megacorp-firee
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I am continuing to have chronic back pain. It's now a tightness in the lower back, upper buttocks area. Sometimes the tightness moves to the lower thighs (sometimes one side, sometimes the other).
I have had extensive (14 weeks) of PT and it made thing much better (to the tightness stage, I am at now).
I do stretching exercises (from PT) ALMOST daily. When I miss more than 4 days in a row (it happens), I really start to feel the tightness come back.
I took doses of advil (600mg once a day) for about a week and my pain and tightness subsided. If I had to describe it, 0 being no pain and 10 being so painful, I had to stop my walk and crouch down until the pain subsided, I am now at 1.5 after taking the advil. I stopped taking the advil for 4 days and my pain level went back to a level 2 - 2.5. I just took one 600mg dose of advil and I'm back down to 1.5.
Question: what are the hazards if I continue to take advil for a prolonged period of time? Will my kidneys or liver 'go to hell'?
Can I go on and off advil for a week at a time (I'm trying to get as many less painful days as possible).
I looked on the net and got confused. Thanks.
I have had extensive (14 weeks) of PT and it made thing much better (to the tightness stage, I am at now).
I do stretching exercises (from PT) ALMOST daily. When I miss more than 4 days in a row (it happens), I really start to feel the tightness come back.
I took doses of advil (600mg once a day) for about a week and my pain and tightness subsided. If I had to describe it, 0 being no pain and 10 being so painful, I had to stop my walk and crouch down until the pain subsided, I am now at 1.5 after taking the advil. I stopped taking the advil for 4 days and my pain level went back to a level 2 - 2.5. I just took one 600mg dose of advil and I'm back down to 1.5.
Question: what are the hazards if I continue to take advil for a prolonged period of time? Will my kidneys or liver 'go to hell'?
Can I go on and off advil for a week at a time (I'm trying to get as many less painful days as possible).
I looked on the net and got confused. Thanks.