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Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Has anyone here had any experience of sciatica? My Mum rang last night to say she's been struck down again. When she had it really badly before the doc put her on anti-inflammatories, but she said she had a bad reaction to them (she didn't say what it was. I vaguely remember there being some horse-sized pills she could barely swallow, and her joking that she got better just out of the fear of having to take them). Last time, it wasn't so bad, and she had a couple of sessions with a physio, which eased it a bit, but generally I think it has to run its course? She's going to stick it out over the weekend, she's due at the doctors for her 'MOT' on Monday anyway. She's not keen on taking pills, are there any gentle exercises that will help? I think she's found stretching the leg helpful, but only for very brief relief...
Poor Mum. She's doing reading for an essay on media portrayal of the elderly, which is depressing enough, and this is making her feel terribly old and decrepit. Whereas really, she's probably more active than I am...
Poor Mum. She's doing reading for an essay on media portrayal of the elderly, which is depressing enough, and this is making her feel terribly old and decrepit. Whereas really, she's probably more active than I am...