Sciatica

[Yvette49]

Hi everyone....my PV jak2+ seems to be behaving itself at the moment, and want to thank everyone for their help with my recent mouth sores and advice on a mouth wash that is working brilliantly.

3 years ago I had sciatica, L5 disc, I had operation to rectify it, which worked well, I still get flair ups now, which I am told is the scar now protruding onto the sciatic nerve ;

:-(( I take Meloxicam, and nortryptalin, and up to a week ago has worked really well, why suddenly are they not working :-(( finding it hard to sit, and move around again. Trying to do some exercises my osteopath gave me, not sure they are helping either.

Anyone else experience flair ups ?

[Emma2017]

Hi I have had 3 ops on the L5/S1 disc and various injections. Last op was half a year ago. Just recently I got a sudden massive lot of pain and numbness in my leg due to sciatica. A scan revealed scar tissue sticking to the sciatic nerve at that level. I was told to pull my leg to my chest while laying on my back to try and release the nerve. Do this several times a day up to 10 times at a time. Also myofascial therapy and another foraminal injection were recommended. I am trying to reduce my pain medication as I am on pregabalin and tramadol and feel very forgetful. Hope you feel better soon.

[Yvette49 in reply to Emma2017]

Oh, thank you Emma....me too, I have had two ops and injections. Last mri scan shows scar tissue now causing the problem. Thanks for the exercises, I am doing those too, but will do more often now.

Many many thanks Xx

[Yvette49 in reply to Emma2017]

Hi Emma, how are you doing, hope you are better.

Since I posted, I now have sciatica in my other leg, I have been seeing chiropractor, and the last two times, I have felt good when leaving hi, but by evening, all the pain is back again ( not sure it’s getting into the car that flares it up again) I go back and see him in two weeks. But this morning, I could hardly walk, the pain is excruciating, I have done my exercises, and will do them again at least three times a day. I may “try” and get out to walk for a short while...this is all so frustrating, and my poor husband feels bad as there is nothing he can do to help me.

Yvette X

[Emma2017 in reply to Yvette49]

Hi Yvette, I know where you are coming from. I have had the injection since my last post and whereas the previous umpteen once did not do much this one helped quite a bit. Unfortunately the pain started creeping back in. I have reasonably good days and bad days. I was advised not to see a chiropractor but we are all different. I have spinal physio which helps somewhat, myofascial therapy which does help and oscillating massage and Alexander technique. This combined with doing my exercises and walking does help. I am still walking with one crutch but hope it may not for much longer. Just the past few days my lower back has been playing up a lot and having had 3 ops you-panic immediately but of course it could just be muscle strain. Sciatica is up and down but plaques me a lot at night. Like you my poor husband feels bad too and is run ragged with it all. Hugs 🤗

[Yvette49 in reply to Emma2017]

Thanks Emma, glad to hear you are getting some good days 😁 my chiropractor is a mctimoney so no clunking and clicking...

You are right there, when your lover back starts aching, panic sets in....here we go again.

Just had ten min walk, fairly flat, but was horrendous on way back 😢

More floor exercises, now sit for a bit 😳

🤗🤗

[Emma2017 in reply to Yvette49]

Off to physio in 10 minutes. At least my leg is getting stronger which was paralysed after the first op. Nobody knows why and it took 4 months to get back to full feeling but hence why I am still walking with a crutch. Things will get there is what I keep on saying. Keep going 🌻🌻

[Yvette49 in reply to Emma2017]

Oh my, that was awful after last op.

I am off for lay down for an hour, head feels woozy 🥴

🤗