I’ve been struggling with my lower back/sciatica pain for about three months now. I’m 21 and am a pretty advanced weight lifter. It all started with a severe episode of sciatica down my right leg about three months ago. It was immobilizing and the most painful thing I have ever experienced. The doctors took xrays and said there was nothing structurally wrong with my back (no bulging discs or anything) other than some “mild scoliosis”. The diagnosed it as a lower back muscle spasms. I was given muscle relaxants and some physical therapy exercises to do at home. It took the pills and did the exercises and it seemed to go away for the most part.
When I came back from school I started working at my job which requires me to stand for 4-8 hours at a time. I work out in the morning and this seems to help the pain throughout the first part of the day, but towards the end of the day it gets very bad and it becomes very hard to stand. So basically it seems like the pain resets after I sleep at night and then gets agitated by standing for so long. Also, when my right leg starts to hurt during my day I start leaning on my left leg, but then the sciatic pain shifts to that leg eventually too which has never happened before.
I am scheduling a doctors appointment tomorrow, but I’d like to see if anyone has any opinions on what could be wrong with me. I’m getting very frustrated and don’t feel like I can take much more…
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I have had sciatica pain for almost 2 years now. Some days it is horrible and I can barely walk while other days I feel very little to now pain at all. The doctor has put me on Vicoden and Ultram which gets rid of the pain but I don’t want to be on pain meds for a long period of time. Things like physical therapy, messages, yoga and chiropractic care have been recommened to me but I am looking for more suggestions. My question is are sciatica problems uncureable? Is this something I will have forever no matter what? Anyone that has experienced this I would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks!
I’ve had it for years, I’m pretty sure it’s sciatica. It’s getting worse since I got a job (a lot of prolonged standing), but sitting, or laying on my side also irritates it. The only way to not make it worse is to lay on my stomach or back (that doesn’t make it better it just doesn’t make it worse either). I can’t lay down my entire life!
I don’t know what to do. I’m way too young for this (17). I’ve been to physical therapy, but that made it worse so I stopped. Pain medications don’t help either. Nor do heating pads or ice. What else can I do?
My husband has severe scatica and some lower back pain but MRIs, CT and bone scans, physical therapy, nerve burn (rizotomy??), accupuncture, chiropractic and spinal decompression have not helped. This has been going on for about 19 months now and he can’t work. Most days can’t do much of anything. It has totally changed our lives, and today the doctor said he can’t do anything else for us. I read about priformis syndrome and that led to finding the neurography site. But I am interested to know how much is self-promotion on the part of the inventor v. real results. The technology is only about 10 years old, and appears to be very limited in where it is offered due to patented techniques. So anyone have an opinion to share?
I am having a lot of sciatica pain. Without going into detail I had surgery for a disc problem 6 years ago. I don’t want to go that route again. It’s very costly and really I think made me have more problems now than if I went another way.
I am starting a new job in a week and will be sitting down a lot. I need to control the sciatica pain. What would you do first? I am planning on seeing a doctor but seriously can’t afford going through physical therapy and the whole nine yards right now.
I’m talking meds AND most importantly, ways to fix the problem altogether.
My doctor prescribed Diclofenac, Darvocet and Skelaxin as well as physical therapy to begin with. The physical therapy seemed to do wonders, however, after I stopped going the pain became even worse than before. I am now on Tramadol and Tylenol 3 and I’m wondering what to do next. The doctor just seems to think that I shouldn’t work as much as I do, but I have to. I have bills to pay!!!
So, what do doctors normally do (cause I think mine is a kook!) and what has worked for you in the past?
I have a bulging disc and I’ve been through physical therapy. Now I am in the worst pain ever. Has anyone had this before and had it cured? How? I am desperate here!!! I work in an office during the day and wait tables at night and this is seriously interfering with my life!!!
X-rays, mri’s show nothing, been having pain tingling numbness up/down right left leg toes. Keeps me awake and gets worse when I sit. I never did any jaring activity that could have caused this.My back itself feels fine. I have to sleep with pillows wadded under my back to keep my legs from going numb
I went to a chiropractor 8 times, so far it’s worse, What should I do to fix this,Stretch, physical therapy? anyone with life experience?
I find in the past few months, I cannot stand or walk for considerable lengths of time without alot of pain in my legs; I have had physical therapy before, but it doesn’t do the job. What medication would you recommend that has really helped you? I’m going on vacation and would like to be able to do some walking without the discomfort. Thank you.