Sciatica!!!!! give me back pain or Toothache any day

[gary r]

Im in absolute agony !!!!! ive always had back problems, but after my last flare up about 6 weeks ago i got sciatica!! i cant even sit down on the loo!!! my foot is numb and im waiting for an emergency appointment (referral) it eases up during the day, but night time and first thing in the morning are the worst. My buttock, knee,shin, calf, ankle and foot are all affected>

 

[Francesca]

Im in absolute agony !!!!! ive always had back problems, but after my last flare up about 6 weeks ago i got sciatica!! i cant even sit down on the loo!!! my foot is numb and im waiting for an emergency appointment (referral) it eases up during the day, but night time and first thing in the morning are the worst. My buttock, knee,shin, calf, ankle and foot are all affected>

omg!so sorry to hear that!!hope you get appointment fast!!

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

Im in absolute agony !!!!! ive always had back problems, but after my last flare up about 6 weeks ago i got sciatica!! i cant even sit down on the loo!!! my foot is numb and im waiting for an emergency appointment (referral) it eases up during the day, but night time and first thing in the morning are the worst. My buttock, knee,shin, calf, ankle and foot are all affected>

I've got it too - but nothing like as bad as yours, and it does seem to be easing of its own accord. You have my utmost sympathy.

 

[numbnuts]

I've had it now for the last 18 months, I had an MRI scan in May last year and showed a prolapsed disc and is sticking out by 10mm, had an epidural injection on January , but failed to give any relief from pain. I’m now waiting to see the consultant again, today I'm in a lot of pain even after taken 2 30/500 co-codamol.
Hope yours get better soon

 

[vernon]

Having had chronic cellulitis and just this week shingles, you have my sympathy. I think that I've got away with only 3 days of intense pain with the shingles and the worst is now over - hope I'm not tempting fate.

Hope the pain subsides rapidly.

 

[goo_mason]

My sympathies - I get it occasionally but not as bad as yours. Mine is like having what I can only describe as a toothache-like internal pain that goes from the small of my back all the way down my leg to my ankle.

 

[Fab Foodie]

The cure is to contract Gout.
You'll soon forget the Sciatica ....

 

[Linford]

Have you been taking anti inflamatories like Naproxyn or Ibuprofen ?

 

[gary r]

The cure is to contract Gout.
You'll soon forget the Sciatica ....

ive heard thats pretty painful too,the most pain ive seen a man in was myFather in law when he had Kidney stones !!!

 

[gary r]

Have you been taking anti inflamatories like Naproxyn or Ibuprofen ?

Diazepan, Co dydromol.diclofenac (apologies for the spellings) nothing seems to help the pain

 

[Scoosh]

Sounds like sales of Recumbents are about to increase ...

Mind you - it's pretty extreme/nasty way of 'choosing' to go to the Dark Side ...

Hope everyone gets relief asap.

 

[Linford]

Diazepan, Co dydromol.diclofenac (apologies for the spellings) nothing seems to help the pain

Sciatica is an aggravation of the nerve caused by it pinching on something. Anything you can use to help reduce inflamation should in time offer some sort of additional relief than just blocking the pain out.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

Sciatica is an aggravation of the nerve caused by it pinching on something. Anything you can use to help reduce inflamation should in time offer some sort of additional relief than just blocking the pain out.

I find exercise helps - just basic walking. The good part is that I have a totally precise knowledge of exactly where the sciatic nerve runs.

 

[RedRider]

Seriously, worse than tooth ache? yikes and sympathy

 

[col]

My wife had it recently, it was caused by a disk bulging out and agrivating the nerves. Luckily it went after a couple of weeks. A friend has had the nerves burned or singed as theyve had it for a year, it didnt work.