FML : Today, I have severe back pain that is only relieved by lying flat on my bed. I also have acid reflux that is only prevented by sitting straight up. FML

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Today, I have severe back pain that is only relieved by lying flat on my bed. I also have acid reflux that is only prevented by sitting straight up. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

By Kftc88 / Friday 11 January 2013 08:03 / United States - Pomona

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By BlowinChronic | 18

#5319175 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:11

Sit up at an angle to partially relieve both! It's bound to work!

By rvnclwprfct731 | 13

#5319173 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:10

Don't they make medicine for stuff like that?

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By rvnclwprfct731 | 13

#5319173 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:10

Don't they make medicine for stuff like that?

PinkKawaiiChic | 10

#5319200 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:19

Yep, take a couple tums and and a pain killer!

GothickNihilist | 15

#5319224 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:31

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

Roevera | 14

#5319240 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:43

Pain killers. Not even once.

lilhellian | 26

#5319256 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:59

PIlls for the acid reflux.. And then lay down for back..

sens3sfailing | 24

#5319259 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:00

~You know what might fix this? cocaine.~

firefighter925 | 18

#5319264 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:01

get you some nexium!!

lizzi02 | 13

#5319271 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:11

I have acid reflux. Sometimes the medicines don't help fully. Or they may not be able to afford the meds they need for it, sometimes they get pretty pricey

LittlestPrincess | 21

#5319309 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:48

I have severe back pain. the only medication that helps a bit has HUGE side effects. when you compare the side effects and how much (or how little ) it helps it's just not worth taking the risk.

kakarot2 | 11

#5319318 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:54

She can take the tums and lay down to fix the headache.. No "addition" will happen. Problem solved.

kakarot2 | 11

#5319322 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:57

Tums!!! Damn it auto correct.... MODS Y U TAKE EDIT TIME AWAY FROM IPHONE APP??? We need it back!

browneyedgirl52 | 13

#5319437 - Friday 11 January 2013 07:20

By painkillers, they mean Advil or Tylenol which do not pose a high risk for dependency.

shannonreneee | 11

#5319447 - Friday 11 January 2013 07:22

OP can take pantroprazol (probably spelt wrong) or somac (brand name) for the reflux! Pain is way harder to manage than reflux (I find).

ShyAnn29 | 14

#5319565 - Friday 11 January 2013 08:52

60, how do you know that what they meant? Anyways I have to take narcotics for my pain (Fentynal) luckily I haven't become addicted to it.

Spottedfeather | 5

#5319589 - Friday 11 January 2013 09:09

Can't afford to get a pack of pills off the shelf at walmart ?

mariah3269 | 4

#5321552 - Sunday 13 January 2013 06:05

43: I thought it was back pain

leadawg75 | 12

#5322595 - Monday 14 January 2013 12:04

Sometimes medications don't workfor severe acid reflux. I have it, and have taken many different medications for it, and none of them help. I'm sorry OP!

By BlowinChronic | 18

#5319175 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:11

Sit up at an angle to partially relieve both! It's bound to work!

MCRaddict15 | 15

#5319391 - Friday 11 January 2013 06:56

This actually sounds really effective, but slightly painful.

browneyedgirl52 | 13

#5319446 - Friday 11 January 2013 07:22

You could put pillows under your mattress so it is raised at an angle so you are laying flat but also sitting up.

By ToxicxKitten | 9

#5319182 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:12

What a vicious combo. Try tying yourself to a flat board and putting it at an upward angle?

By emeraldisle | 30

#5319183 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:13

Time to find a happy medium OP. Hope you feel better soon.

SPRKY | 6

#5319272 - Friday 11 January 2013 05:16

I wonder if the OP has a lazy-boy recliner.

1217jonathan | 15

#5319373 - Friday 11 January 2013 06:43

Lets hope so , good luck op!!

By Jeffo193 | 13

#5319185 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:14

Call a doctor rather than going on FML.com, they can give you painkillers and something to combat the acid reflux.

genericfmluser | 17

#5319648 - Friday 11 January 2013 10:21

not ever one can pay for them.

CharresBarkrey | 15

#5319693 - Saturday 12 January 2013 12:00

Best advice I've seen on FML yet.

Jeffo193 | 13

#5319832 - Saturday 12 January 2013 02:24

78. Sorry, being from a country with free healthcare, i forget sometimes that this can happen. Also i'm on my phone so i can't see where OP is from :-P why do Americans not want free healthcare again?

By naya_bingi | 11

#5319186 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:14

Prilosec OTC and Advil. You're welcome.

By pradip | 23

#5319190 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:16

Fuck gravity, go to space. Costly, but effective.

mario2012 | 18

#5319352 - Friday 11 January 2013 06:20

That was actually creative.

By thepunman | 11

#5319194 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:17

Shoulda had a V8

By missababgaga | 19

#5319195 - Friday 11 January 2013 04:18

Well at least you don't have unpredictable and explosive bowel movements to go along with those things. Though what you have is still quite unfortunate of a combination.