So, my sciatica is acting up a lot..

Pnuggle · Dec 14, 2009

i've been reading up on it. anyone have this same problem? the pain comes from above your buttcheek and shoots down the back of your leg, the side of your leg, and then eventually the front of it? sometimes it gets real bad, and I can't walk at all. This has been happening for the past 2 and a half weeks.

i used to crack my back a LOT, and now i can't really, at all. any way I twist too much and i feel a pain in my very lowest back muscles on my right side, where it meets my buttcheek :-(

anyone experience this? :-(

jrinlv · Dec 14, 2009

Go to a doc or chiropractor or massage therapist. Your nerve is getting pinched between gluteus max and gluteus medias, if thats what is wrong and you don't have a bulging disc in your lower back.. Take it easy and try to relax.. Aspirin will lower the swelling Good luck JR

fdd2blk · Dec 14, 2009

i take soma and naproxen, along with daily stretching. it helps "relieve" the pain but it is still a constant. it hurts 24/7.
i'm an L5S1, they have support groups, ... http://www.backpain-guide.com/Chapter_Fig_folders/Ch07_Symptoms_Folder/Sciatica.html

Pnuggle · Dec 14, 2009

jrinlv said:
Go to a doc or chiropractor or massage therapist. Your nerve is getting pinched between gluteus max and gluteus medias, if thats what is wrong and you don't have a bulging disc in your lower back.. Take it easy and try to relax.. Aspirin will lower the swelling Good luck JR

fdd2blk said:
i take soma and naproxen, along with daily stretching. it helps "relieve" the pain but it is still a constant. it hurts 24/7.
i'm an L5S1, they have support groups, ... http://www.backpain-guide.com/Chapter_Fig_folders/Ch07_Symptoms_Folder/Sciatica.html

Thank you for the link fdd. im scheduling an appointment, i believe im an L5S1.. ill let the doc decide. im glad some other people know what im talking about. the pain is almost constant.. i just forget about it sometimes i guess.

jeffchr · Dec 14, 2009

Pnuggle said:
i've been reading up on it. anyone have this same problem? the pain comes from above your buttcheek and shoots down the back of your leg, the side of your leg, and then eventually the front of it? sometimes it gets real bad, and I can't walk at all. This has been happening for the past 2 and a half weeks.

i used to crack my back a LOT, and now i can't really, at all. any way I twist too much and i feel a pain in my very lowest back muscles on my right side, where it meets my buttcheek

anyone experience this?

lots of situps cured mine - took a month or two - i started out doing 3 sets of 20 and eventually got up to 135 reps with a weight (forget how much weight, but it was a lot)

i was amazed, haven't had that problem in a long time

Pnuggle · Dec 14, 2009

jeffchr said:
lots of situps cured mine - took a month or two - i started out doing 3 sets of 20 and eventually got up to 135 reps with a weight (forget how much weight, but it was a lot)

i was amazed, haven't had that problem in a long time

interesting.. i used to do a lot of sit-ups. i might try some sit-ups before i go in for a diagnosis. i don't want to have to take any kind of tylenol or soma.. unless absolutely necessary, you know?

ANC · Dec 15, 2009

Lol, you think you are shitting now, wait till the pain refers to your ball...

Pnuggle · Dec 16, 2009

ANC said:
Lol, you think you are shitting now, wait till the pain refers to your balls...

Don't think the thought hasnt crossed my mind..

im thankful its not. having sex is somewhat difficult, only sometimes. mostly because im impotent. but also because of my sciatica :sad:

Resin225 · Dec 16, 2009

I have it as well. Same thing for me stretching and crunches. Losing 30+ pounds helped the most I think. I haven't had a problem in over 2 years. I avoid meds 99% of the time. Good luck.

Puffster · Dec 16, 2009

life long back pain sufferer.couple of things.one is your mattress shitty = equals problems.two get stretching exercises from a doc/chiro/rehab type an do faithfully,most importently when you feel well also.lastly get up an walk, lazy boy/chair cause it hurts is worst path to take!peace an good luck!!!!

hardroc · Dec 16, 2009

Hey man, I feel your pain, mine comes and goes it seems, the best way I cope with the lightning going up and down my legs is (I know you said you don't like pills) asperin and robacsicent, and SLOWLY doing streches. Man I get it sooooo bad sometimes I'm stuck hunched over, can't straightin up or bend down, just stuck.
Can you get a medicinal card for this?

maxamus1 · Dec 16, 2009

Pnuggle said:
i've been reading up on it. anyone have this same problem? the pain comes from above your buttcheek and shoots down the back of your leg, the side of your leg, and then eventually the front of it? sometimes it gets real bad, and I can't walk at all. This has been happening for the past 2 and a half weeks.

i used to crack my back a LOT, and now i can't really, at all. any way I twist too much and i feel a pain in my very lowest back muscles on my right side, where it meets my buttcheek

anyone experience this?

that's why i am going to the chiropractor now. the sh** sucks too, still fell the pain constantly. i have been going to them sense i was 21 and it seems to be getting worse.

brothafromanothaplanet · Dec 16, 2009

maxamus1 said:
that's why i am going to the chiropractor now. the sh** sucks too, still fell the pain constantly. i have been going to them sense i was 21 and it seems to be getting worse.

chiropractor did absolutely nothing for my sciatic pain. he only caused my wallet to lose weight!! i just finished up about 6 weeks with a physical therapist which was actually pretty successful. they showed me a lot of good exercises and stretches to ease the pain. i also found that the major part of my pain was coming from the piriformis muscle which i had never even heard of before. i am in pain 24/7 which totally sucks!! it's depressing not being able to be as active as you were when you were younger especially now that i've got kids who love to play outdoors. i wouldn't know what to do if it weren't for my tens unit and my bud. wish i lived in a med state.

maxamus1 · Dec 19, 2009

they helped me for a while but now it seems to be geting worse. i can barely walk, it's hard to drive for any length of time, do any house work and so on. i have seen a couple of doctors but no sucses so i guess i go till i realy mess something up, and hope they can put me back together again.

ANC · Dec 19, 2009

You need to see a real doctor, someone like a rheumathologist....

Pnuggle · Dec 20, 2009

I went to the chiropractor. He cracked my back 3 different ways, and also took x-rays. I have another appointment tomorrow.

It felt WONDERFUL. it's not that I didnt take his word for it, when he said he was going to crack me like no one ever has. i just didn't think chiropractors used so much force. it felt really, really nice. The muscle loosener massager the nurse used on me before that helped a lot.

but about my sciatica, he did identify it as L5S1 as well as L4 and L5. :-|

took x-rays, they are trying to get me aligned, and then I hope I will be better. He said it is unfortunate that im young and have pain there, but fortunate that i came as early as I did, because it is very much more treatable.

thanks for the help everyone, fdd, anc and others. i appreciate the support

Pnuggle · Dec 20, 2009

I know there are people suffering with far, far worse on this board. my support goes out to them as well, not to be blind the the fact that i'm healthy as an ox compared to some people

fdd2blk · Dec 20, 2009

they put me in a tube for an MRI. i'm claustrophobic. it scares me to think i ever have to do that again. they left me in there for almost half an hour. just sitting here thinking about it makes my chest heavy.

hardroc · Dec 20, 2009

Pnuggle said:
I know there are people suffering with far, far worse on this board. my support goes out to them as well, not to be blind the the fact that i'm healthy as an ox compared to some people

Yea me too, mine only acts up a couple of times a year, but when it does I'm FUCKED!!! I can't bend, can't stand, can't sit, can't lay down, just like fire running up and down my legs.
Also god help me if I snezze, that'll drop me to my knees.

I feel your pain man

fdd2blk · Dec 20, 2009

Pnuggle said:
I went to the chiropractor. He cracked my back 3 different ways, and also took x-rays. I have another appointment tomorrow.

It felt WONDERFUL. it's not that I didnt take his word for it, when he said he was going to crack me like no one ever has. i just didn't think chiropractors used so much force. it felt really, really nice. The muscle loosener massager the nurse used on me before that helped a lot.

but about my sciatica, he did identify it as L5S1 as well as L4 and L5.

took x-rays, they are trying to get me aligned, and then I hope I will be better. He said it is unfortunate that im young and have pain there, but fortunate that i came as early as I did, because it is very much more treatable.

thanks for the help everyone, fdd, anc and others. i appreciate the support

there's an asian massage place across town. maybe i should stop in.

So, my sciatica is acting up a lot..

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