I haven't been posting much.

[soldierant]

44. I'm in the consensus - You need the ER. By ambulamce if mecessary.

My two go-tos for pain at home are my TENS unit and ice. I'm not opposed to pills, but no pill starts working immediately. TENS and ice do.

My TENS units are from Techcare. Yes, I have more than one; sometimes I need it before trying to get to another room. I use the smallest and cheapest of their units, and they are good enough to relieve (and over a period of an hour or two actually remove) my back pain even when it has spiked down my leg as far as the knee.

If the TENS hasn't made noticeable improvement in 5-10 minutes I go to ice. I know some people use frozen peas, but I do better with strap-ons because they stay put.

Neither is any substitute of a hospial if you need one, and it really sounds like you do.