uhm OW! i need some help/advice....

[tolowyn 0]

hey all, first off sorry if this isnt going in the right spot usually my posts go into the canada forum but i dont think thats where this should go now. Iv been in the u.s. under the same roof as my soon to be hubby for approximately 3 weeks now yaay! we'r supposedly getting married by next friday (just walking into the courthouse doing our thing) about 4 days ago i walked into a little problem being here in the u.s. i really hurt my back, (probably had to do with the three day drive in a very uncomfortable uhaul and moving box's and furniture) but yeah i did. not the first time iv gotten a pitched nerve, but i think its a little more then that like i think i slipped a disk. Back in canada (quebec) id just go to the pharmacy and get some robaxin. but i have learned now that you cant get that here!!!! at leas not without a prescription, you also cant just go to the pharmacy and ask for tylanol with codeine in it cuz they look at you all real weird and think your some kind of alien addict or something. uhm so i have no insurance yet, cant really go to the hospital or dr's ####### do i do?? is there any u.s. equivalent that i can get? is there any kinda of muscle relaxant you can get in the u.s. without a prescription? anyone have any ideas or help of n e kinda to offer? im feeling a little lost in a land i dont know well.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

hey all, first off sorry if this isnt going in the right spot usually my posts go into the canada forum but i dont think thats where this should go now. Iv been in the u.s. under the same roof as my soon to be hubby for approximately 3 weeks now yaay! we'r supposedly getting married by next friday (just walking into the courthouse doing our thing) about 4 days ago i walked into a little problem being here in the u.s. i really hurt my back, (probably had to do with the three day drive in a very uncomfortable uhaul and moving box's and furniture) but yeah i did. not the first time iv gotten a pitched nerve, but i think its a little more then that like i think i slipped a disk. Back in canada (quebec) id just go to the pharmacy and get some robaxin. but i have learned now that you cant get that here!!!! at leas not without a prescription, you also cant just go to the pharmacy and ask for tylanol with codeine in it cuz they look at you all real weird and think your some kind of alien addict or something. uhm so i have no insurance yet, cant really go to the hospital or dr's ####### do i do?? is there any u.s. equivalent that i can get? is there any kinda of muscle relaxant you can get in the u.s. without a prescription? anyone have any ideas or help of n e kinda to offer? im feeling a little lost in a land i dont know well.

Probably not - I have my brother bring down Robaxicet every time he visits It is very disconcerting to be without provincial healthcare.

Did you by chance get health ins for inbetween when you left and when you start being covered by the husband's plan? If not and this is really really bad, you can still go to the local Doctor. Call ahead and explain that you are not currently covered by health insurance as you've just moved and will be paying cash and the rate they'll charge you will probably be significantly less than if you had coverage.

Good luck

[EmmaGrayshon 3]

Following is advice only. It doesn't replace a face to face consultation and I don't want to face retribution if it doesn't work! I'm assuming it's lower back and is due to the travel and lifting you described. If you have lost weight recently, have numbness, tingling etc then please go see someone. Otherwise you can try:

Lie down on the floor on your front, then push your upper body up using your hands until your arms are as straight as possible, with your legs relaxed and hips on the floor if poss. Try to 'relax' in that shape for up to 5 slow breaths. If you're not sure what I mean Google 'Mackenzie' position for back pain.

Relax, really relax, your back will be stiffening up so try to stop that happening by continually moving and not tensing your surface muscles. Don't sit still for more than 10 minutes. Do shoulder circles and gently move move move. Just walk around the room if you have to. If it's a disc, if it hurts to bend forwards, do back bends, if it hurts to do back bends, do forward bends...make sense? It should right itself within 3 days or you should see someone if it gets worse. Do pelvic floor exercises to encourage your deep supportive muscles to stay active and keep breathing slowly.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I suggest you ask your husband to go to the pharmacy for you and ask about muscle relaxants or something else for what you're describing. You are able to see a doc, and you are able to get a script, it just won't be cheap. Maybe a health clinic would be cheaper?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Ibuprofen, its an anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), you have a pinched nerve this does help, at least it does for me. Sold as regular pain killers.

[TBoneTX 46,276]

Some folks here obviously mean well and are trying to be helpful, but let's please avoid practicing medicine without a license.

[tolowyn 0]

Probably not - I have my brother bring down Robaxicet every time he visits It is very disconcerting to be without provincial healthcare.

Did you by chance get health ins for inbetween when you left and when you start being covered by the husband's plan? If not and this is really really bad, you can still go to the local Doctor. Call ahead and explain that you are not currently covered by health insurance as you've just moved and will be paying cash and the rate they'll charge you will probably be significantly less than if you had coverage.

Good luck

no unfortunatly this was the first time we didnt think/remember to do that. we always have every time had come down here to visi and this was the first time we didnt get it and the first time we acctlly should have! i will try to find local dr, are there some that are cheaper then others? and the very virst person who comes to visit me is TOTALLY bringing me a poop done of stuff! along with poutin cheese hehehe. thanks for the fast response. i'll call around and search online and talk to diffrent offices bout what they can offer me in terms of help

[tolowyn 0]

I suggest you ask your husband to go to the pharmacy for you and ask about muscle relaxants or something else for what you're describing. You are able to see a doc, and you are able to get a script, it just won't be cheap. Maybe a health clinic would be cheaper?

thanks for the suggestion! we talked to the pharmacy today and she gave us afew things to try heating pads and we learned that lieing in bed and what we thought resting was a good idea apparently its not and u wanna try and walk as much as possible. they also helped us find some pills that will help a little relive the sweling like a lot of you suggested and gave us a list of some clinics, thanks again for you help

[tolowyn 0]

Some folks here obviously mean well and are trying to be helpful, but let's please avoid practicing medicine without a license.

i dont want real medical advice and of corse will back it up and clear n e thing through a real dr or something was looking for some supposed in a place i feel very alone and far from removed from what i normaly know and looking to talk to others that feel the same (or might) and some suggestions from other people on waht or where i might go. that is all

[tolowyn 0]

Following is advice only. It doesn't replace a face to face consultation and I don't want to face retribution if it doesn't work! I'm assuming it's lower back and is due to the travel and lifting you described. If you have lost weight recently, have numbness, tingling etc then please go see someone. Otherwise you can try:

Lie down on the floor on your front, then push your upper body up using your hands until your arms are as straight as possible, with your legs relaxed and hips on the floor if poss. Try to 'relax' in that shape for up to 5 slow breaths. If you're not sure what I mean Google 'Mackenzie' position for back pain.

Relax, really relax, your back will be stiffening up so try to stop that happening by continually moving and not tensing your surface muscles. Don't sit still for more than 10 minutes. Do shoulder circles and gently move move move. Just walk around the room if you have to. If it's a disc, if it hurts to bend forwards, do back bends, if it hurts to do back bends, do forward bends...make sense? It should right itself within 3 days or you should see someone if it gets worse. Do pelvic floor exercises to encourage your deep supportive muscles to stay active and keep breathing slowly.

perfect thank you exactly what i wanted my mother and my mother in law toled me to yoga stretchs but i didnt know n e. so thank you for that. i suspect it has to do with all the moving work and stress. wer gonna try and find a clinic too. how long do you think i should tho. we think we found a cheap one should only be about 95$ for the visit. thank you enormus for this!!! dont worry i wont hold n e one responsible or n e thing.

[tolowyn 0]

also two more questions, im from quebec (i think i mentioned that) if theres n e one else that has lived there o rjust knows what im talking about, the info-sante number 811 to speak to the live nurse, does that exist in the u.s can i call it from kansas? if so how can i call a number thats just 811 long distance? second question is it possible to have an american like CVA or wallgreens pharmacy refill meds on prescriptions writen in canada? im on two other medication i take daily but am running low, theres two more re-peats on one and 4 on the other do you know if they will be able to fill them here? its looking like tomorrow is gonna be a long day pacing on the phone with clinics n nurses and pharmacys...thanks EVERYONE for your support in everything on VJ in general this website really makes me feel not so alone. i love my husband im sooooo happy to finally be here, but also a little hard being away from my whole family and just waving goodbye to some of the only things i know and trying to find out and re-learn all by myself with no parents to watch. here i really dont feel alone youv all been amazing. thanks. good luck to you guys for anything u have left to do in your journeys. for me my next step is finally getting married then comming back on here to start asking you guys questions bout AOS lol

[qwerty1974 11]

Some folks here obviously mean well and are trying to be helpful, but let's please avoid practicing medicine without a license.

Agreed. this sounds like something a medical practitiioner ought to be dealing with, not a visa forum. I wish you the best though and hope you get it sorted, back pain can be hellish, but if you take the wrong medicine for it you could end up with a whole world of other troubles too.

[Hank_ 9,174]

really doubt that recommending over the counter pain med is medical advice, if it were all the advil and tylenol commericals would have to be pulled.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

also two more questions, im from quebec (i think i mentioned that) if theres n e one else that has lived there o rjust knows what im talking about, the info-sante number 811 to speak to the live nurse, does that exist in the u.s can i call it from kansas? if so how can i call a number thats just 811 long distance? second question is it possible to have an american like CVA or wallgreens pharmacy refill meds on prescriptions writen in canada? im on two other medication i take daily but am running low, theres two more re-peats on one and 4 on the other do you know if they will be able to fill them here? its looking like tomorrow is gonna be a long day pacing on the phone with clinics n nurses and pharmacys...thanks EVERYONE for your support in everything on VJ in general this website really makes me feel not so alone. i love my husband im sooooo happy to finally be here, but also a little hard being away from my whole family and just waving goodbye to some of the only things i know and trying to find out and re-learn all by myself with no parents to watch. here i really dont feel alone youv all been amazing. thanks. good luck to you guys for anything u have left to do in your journeys. for me my next step is finally getting married then comming back on here to start asking you guys questions bout AOS lol

Pharmacies in the US are not permitted to fill foreign prescriptions. The prescription must be written on the official US form with sequence number in order for a US pharmacy to accept it, and the physician who writes it must be licensed to practice medicine in the US.

Take your prescriptions to a local doctor. You aren't required to have insurance in order to see a doctor. An office visit shouldn't cost more than $150. If you shop around a bit you should be able to find one for much less - maybe less than $50. They'll examine your back, write any prescriptions necessary, and they'll evaluate your prescriptions from Canada and write new US prescriptions for them.

Whatever you do, do NOT let this get to the point where you end up in a hospital emergency room. You aren't required to have insurance nor have a means to pay in order to be treated in an emergency room - nobody is turned away. However, if you don't have insurance and you aren't eligible for publicly subsidized care, then you will be billed for the treatment. Just signing in can end up costing you thousands of dollars.

Getting the prescriptions filled is another story. Medications which are still protected by patents will be oppressively expensive if you don't have insurance. A month's supply of some medications can cost hundreds of dollars. Explain to the doctor about your lack of insurance and they should be able to find adequate medications to help you at lower cost, or prescribe something that's available in generic form.

[az110965 252]

Pharmacies in the US are not permitted to fill foreign prescriptions. The prescription must be written on the official US form with sequence number in order for a US pharmacy to accept it, and the physician who writes it must be licensed to practice medicine in the US.

Take your prescriptions to a local doctor. You aren't required to have insurance in order to see a doctor. An office visit shouldn't cost more than $150. If you shop around a bit you should be able to find one for much less - maybe less than $50. They'll examine your back, write any prescriptions necessary, and they'll evaluate your prescriptions from Canada and write new US prescriptions for them.

Whatever you do, do NOT let this get to the point where you end up in a hospital emergency room. You aren't required to have insurance nor have a means to pay in order to be treated in an emergency room - nobody is turned away. However, if you don't have insurance and you aren't eligible for publicly subsidized care, then you will be billed for the treatment. Just signing in can end up costing you thousands of dollars.

Getting the prescriptions filled is another story. Medications which are still protected by patents will be oppressively expensive if you don't have insurance. A month's supply of some medications can cost hundreds of dollars. Explain to the doctor about your lack of insurance and they should be able to find adequate medications to help you at lower cost, or prescribe something that's available in generic form.

Another option is one that is fairly new here in Ohio, but may be available in other states...

Many pharmacies now have mini urgent care offices located within the pharmacy. The office visit is conducted by a PA (physician assistant or nurse practioner). These folks can dispense prescriptions and the office visit is typically less than $50.

Hope you feel better soon.