I'm sure this has been discussed a lot. I
am new here and have a pretty bad case of
it. I tried to do a little stretching and
it's made my leg feel like it's on fire.
Any suggestions? I've done chiropractor
and I've am taking a lot of pain reliever
right now. I have a new job coming up (of
course it's sitting down) and really need
to manage my pain. I did the surgery
thing 6 years ago and don't want to go
down that road again. Help!
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RichT
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
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Posted: 08-10-07 19:32pm
Hello SheRa,
May I suggest that you go to a pain
management doctor.
When my back pain started to travel down
my leg I decided it was time to see a
spine surgeon. I did, in fact I asked for
the advice from four surgeons. A couple
doctors thought I should seek the advice
of a pain management doctor. They thought
that perhaps an epidural injection might
help.
I talked to several people who had
epidural injections (the one with
cortisone) and most said the injections
did nothing for them. SOOooo I didn't
have a positive outlook for a epidural.
I did see a PM doc and he convinced me to
give an epidural injection a try. He
reviewed my MRIs thoroughly and determined
which disc was pinching the nerve. Came
time for the injection and he used a
fluoroscope to help show him where he
needed to guide the needle to the exact
spot where the nerve was pinched.
WELLLllll by that evening my wife told me
that I was walking a bit straighter. By
morning I could tell things were somewhat
better. Within a week the pain in my leg
was gone. Forgot to mention that I had a
tingling sensation in the lower part of my
leg before the injection. Two months
after the injection the tingling sensation
was gone.
Oh, I still can't stand in one spot, or
sit in an uncomfortable chair, but I can
function much better than I could before
the injection.
Perhaps this would also work for you.
RichT
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mzs
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: ,
Sciatica Posted: 08-11-07 08:55am
For immediate relief, an anti-inflammatory
like ibuprofen will help. A spinal
decompression device that you lay on might
help as well - there are several out
there. I use such a device and it helps a
lot with my sciatica. Actually, now, I
have virtually no sciatica.
Some more home remedies are given at (link
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wazzywoman4ever
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 67 Location: texas, america
Time For Pain Managment Posted: 08-17-07 23:20pm
I had a really great doc in las cruces
.........prescribed me an ab lounger to do
my stretching ...yes it works there are
days I line myself back up with my own
wieght and gravity ...look into one its
been a god send and hot bathes mine is
L5S1 started out down left leg currently
down both and snap crakle and pop released
to try to work but get this ....sonic wont
let me car hop cause I can't lift 50 lbs
........car hop ???????so now I am just
throughing my applications out there and
if I get a bite fine if not what can you
do I won't lie I am 7% disability ...you
now the story its yours too best wishes
wazzywoman
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expatient
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 127 Location: Finland
Re: Sciatica Posted: 08-20-07 02:42am
SheRa1964
wrote:
I've done chiropractor
Try an other one. And ask first if that DC
understands about sacroiliac joint
locks/blocks. Well, they all claim they
do, but ask how common that DC thinks they
are. If DC answers they are very common
conserning basicly every patient then you
can try that DC. He might be good. Many
are not.
