OMG sciatica is BACK!

I have a really bad back to begin with and suffered my entire pregnancy with back issues....I dread being prego with baby #2 for this reason while running after a toddler.

Ethan has been particularly rambunctious lately and as a result SCIATICA is back - OMG!

For anyone that has ever had this - it is excruciating!

I just took 2 aleve and i'm laying here with a thermacare patch but it is has just barely taken the edge off...

Any remedies that I may not already be aware of? There was a lot of stuff i couldn't take when pregnant b/c i was pregnant - but now i am free to take pretty much anything...

THANKS!

Re: OMG sciatica is BACK!

Sciatica *****. You poor thing. Relax and feel better.

Re: OMG sciatica is BACK!

It can come from 2 issues.
- back issue
- muscle issue

Did you ever had an x-ray to verify is was not an issue with the spine (disc issue)?

What can you do?
- massage
- stretches
- cold/heat pads
- chiropractor

Re: OMG sciatica is BACK!

I cannot tell you how much I sympathize with you!

When I was pregnant, I literally thought I was going to die. I had a bad back (scoliosis and sciatica) before I got pregnant but it was so much worse while pregnant because I couldnt take anything.

Any extreme temps make it so much worse. I find leaving heat on it for too long makes it worse as well. For me, ibuprofin works the best for some reason. But the thing that works WONDERS is a support belt. I wrap it around my lower back and it takes the pressure off the nerve. The longer I wear it, the more it helps..but it can get a little uncomfortable.

I so know what you mean though. My daughter is 16 months and my sciatica is getting worse and worse. Bathing her brings it on every day and I am sad to say, I dread bathtime because of it.

Good luck and try the belt. It really does work!

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I have terrible sciatica at the moment and I am currently going through a course of acupuncture to help me (although I don't think its helping really)

I sometimes take CoCodomal (codeine) and also I use a lot of heating pads. I have a wheat bag that I heat up in the microwave and its fantastic.

I know how you feel!

Re: OMG sciatica is BACK!

I have had Sciatica in the past. My last episode I literally could not walk upright for four months straight. I had to walk or stand completely bent at the waist or else the pain was unbearable. No medication gave me any help (codeine, precocet, percodant...nothing) I just had to ride it out and wait for my back to get better.

I wish I had some advice. I'd get checked out by a spine specialist ( I have a great one if you want a rec.) Rest, stretching and anti-inflammitories can help.