Sciatica, pain relief

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

My mom is 84 soon,she has had this pain for about a month and half, seen doctors, nothing they have described has helped, mean while her family doc,has retired,so new docs, had x rays, new doc does not want to do cat scan yet, has anything helped you ,if you have had this?

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PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

@goldensrbest If I understand I think your post indicates new doc did do an xray.

If not, someone needs to, not necessarily a CT scan but an MRI foloowup to xray. It's possible your Mom has a herniated disc, perhaps just one thing to cause sciatica.

This is what my problem was, sciatica with very bad herniated disc lower lumbar. Much needed surgery took care of what ailed me.

Just a suggestion, something to thiknk about.

dex · ‎03-09-2010

My dh goes to the chiropractor for this and gets relief...maybe it could help your mom too.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, she had xrays, exercises, pain shots, chiropractor, she says has to be paid out of pocket. I live in maine,her in indiana.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Foxxee · ‎10-03-2014

If her diagnosis is only sciatica, then she might be sitting too much. Can she walk OK? Even walking with a cane or walker helps.

It was very painful for me at first, but I walked anyway. The alternative wasn't acceptable. Took Tylenol for the pain.

I found walking always cured my sciatica within a few days.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

@Foxxee wrote:
If her diagnosis is only sciatica, then she might be sitting too much. Can she walk OK? Even walking with a cane or walker helps.

It was very painful for me at first, but I walked anyway. The alternative wasn't acceptable. Took Tylenol for the pain.

I found walking always cured my sciatica within a few days.

She can not walk far,has a walker, she says when pain hits ,she has to hold on to something ,it is so bad.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

alicedee · ‎07-25-2010

Back pain is so debilitating.....I feel badly for her, @goldensrbest . At 84, I would hesitate to advise her .....she should talk to her doctor about how much she can do physically...exercise, stretches, walking, etc. ... and if he thinks shots or surgery would help her he can recommend something.

Sending good thoughts to her for some relief.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

@alicedee wrote:
Back pain is so debilitating.....I feel badly for her, @goldensrbest . At 84, I would hesitate to advise her .....she should talk to her doctor about how much she can do physically...exercise, stretches, walking, etc. ... and if he thinks shots or surgery would help her he can recommend something.

Sending good thoughts to her for some relief.

Like i said , new doctor, she has been to a few.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

DH had sciatica a couple of years ago. He had P. T. for 6 weeks & it went away.Doc told him if it comes back he will send him for another round of P. T.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

She needs to continue see her doctors. Sciatica isn't a disease, it only means lower back pain and there 100 plus reasons for lower back pain. They need to determine the cause of her lower back pain and treat that. She's 84 and we don't know what physical condition she's in or what other health challenges she has so what other people have or have not taken to relieve back pain is totally irrelevant. If the doctors she is seeing haven't diagnosed a cause for her back pain or if there is no treatment for it, she should be referred to a Pain Specialist for pain control.