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The pain through my left leg and down to ankle is terrible...cannot find a position to get relief , only the hot bathtub..I need to sleep or I'm going to lose my job and mind
...pls.help
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CHICO_MARX miklo18429
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Here ya go...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/sciatic-nerve-pain-from-the-perspective-of-many-decades-629096
Hope it helps...
pat07914 miklo18429
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I hope this might be something you can talk to your dr about. I have 4 more days and will taper off it so no side effects. Best wishes!
Greebo64 pat07914
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prednisolone or prednisone are steroids drugs, they will make you feel better, but they can have many horrendous side effects & can cause osteoporosis , these drugs are predominantly used for much older people with serious health issues when everything else has failed to give any relief
https://beta.nhs.uk/medicines/prednisolone/#side-effects.
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pat07914 Greebo64
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I decided to self diagnose and prescribed myself a 3 day course instead of the 3-20’s x 5 days
I did 3 yesterday
2 today
And will do 1 tomorrow
So— 6 pills instead of 15. I pray I did right by me. Thank you for your kind concern.
Greebo64 pat07914
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Too many Prednisone or similar steroids are a definite No-No long term...they will with out doubt cause more serious health problems for you..my advice is, you have done the right thing by not taking the full amount, but please don't take anymore...stay well clear !!
Greebo64
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estelle44124 miklo18429
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I'm not sure where you live. As bath tub in a American expression, I assume not in the UK. Here in the UK one can buy heat releasing pads to alleviate pain in joints etc. You stick them on the painful area. For myself, some years ago I bought a cushion sized electric blanket made by one of the foremost manufacturers that make bed-sized ones. you say you get relief in warm bath. I had similar issues with my leg and ankle. I lathered the area with diclofenac based gel, and wrapped the blanket around my leg, under the bedcovers. It helped me. Hope you get some relief soon
miklo18429 estelle44124
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pat07914 miklo18429
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Greebo64 pat07914
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huseyin73 miklo18429
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I Have the same problem last 6-6 months. I had MRI done and I need an operation. Doctors told me here in England too but NHS send me an appointment see neurosurgeon at the end of the May. I am lucky I have a doctor friend in Istanbul, Turkey. I send him my MRI results and he showed it to neurosurgeon in his hospital. He said operation too. So i got my appointment with him and going on the 1st of March to have an operation. It is private and it will cost me around thousand pound with accommodation. It is an easy operation. It's called closed operation. They will put a tube on my lower back with microscopic camera and cut of the bulging bit which is touching my nerves to give me pain all the way down to my legs. Operation takes about 45 minutes and I will get up and walk in 3 hours and after 3 days I can even go to work and I work as a security guard. I watch the operation on Youtube. It is quite an easy operation. Hopefully I will be painfree soon.