Sciatica question?

Question

will it ever go away? I have it and it radiates down into my upper legs on the back side.

23 almost 24 in 2 weeks.

I was in a car wreck in 03 which messed my back up which is what caused the sciatica.

I have not had a MRI of my low back but I have had one of my upper back.

Answer 1

The sciatica will never go away... it is a nerve..
but the pain will...

I have lower lumber pain.... and it tooo goes from my tail bone to my ankle..
it comes and goes depending on my activities..
the ONLY THING that will stop it completely is a OPERATION..

Answer 2

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Answer 3

When I was 19 I had a herniated disc, which caused sciatica. It got to the point where I couldn't sit or stand. I could only lie down. The pain down my right leg was unbearable. That was in 1973. I got 2 opinions and they both said to have a surgery called a laminectomy. It worked like a charm. No problems since.

I hear today they do it with lasers. What have the doctors said??? I highly recommend the surgery if that's what they suggest. Don't worry about the money. You can pay them $10 a month! It will never go away, and you cannot live with that hot nerve pain. Get it taken care of. :)

Answer 4

Yes, I've had sciatica. It was awful. I stayed late at work to finish up some reports. I leaned forward in my chair and felt something like an electric shock that went from my lower back to my knee. (left side) Not really painful just an odd feeling. But, by the next morning I could hardly get out of bed. Fortunately it was the weekend. I didn't go to the doctor or chiropractor because I didn't want anyone messing with my back. I'd heard nightmare stories from friends. For about three months, I slept with a heating pad. I took tylenol to get to sleep. I sat on a strategically placed pillow that I designed and made for myself. I made another one for my car. I bought myself an office chair that was comfortable. My supervisor ordered me the same exact chair for work. (Bless her). When I got to a place where I could get out of bed in the morning and move without thinking about every step, I started walking. I started s l o w. I mean three minutes of walking and moved up to 30 minutes a day over about three months. I essentially walked out my sciatica. It took almost two years for it to disappear--sort of. When I sit too long in one position, I can feel stiffness in my back. No pain thank heavens. The experience made me a believer in take care of your back. I still walk at least five days a week and sometimes more. Then I injured my knee. That's another story but that sciatica was worse. I do remember reading something about the pain pattern of sciatica. If it goes from the lower back to the knee it's not as bad as what you have--lower back to ankle. I'd web search this if I were you because one symptom of a disk problem is sciatic nerve pain clear down passed the knee.

Answer 5

Have you had an MRI of your low back?
you did not mention your age, but to confirm true sciatica takes an MRI. You can get help from a chiropractor or physical therapist. Either can teach exercises to keep it away once the pain is under control

Answer 6

Probably not. It will fade and return. I've been seeing a good chiropractor for 9 month, and finally feel really good, but I can tell that one bad lift or twist will throw me back. Exercise for the lower back is good, and an old-fashioned hands-on chiro suits me. No need for fancy machines or surgery if you are patient.

Answer 7

I had in when I was younger from waiting tables in bad shoes. I no longer have problems with it. I saw a doctor.. you should as well.