Trapped nerve

[Denae011]

Hi all, looking for advice here. I have a spondylolythesis and it causes lower back pain. But it is bearable. Ten days ago I got a sciatic type pain which stops at the knee. I've never been in so much pain. I can't walk at min as it's so painfull. My Dr gave, me amitriptyline diazepam and codeine. Which don't bring much relief. I've barely slept. Now my kneecap is very painful and I have pain in my shin. This is all on the right side. My shin for no reason has developed a bruise about 6 mins long. And my thigh . Knee and shin all hurt when I touch them. I'm really fed up and feel like crying. I've got back and buttock pain as well. I've tried not water bottle etc.I can't put pressure on knee at all now. Anyone know why this has happened?

[Fancy1959]

Denae011, it's Fancy1959. You need to contact your family doctor asap. This chat room does not deal with much besides MS and MS related issues but your issues sound possibly serious. We are not doctors here so we cannot give you medical advice but please contact your doctor or specialist that you deal with as soon as possible. If the pain continues to radiate and stays severe or gets more severe go to an emergency room and have it checked out now! Better to be safe than sorry. As we discuss all the time in this chat room you are the best advocate for your own health! Listen to your body. If you feel something is terribly off, get help now. Fancy

[HADES]

Hello Denae - I get a lot of severe pain and nausea arising from the dreaded FIBROMYALGIA. I have trawled through lots of recommended relief prescriptions, including CODEINE and AMYTRIPTYLINE. We are all different but I have found my present 6 hourly slow release morphia (30mg) ZOMORPH, backed up with DIAZAPAM as required, is reasonably effective and importantly devoid of excessive side effects. With me its probably 60% effective in alleviating pain; God knows , I couldn't manage without it! Why not try it?

Good luck, Tidewatch