PMR flareup in my buttock or sciatica?
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Yesterday I started with a pain in my buttock and was convinced it was sciatica. I have had it now and then over the years and it has always gone with diclofenac after a couple of days. I did not have a good night with it last night and as today has worn on it is excruciatingly painful. I have only been taking paracetamol for it. Even when I pull my my jeans it is AGONY!!!!! As though raising my arms is sticking a knife in my right buttock. QUESTION! Does PMR make sciatica much much worse OR could this be a flare up although it is much worse than the pain I had in my buttock pre diagnosis?
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angelcake61 rapha
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I've suffered quite badly with sciatica in the past, but for the last 17 months from commencing pred I've not really had anything like the amount of pain. I have been wondering if the pred is suppressing the sciatica, so I'm very interested in reading your replies. At the moment I'm on 5/6 mg and it hasn't returned fully, just the odd twinge.
hope you can soon get your pain under control, I found it very difficult to relax of sleep .
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faye______00403 karen28161
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2nd I was in my doc's office with the worst pain I've ever had
(other than childbirth and that doesn't last long) Also in right
buttock.....sciatica....I had no idea it would be so painful and
last so long......
I was down in bed in agony if I moved for about 6 weeks. I'm still dealing with some sciatica pain and I've been through therapy I have access to a pool and tried getting in and exercising two days ago and
now am really sore in the tailbone area. My legs are painful
in the a.m. As day goes on that seems to abate somewhat
I"ve talked to women that took a year to get totally over sciatica. Bummer!!
And I have the funhy walk. I can walk now without a walker but
if I go very far I have pain in lower back and stagger around
like I've had a drink or two. This is the most debilitating
thing I've ever gone through. I know I have two herniated
disc just between my shoulder blades and guess that caused
my problem. Last trip to my doc he said "It's only been four
months let's see if it improves in another month or two"
Soooo seems like it's going to take a long time to get my
life back......just hang in there I guess.
erika59785 faye______00403
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barbara75814 rapha
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I have had painful sciatica episodes in the past, but ever since quite a while ago I researched exercises designed specifically to deal with it, there were no more such episodes--just a very occasional short twinge of reminiscent pain. You can find a number of appropriate exercises on the internet.
Lots of luck, Barbara
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barbara75814 rapha
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Good luck and would of course love to hear about anything that gave you relief--
Barbara Y.