syacita

[syacita]

I have had syacita now for 23 weeks I never been n so much pain in all my life the doctor has now after 23 weeks put me on morphine and it has started to work for me

[earthwitch]

Glad its working for the pain. Have you seen a physio for exercises? Getting shown the right exercises is one of the best things you can do to relieve sciatica and stop it coming back again.

[Hidden]

I've had sciatica for almost 23 YEARS! Be very careful, if you start to go numb in your legs, straight to A&E

[Cynthia58 in reply to Hidden]

My started 2005. When your in pain you do it all. I found SI bone site and foot. Leg. Butt pain and numbness gone.

[Hidden in reply to Cynthia58]

Sorry don't understand what you mean? Believe me I've tried every treatment possible for sciatica and other nerve pain from slipped discs and have done since 1981.

[AmyPS]

Good luck with this - sounds like you needed it. I wont go down the route of these drugs - would like to continue to drive - unfortunately if I did take the CD (Controlled Drugs) my freedom would be lost.

[Hidden in reply to AmyPS]

It depends how they affect you. I take two controlled drugs and I still drive.

[jaffa7]

Amy - I am on a high dose of morphine and still drive. Most people do. Once your system is used to it after a few days, you are allowed to drive - there is now an 'advice for drivers' section in the leaflet that comes with morphine.

[Hidden]

Agree with earthwitch, exercises and wean yourself off the morphine as soon as poss, because there will be a time in the future when it stops working and you will need something stronger, and the cycle repeats. That compromises your health and options if you ever need an operation in the future.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I've been on it for almost 3 years and it's still effective.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

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It's was never intended for longterm use.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I don't care, it works!

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

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[onamission]

I have this I went in hospital a few weeks ago to have radio frequency { nerve burnt off } I have had this done before it took two years before the nerve grew back

[Essie49]

I would stay off the morphine if you can. At my pain clinic they won't give opioids. I have just spent. 7 months withdrawing from fentanyl patches as they now feel they are bad for you immune system and other complications. It is a route I wish I had never started. There is now nerve stimulation they have for sciatica. Maybe it's worth looking into.

[Hidden in reply to Essie49]

The pain rehab clinic I went to tried to tell me that I had to come off morphine, my GP disagreed and I've been on it 3 years now.

[victoria1000]

B vitamins heal the nerves but it takes time. I use my Tens machine

[Hidden in reply to victoria1000]

It's 20 years since I went numb all below the waist. My neurosurgeon told me the numbness would slowly go... Here I am, still numb all down my right leg, a part of my left, a part of my buttocks and "bits" still. There's slow and there's not a chance lol

[suesboose]

Did your tens machine leave you in worse pain to start with had siatica niw for 14 wks and really wearing me down cant sleep for more than 2-3 hrs at a time and sleeping on the settee as can't get out of bed. Having yo use a walking stivk some times the pain so bad I just sit thrre and cry. Tried my tens machine about 3 times and have been worse each time.physio has given me 2 exercises to do can't even do them.has tried acupuncture ended up in a&e twice after as pain so great. Had MRI waiting for appointment for pain clinic and to see consultant.

medication nit helping tried everything including orimorph and diazepam

at the end of my tether feel so helpless

[Cynthia58]

Read SIBone patients.

[Cynthia58]

I had 20+ pain. I had terrible butt and lower back and leg pain. Finally after 10 Drs, One knew. I had SI Bone surgery March 2,2015. No pain. No leg pain. Read about SI bone.

[Sewnsew in reply to Cynthia58]

Can you give a link re Sl Bone surgery?

[Cynthia58]

Read SI bone site and people.