E.R. or call 911 to come get me. Pain is a message. LoisB Oct 6 #15

Get-your-ass-to-the-hospital. Please! chouchou Oct 6 #16

Thinking seriously about it... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #20

Sounds like your best option PatSeg Oct 6 #25

Horrible! I'm so sorry! Pain sucks! Diamond_Dog Oct 6 #19

Is it possible that you are dehydrated? Hope22 Oct 6 #27

Thank you. No...I drink 2 liters of water a day, plus 2 huge mugs of decaf. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #31

Pain is a message Lucky. mnhtnbb Oct 6 #28

My dear LC, holding you in light, with lots of very gentle virtual hugs. niyad Oct 6 #29

I'm really sorry to hear that LuckyCharms, JMCKUSICK Oct 6 #34

My spine is in bad shape John... LuckyCharms Oct 6 #38

Arthritis does flare up and in unpredictable ways. soldierant Oct 6 #49

I'm with you, good luck JMCKUSICK Oct 7 #52

Any change in medication? Easterncedar Oct 6 #37

I've been taking a statin for decades. No change in dosage. LuckyCharms Oct 6 #39

Not that then Easterncedar Oct 6 #42

Probably not the issue, but before I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis... pat_k Oct 6 #44

Woah, LC! Maybe you should get an ambulance... electric_blue68 Oct 6 #45

Pain ms.pamela Oct 6 #50

Have you tried ibuprofen? iemanja Oct 6 #46

My day like that was June 16/25 Mira Oct 6 #47

Hang in there Brother BaronChocula Oct 6 #48

Welcome to the club, (not) Bayard Oct 6 #51

Hey, LC, I hope you are feeling better. Let us know, ok? Easterncedar Oct 7 #53

I'm up and around today. Joint pain is slightly better... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #56

Good. Harker Oct 7 #58

I use Equate 8 Hour Arthritis Pain Relief Emile Oct 7 #54

Re: "Sudden Onset" - but this weekend you did say you occasionally couldn't walk without screaming... Donkees Oct 7 #55

Well, the back pain wasn't sudden onset, but everything else was... LuckyCharms Oct 7 #57

Maybe it is related to ''facet joint'' irritation ... Donkees Oct 7 #59

Glad there's some improvement today. You may want to... pat_k Oct 7 #62

Thanks so much for this information. LuckyCharms Oct 7 #63

I know your pain, LC. I feel like that most of the time. I grin and bear it or take tylenol sometimes. Clouds Passing Oct 7 #60

Checking in on ya. Hopefully pain will lessen over the day. Don't do Too much! electric_blue68 Oct 7 #61