sciatica for 3 months

I suffered for 5 months and couldn't walk hardly because of the pain the worst mistake I made was to rest for to long and my back stiffened up, however painful try and keep mobile even if it's only for a few minutes at a time, I do know how you feel though it was the worst pain ever and I've had 3 children, I thought I'd never get better, you will get better but it does take time I had to have morphine patches in the end which did help, hope you feel better soon

Hey Donna I had a flare up with my sciatica after my tkr when I went to the Dr. For this I was given preens one it's a steroid it helped me pain pills didn't do anything for the condition. I was given 13 pills took 3 day 1 3 day 2 tapering down every 2 days. Also I learned that this comes from the lower back you can also use moist heat on your lower back. I hope you get to feeling better the pain is out of this world cause u can't sit or get any relief. 😢😄

Hey Donna that's predisone sorry bout error 

did you tried any chiropractic clinic?my simptoms are similar,but the pain I dont think is that high,still can walk around.I saw a chiropractic,had xray at the lower back and she says that I have lumbar transitional vertebra with inflamation of sciatic nerv .Mri is best to see your sciatic nerv and soon you`ll have an answer,but try also xray and a chiropractic clinic.she advice me to start with chiropractic and massage for 2 weeks/ 3 times then 1 month/2 times then 1 month once a week.I`ll start next week to see how it goes

Hi Donna. Patricia here. Narcotics do nothing to alleviate nerve pain. They dull your senses but that's about all. If you are experiencing bowel or bladder syptoms, one of the complications of a spinal cord compression. You do not state your age, but my guess is either lumbar stenosis or a prolapsed disc. In your case with having trouble sitting for any length of time, and the difficulty walking very far, I would say that one or the other is caused by some defect of the L4-L5&S1. My problem was both and I opted for surgery rather than become wheelchair bound in my reitement. Iam 67 yrs old and very active. I was a full time Ortho Trauma floor RN until last May, when I decided to take retirement and do something constructive about by back. I will tell you what used to work for me and you can try any or all to see if it works for you. The only meds I took was anti-inflamatory OTC Ibuprophen 600 mg every 8 hrs on the 3 days per week that I worked. I used a gel cold pack under one of those black back braces they give men that have to lift heavy things all day at work. I purchased a swivel seat for my car so I could get in and out without twisting, and I prayed to the good Lord to give me the strength to go on, because I too would walk in my house saying, "please, just shoot me!" To who? Absolutely noone....I live alone. I rarely cry, yet found myself reaching the full to the brim mark on the flood gates. You feel relief when you lay down because you have removed the pressure off of the nerves that are being pinched. Is it worse on one side than the other? Mine was both sides. Well, Donna, I hope that I haven't confused you too much. I hope you learn exactly what is wrong with you when you get the MRI results. Go to your next dr appt with a list of questions you need to ask as well as the entire list of the meds you are on. 1200 mg of Neurontin in unheard of. If that isn't helping, they need to take you off of it and may try something else. Have you tried Lyrica? I am no fan of it, but it is specific to nerve pain. Also, how about Lidocaine patches? You would have to be able to point out a specific spot that is causing you pain for that one to work. I hope you feel better and please stay in touch.

Patricia

H Donna, I have had sciatica down my left leg for 5 years, mine is caused by a disc bulge irritating the nerves at L5/S1. I was given physio first, then acupuncture, then steroid injections, then foraminal epidurals, which initially helped. I'm now waiting for a fusion as nothing is helping anymore. I'm lucky that my work allow me to sit down of stand when I want. It's a horrendous pain to live with, and hope you can get some help soon.

Donna ,I've had this now for 9 yrs this July ,I thought it was Gyne menopause symptom ,or Levator syndrome ,which if you look it up is as similar to sciatica ,along with the Gyne ,think another name given for Levator is Cyclist syndrome ,lost count how many drs I've mentioned this to ,over this 9 yr period ,I'm okay standing ,I can walk with it ,but to sit ,well asking the impossible for any length of time .I find to sit in a car agony ,which then turns into anxiety ,due to the Gyne you mentioned .Ive sat on cushions ,a doughnut cushion ,nothing's helped .

  Mine began after an illness ,where I lost a lot of weight ,over 4stone in 4 months ,i lost muscle wastage ,to this day ,I've never got that muscle back ,all I do is wriggle in a chair ,never can get comfortable ,due to pressure ,down to backs of my legs .Most painful a condition .Will keep looking in on this thread .

An udate, results of the MRI shows a bulge between the L5 and S1 and I have now had a referral sent by the GP for surgery. I am still unable to do anything other than lie down so I don't feel there is much choice but hopefully this will work and I will be able to get back to my old life.