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I have been suffering from sciatica since mid-April. Nothing helps and it is a bad way to live.
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@emilyxlc I was hoping to hear of people that made it thru this hell and are currently ok,
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@jibz afte r 3 back surgeries, the sciatica is gone! But I’m getting older, so still have many aches and pains, but now it is tolerable.
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@jibz My husband has experienced it on and off for a few years; it’s subsided tremendously compared to how bad it was when it first started flaring up for him– I know that when we spoke to a doctor about it, they made some small recommendations that we would have never thought of that seemed to work. One thing they said, and I’m not sure if this…Read More
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I am so sorry to hear that. I have fought HORRIFIC sciatica several times in the last decade, sometimes so painful I could not get out of bed for weeks on end. I wish I could offer you some miracle cure to help, but there is none that I know of. TENS unit helps some, not a lot…but any relief is a miracle when you are in the midst of a round I know!
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@happyboy So you are saying it could go away? I have been suffering for so long that I feel my previous life is no longer attainable. I am, was a very active man and now I just stare at the world knowing I can’t participate because of pain. My pain stays around my calf and prevents me from enjoying life, I want out of this!
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Sciatica flares should go away, but once you have one, you are prone. I’m on year 13 of having multiple diagnoses but the bilateral sciatica flares have been the bedridden worst for me for sure! One thing that helps me (for a bit) are Torodol injections. Your doctor should have referred you to Pain Management- where I hail from, Pain Management…Read More
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@eclecticzebra I had a cyst that was pressing against the sciatic nerve. They went in and drained the cyst and gave me injections in the 4 and 5th vertebra. I was having electric shocks so bad that I was getting panic attacks and not sleeping. The draining of the cyst stopped the electrical feeling but I am left with the pain in my calf and butt.…Read More
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@jibz Have you tried soaking in hot as you can stand water with epsom salts? It is a natural muscle relaxer and does help. Gee, I wonder if the cyst sac itself is pressing on the nerve? Or maybe it formed hard scar tissue that is pressing? It sounds like stretching is merely treating the symptoms- sounds like the pressure remains the issue? Happy…Read More
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I live with many chronic illnesses including gastroparesis and arthritic joints. My pain level is always high. Warmth seems to help, but I definitely need more resources.
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Do you use heating pads @Angela-Bozikis ??
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So sorry to hear that, @Jibz— I hear that sciatic pain can be incredibly painful. Did you come to Pain Resource to try to find new options?