gnasher16 29,664 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Any of you chaps have any experience with these people......and if so whats the difference ? Been laid out flat for 8 days after my back went.....ive suffered with Sciatica before usually a few days rest and some anti inflams sorts it out.....but starting to wonder if its not going to be so simple this time.... Gonna get on the phone tomorrow but not sure which to phone....and are they likely to come out cos i cant get to them. Im getting sick of posting on here i need to get my life back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOKEL 2,122 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 get and call out your dr, he'll tell you what you need. my brother, a few years back now, had his back go for the umpteenth time, and left it, thinking it would sort itself out as it had done many times before. it did'nt, after a couple of weeks he got the dr out to him, who immediatly called for an ambulance. after no more than 1/2 an hour in a.e. he was transfered to a specialist at addenbrookes hospital for emergency surgery the following morning and given a 50/50 chance of walking again! he's got abit of a black mans limp now, but could of been alot worse. basically, his disc had popped and was pushing on a nerve, he'd left it so long it caused irepairable damage... A.T.B. Yokel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 I've had sciatica on and off for years now. I used a chiropractor back home in Canada, it helped a bit but no big deal. Last year I fell over a fence while I was lamping Sciatica kicked in and I was in dire pain - I left it for a while and the pain ended up right down my leg to my foot. Finally called the Osteo man and he sorted me out straight away. I honestly think I'd be crippled without him. Don't let it go too long because sometimes the damage can be permanent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 have you tried windolene gnash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Like afew on here , ive had sciatica on and of for acouple of years only just geetting over it after a bad spell in march , doc proscribed naproxone co codamols and gababenton , as for the chiroprator it helped for afew days then seemed to flare up again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,961 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Another 1 with sciatica , 10 fuck1n months ive had it , last 2 months been seein an oesteopath , she is gettin me there , nowhere near as bad as it was though still have REALLY bad days , she feels its been comin on for 2/3 yrs , sayin that Gnash dont think when me and Gone To Earth spent 3 days in march in south wales with hounds helped , he took his quad and 3 days bouncin round on that he said "this will do your sciatica the world off good" .... it did...... IT GOT WORSE try an osteeopath its definetly workin for me slowly but surely and get DICLOFLEX 50MG into you mate good luck ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steveS.Yorks 161 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ive suffered with it on and off for a good while,sounds like you could have something a bit more serious though Gnasher? A mate had it bad and tried allsorts to cure it,eventually he tried acupuncture and it worked really well on him,everybodys different though i suppose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,664 Posted May 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Thanks very much for the advice What strikes me as abvious in reading the replies is you all sound like your pretty mobile while you have it.....im actually completely out the game it takes me 5 minutes just to stand up and straighten up,moving round the house youd think i was 99 years old !....Im on some fancy orthopaedic mattress virtually the whole day and have been for over a week ! Ive had sciatica on and off for about 20 years,maybe 1 or 2 short 3/4 day bursts of it every year....some flat out rest and it clears up on its own.....but the fact its only improving very slightly is making me wonder if its something else this time.....im still none the wiser what the difference between a chiropractor and an osteopath is I,ll give them a bell and see what occurs....thanks all for your time anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicW 67 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Osteopaths are properly trained and registered. Chiropractors . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 When it flares up gnash im usaully off my feet for about 3-4 weeks , like you say hobbling around the house like a 99 year old Most of the pain is in my hip and down my leg and foot I used to do alot of martial arts when i was younger and wonder if im paying the price for it now lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Ferret 6 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Sounds like you have a prolapsed disk. Ask you GP to refer you to a speacalist to have prolotherapy treatment, or a nerve root blocker. Get a MRI scan to confirm if it is a prolapsed first. That will do the trick, then lots of physio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Its an horrible condition and imho all the phisyio in the world wont cure damage to the sciatic nerve.Laying on a rolled up towel from your waiste along your spine on an hard floor eases mine slightly [bANNED TEXT] it flares up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 its a good job none of you are a dog,there some on here would belt you on the back of the head with a shovel lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,664 Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 When it flares up gnash im usaully off my feet for about 3-4 weeks , like you say hobbling around the house like a 99 year old Most of the pain is in my hip and down my leg and foot I used to do alot of martial arts when i was younger and wonder if im paying the price for it now lol Steve has yours actually been diagnosed as Sciatica ?....yours sounds identical to mine and im only really going on what i was told years and years ago as regards it actually being Sciatica....but ive never had it like this which is why im starting to wonder if it is Ive also had a lot of rough tough sport over 30 odd years and the ol body has certainly taken some stick so as you say maybe you pay the price.....my pain is all around the base of my spine,around the hips and into the cheeks of my arse....but only occasionally down my legs,not as far as my feet though. Made a few calls this morning though i forgot its bank holiday so still not spoke to the right people....ive been advised to have an mri scan.....ive done all the hot/cold packs,rolled up towels etc etc its not making a blind bit of difference......no fun this is it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 When it flares up gnash im usaully off my feet for about 3-4 weeks , like you say hobbling around the house like a 99 year old Most of the pain is in my hip and down my leg and foot I used to do alot of martial arts when i was younger and wonder if im paying the price for it now lol Steve has yours actually been diagnosed as Sciatica ?....yours sounds identical to mine and im only really going on what i was told years and years ago as regards it actually being Sciatica....but ive never had it like this which is why im starting to wonder if it is Ive also had a lot of rough tough sport over 30 odd years and the ol body has certainly taken some stick so as you say maybe you pay the price.....my pain is all around the base of my spine,around the hips and into the cheeks of my arse....but only occasionally down my legs,not as far as my feet though. Made a few calls this morning though i forgot its bank holiday so still not spoke to the right people....ive been advised to have an mri scan.....ive done all the hot/cold packs,rolled up towels etc etc its not making a blind bit of difference......no fun this is it Best of luck getting it fixed pal If you've been laid up for this long then it sounds like it could be pretty serious, get your Dr. out to you mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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