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It's a sciatic nerve...I know it...any experiences?
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 345731" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Just my experience. Pain was *excruciating*, 10/10, worse than unmedicated childbirth. Not back pain, but it really was focused in my hip and then ran down my leg. Severely herniated L4/L5 disk, diagnosed by MRI with- contrast. Surgery did the trick until I sneezed 2 weeks later and reherniated the same darn disk. Actually heard it pop. Surgery took care of it again. I'm now very careful because there's not much disk left and if I have problems in the same spot again, it's either fusion (yuck) or a prosthetic disk (which is equally yuck due to potential complications).</p><p></p><p>I did have actual back pain the year prior, same disk problem but not herniated. For that I did do chiropractic along with a lot of gentle walking. That did help but it was a slow process. I did have a MRI prior to starting chiro tx because it can make things worse. Once I had blown the thing out, no question in my mind that chiro would have been the wrong choice. </p><p></p><p>Before I had the surg, I had one dr. recommending epidural injections. I'm not sure if it would have worked... the guy who did the surgery said that he had to take a "huge" chunk of disk out the first time. I tend to think that an epidural would have just masked the pain - it wasn't an inflammatory process, it was plain old herniated.</p><p></p><p>I've also got degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, probably from lifting Boo for so many years. After the surgeries, I did PT for several months. Now when my back/leg starts acting up, I get more focused on doing those exercises and it seems to take care of it (knock wood). </p><p></p><p>I don't think you want to do *anything* until you know for sure what you're dealing with - herniated disk causing the sciatic pain versus an inflammation from osteo changes. MRI with- contrast was the definitive diagnostic tool in my case.</p><p></p><p>My leg is still numb on the front of the shin, from knee to ankle. It's kind of a funny feeling, but as long as it's not pain, I'm happy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 345731, member: 8"] Just my experience. Pain was *excruciating*, 10/10, worse than unmedicated childbirth. Not back pain, but it really was focused in my hip and then ran down my leg. Severely herniated L4/L5 disk, diagnosed by MRI with- contrast. Surgery did the trick until I sneezed 2 weeks later and reherniated the same darn disk. Actually heard it pop. Surgery took care of it again. I'm now very careful because there's not much disk left and if I have problems in the same spot again, it's either fusion (yuck) or a prosthetic disk (which is equally yuck due to potential complications). I did have actual back pain the year prior, same disk problem but not herniated. For that I did do chiropractic along with a lot of gentle walking. That did help but it was a slow process. I did have a MRI prior to starting chiro tx because it can make things worse. Once I had blown the thing out, no question in my mind that chiro would have been the wrong choice. Before I had the surg, I had one dr. recommending epidural injections. I'm not sure if it would have worked... the guy who did the surgery said that he had to take a "huge" chunk of disk out the first time. I tend to think that an epidural would have just masked the pain - it wasn't an inflammatory process, it was plain old herniated. I've also got degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, probably from lifting Boo for so many years. After the surgeries, I did PT for several months. Now when my back/leg starts acting up, I get more focused on doing those exercises and it seems to take care of it (knock wood). I don't think you want to do *anything* until you know for sure what you're dealing with - herniated disk causing the sciatic pain versus an inflammation from osteo changes. MRI with- contrast was the definitive diagnostic tool in my case. My leg is still numb on the front of the shin, from knee to ankle. It's kind of a funny feeling, but as long as it's not pain, I'm happy. :winking: [/QUOTE]
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