Old back injury is acting up pretty badly. Problem, besides the pain, is that we're taking our grandchildren on a trip next week. Their parents are being stationed in S. Korea for the next 4 yrs. and they're leaving the 1st week of Dec. so cannot reschedule. This means we will probably only see them 4 times during the next 4 yrs. Freaking out because I am going on this trip regardless but it would be better if I'm not in pain. So PLEASE pray that God heals my pain. If He decides I have to suffer the pain, maybe He could have it start after our trip?
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I've had back pain several times in my life and it's hugely distracting and limiting. I hope yours is better soon, or goes away completely.
An odd-sounding personal experience: I had chronic back pain for several years that went away a few weeks after buying a Honda (I'd been driving a Ford Taurus; this was in the 80s) -- the seat in the Honda was pushing on my lumbar region uncomfortably, but one day I noticed it felt fine. Turns out, the Taurus had too-little (none?) lumbar support and my spine was out of whack; the Honda fixed it, and my chronic back problem was gone. A firm lumbar-region pillow added to the Taurus might have done the same thing.
My wife and I have both been helped, for various issues, by an Osteopath. If you can find a good one in your area, he or she might be a good resource, and not just for back pain.
Several over-the-counter supplements can help reduce pain, although in my experience different people find help from different supplements (and some people don't seem to benefit from any, as far as pain relief goes. Depends on what's actually causing the pain, I suspect).
For example:
That's from https://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/health-concerns/chronic-pain# which includes a good number of other supplements that have been shown to reduce pain.
Life Extension (I'm a customer, nothing more, btw) sells a product with both PEA and Honokiol: https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item02202/comfortmax
Once again, a large number of other supplements (vitamins B, C, E, and D; Curcumin, Boswellia serrata, and many other natural substances) may be helpful to you.
I hope you get some relief and are able to enjoy your trip.