Sciatica Support Group

Sciatica is a term meaning pain that originates from compression of the sciatic nerve, the longest and largest nerve in the body. If the sciatic nerve is pinched or compressed (perhaps by a bulging disc in the low back) a patient may experience leg pain--the classic symptom of sciatica.

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alantm 02/06/2009

i am so weak in my legs
that i think i will lose my job
i need stong legs

,i try to build up but it seems to be no use.

its been about 5 months
the pains have become less
but i am very weak on my right leg

my left side hurts more but my right side
is weaker

will pain killing type pills bring back my strength?
im really going to lose my job if i cant get better

can i be fixed?

deleted_user 02/06/2009

Painkillers do help out with the pain so we are able to physcio and work and that.
Building up the leg muscles will help out with the pain.
There are so many simple excerises you can do that will help out with the pain and making your legs stronger.
You will have to surgeon or speaclist to help out with fixing the problem.

alantm 02/07/2009

i get aches in both hips and legs
.is that odd? or not

i feel i have 2 points that are a bit sore in my back 1 in the middle and one lower down

my legs were always stronge enough before
its not like i have nothing there at all
.i do the same things ive done for years
so i cant see a reason that it has gone.
.i just seem to have had the power turned off!

deleted_user 02/08/2009

i know exactly what you mean about the leg weakness. mine has gotten to where it is difficult for me to walk, even with a cane. I walk funny. I used to be a very healthy woman then i fell apart. I am trying to figure out whats going on.
Have you been to the dr's for a mri?

alantm 02/08/2009

a scan or xray seems to be a last resort
they dont seem to care if its not Prostate Cancer

trying to figure out whats going on.
is exactly it
.its so depressing REALLY deapressing
like your life has changed

i took 7 pain killers in 3 hours tonight
and i still had some pain and weak
i did get small setions where i had some strengh back

the backs of my legs must be pulling against the fronts or something

my body had a lean to the feft for a while
im straight again

.its very hard to explian to people what i meen by leg weakness
i cant even discribe it ,its so odd

alantm 02/09/2009

went to docs again
they did nothing at all

waste of time
this time i asked them for pain killers
they werent going give me anything

i got some but are useless dont work
.i think they make me worse

maybe that was the pushing my legs
but i was much worse today
FOR NOTHING

alantm 02/18/2009

it reached that point
ive lost my job

deleted_user 02/19/2009

hello Alantm, I always think of drugs first when anything appears out of the blue. For example, I can't tolerate any kind of statins because my muscles ache, feet hurt, memory goes, that type of thing. Also keep researching and you might find out what you have before the doctors do. Please write us all and let us know how you're doing.

alantm 03/09/2009

my pain problems are getting less
i am still weak
but at least no bad pains

im quite depressed about the failing legs

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