• Lower back pain?

I had covid and a fever for a couple of days then started getting better. After ten days my lower right back is hurting and it feels like an electric shock is going through my feet.

2 Answers

  • Family Practitioner
  • El Paso, TX

It could be several things. First of all, do you have any problems with urinary or fecal incontinence to see if it's a deeper issue with your back like a herniated disc? Did you have problems with your back before this? It could be shingles which is the chickenpox virus. It starts out with pain tingling in a specific area and then usually you break out in a painful rash. Shingles can happen due to a lowered immune system and from Covid. What I would do is go see your primary care Dr or an Urgent Care so they can review your symptoms, take your blood work.

  • Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota

This is not likely due to the virus alone. If it persists, call your doctor. A neuritis or nerve compression may be involved.

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