[FeelinGoofy]

I was wondering if anybody here has had sciatic nerve pain and what pain med did your dr give you for it?

[AK Kid]

Hello! I have dealt with Sciatic Nerve pain for a number of years now.

There are ways of dealing with this if you are interested which are not related to a certain medication.

It all depends on how painful your condition is right now, as well as the cause.

Stretching out the leg on a regular basis is very important, keep well hydrated, using the principles of PRICE (Prevention, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) is helpful as well, for instance if the pain originates in your lower back, use plenty of pillows to help support the area, pillows to prop your affected leg up on when resting, and using a support pillow when sitting for long periods (at the office and in the car). Eating a healthy (anti-inflammatory) diet and the use of a TENS unit can help when your pain is not at level 10. For the serious flares adding an anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxant can be added to the regime listed above.

I have heard that the use of inserts in the shoes and the correct shoe can also work wonders for this type of pain.

I wish you the best, and hope you find answers to your question soon.

[dorrie]

Hi FG...I have had sciatic problems on and off for years. The last time was about 5 months ago. It wasn't too long after it started that I told my reflexologist about it. She discovered that one of my legs was longer than the other......she did some work on the nerves in my shoulders and I had instant releif from the pain. My hip and butt felt bruised afterward but it worked. Now whenever I see her she checks me and redoes it if necessary. I haven't had a sciatic problem since!

[fiberowendy2000]

My sciatic problem is being taken care of by Radio Frequency Ablation. Basically they burn the nerve that is causing the problem. I have had it done twice and it has helped. While it is not the cure, it does give me relief for long periods of time. Up to 8 months for me...but for some only one session is needed.
Trust me I don't recommend this lightly since this is the next step before invasive surgery.
I have done the meds route, chiropractor, massage, accupuncture, physical therapy, facet injections, trigger point injections and none of them worked. So I am at the most radical of outpatient treatment.
There are plenty of options, you just need to find the one best for you.

[ali12]

Hi FeelinGoofy,
My grandad used to suffer from Sciatica. The doctors used to give him really strong pain killers and anti-inflammatories. Sometimes he's had keyhole surgery.
Ali

[JD]

Hi, sorry to hear about your pain.

My regular chronic pain meds don't always help with the nerve pain of sciatica. My physical therapist helps by manipulating the ilia that is usually the culprit. (My bones go out of place due to muscle tension. When it's the sacrum/ilium it's often onto the sciatic nerve.) Ultrasound also helps.

Recently (this year) when I went into the urgent care center, the doctor not only gave me a shot of toradol, but a script for more in pill form. It has been life changing. It almost immediately aids in the swelling, allowing the bones to return to (AT LEAST) close to normal, and helps the pain subside.

Good wishes!
JD

[fiberowendy2000]

Tried Toradol it didn't work for me since it is not inflamation that is causing my pain. I have facet joint syndrome....so its just annoyed.

[razzle51]

Toradol is just a short term med . I found out PT is what you need for your Siactic nerve . Exercise , went for about 3 months and now its gone

[JD]

Yes, surely Physical therapy! I'm glad yours took care of it in 3 months. I could only wish! LOL I have been in PT for 20 years and do stretching sessions at home too. Mine is chronic pain. No one wants to hear my laundry list of things I do for all my chronic pain, in fact, I have them typed out on a page so I can remember to try each thing as one fails to help at the time!

Wendy, I'm sorry the toradol didn't help your inflamation. Maybe your doctor can give you something that will? I've just begun using it in flares this year, myself.

TC
JD

[Doodle bug7]

I met the monster(sciatic nerve pain) about a year ago. I haven't
ever cryed out in pain before. I've given birth to four babies and not
once did I scream out. Not until I met the monster. I remember
being in the E.R. and when they tryed to move me, I grabbed on to
the nurse and yelled out a good one. They admitted me ( after I
apoligised to the nurse.)
Not long after this I fell and broke my pelvis. Actually my two
blind Golen Retrievers ran in to me from behind. They were just
playing, but they both weigh over one hundred lbs. Anyway that
wasn't fun.
So with the sciatic pain calmed down,the pelvis starting to mend,
I started limping. When I evaluated the situation, I realized that
One leg was actually shorter than the other. No wonder I was
limping. When my next Doctors visit came around I told him about
this. He said that the sciatic pain had nothing to do with the leg
discrepancy. I felt that it did, but its hard to argue with a Doctor
who thinks he is always right.
I then went to a Doctor for Physical Medicine & Rehabilition.
After examination, he told me that I was two inches shorter on my
right side ( or two inches longer on the left side.)The situation now
is having shoes made to correct the difference. My back is thrown
off because of the imbalance so we are going to work on that
with physical therapy. One problem is that I have a bloodclot in
that leg. The bloodclot is there because of a major surgery that
I had last January. I spent 2 wks. in the hospital and came home
very weak. A few days later I was back in the hospital with
Influenza B. It hit my respiratory system so my oxygen level
was in the 80s. You just don't feel like getting up a lot and
moving around . That is really an important factor to prevent
bloodclots and pneaumonia. Well guess what, I got pneaumonia
too.
When I had my surgery I stopped breathing twice and
went to ICU on the vent. Thats what started the rest of the
crap.
I felt that if I had any luck, it was bad luck. This leg thing
really has me bugged. I just feel like the length thing is connected
to the sciatic nerve problem















connected to the sciatic nerve problem.