The Return of the Sciatica!

In February 2017 my back pain returned with a pain in my right buttock. I had no shooting pains down my leg but I did have a tingling sensation from the top of my left thigh to my toes. The outside of my left shin and foot were completely numb. I took pain killers and hoped it would sort itself out.

The pain has increased and I have begun to struggle to walk without intense pain in my back. The tingling sensation in my leg and foot has become a burning sensation. I have given in and went to see my GP this evening. He prescribed Naproxen 500mg and Co-codamol 30mg/500mg. He also referred me for a MRI of my lumbar spine. Lord knows how long it will take to get the appointment and my brother had to wait four weeks after his MRI for the results!In February 2017 my back pain returned with a pain in my right buttock. I had no shooting pains down my leg but I did have a tingling sensation from the top of my left thigh to my toes. The outside of my left shin and foot were completely numb. I took pain killers and hoped it would sort itself out.

The pain has increased and I have begun to struggle to walk without intense pain in my back. The tingling sensation in my leg and foot has become a burning sensation. I have given in and went to see my GP this evening. He prescribed Naproxen 500mg and Co-codamol 30mg/500mg. He also referred me for a MRI of my lumbar spine. Lord knows how long it will take to get the appointment and my brother had to wait four weeks after his MRI for the results!

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Intro Time

Hi All,

My name is Joanne, I’m 37 years old and am owned by 8 (yes, eight!) Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (https://www.facebook.com/skybluecavaliers).

I have always suffered with back ache of some sort from working in residential homes for the elderly (before hoists were common place) and moshing to heavy metal/rock music.

About 17-18 years ago I had sciatica. My GP at the time put me on Prednisolone steroids and told me it would either go or I’d have to live with it forever. The pain was intense and I felt awful leaving the doctors office. Luckily it eased with the steroids, although I still got twinges of pain. That is until I got incredibly drunk (a weekly occurrence) a few months later, missed my footing whilst dancing on the bar at The Campbell in Coventry to Linkin Park and landed flat on my back. After that my back was a lot better!

As you can guess the problem has come back with a vengeance!!!

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