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Intense sciatic nerve pain
#26383625 - 12/15/19 04:02 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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about 6 or so years ago was the first time my sciatic nerve started giving me problems. It's been off and on over the years, only a light pain or discomfort. Enough to a really annoy me and make my days longer, but never debilitating. until today. When I woke up I could not sit up. I can't stand up straight or can't sit down, I can't kneel, I can't lay down. I tried stretching a bit but I can't even move enough to do so. I need help getting to the bathroom. Realizing this was not my normal episode, today I finally gave in in the pain came close to tearful tried to drive myself to an urgent care facility since it is Sunday. When I finally got in my truck I realize I couldn't operate the pedals or even really sit in a vehicle. I got a ride to an urgent care facility, spent two hours standing bent over holding onto a chair to hold myself up waiting to see a doctor. I finally got in, and the doctor all they called me in junkie. Said that there was nothing they could do, I would have to see an orthopedic specialist or start taking yoga, but you just suck it up and walk it off. (I am in no way saying that yoga, stretching, or physical exercise cannot be helpful for these conditions. Simply that when you were staring at a man who is unable to stand up straight this may not be the best medical advice for them). Doctor said that an x-ray was useless, and MRI probably wouldn't show anything, and that she could give me "a very painful shot that probably won't help". I left the urgent Care before the examine was finish because I don't like being treated as such. (Later found out the woman before me had also left her examine with her son after being treated poorly) it has been about nine hours since I woke up, and I still cannot stand up straight or lay down or sit down. This is by far the worst my sciatic pain has ever been, in close to the worst pain I have had from any medical condition. Looking for any advice for immediate or close to immediate relief. I know stretches in using a tennis ball to massage the area can't help, but I cannot do those in the shape that I am in.
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Have you tried ice yet? I know many people cringe at the idea of having ice applied to them but it can help.
Good luck man. I hope it gets better. The ice may not be pleasant at all, especially at the beginning but it can work.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: VP123]
#26383725 - 12/15/19 05:07 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sciatic issues are no good.
I deal with some numbness in my right thigh. Nothing near pain. Doctors have limited abilities and get overwhelmed by things.
Yoga might help. Depending on you age. Research remedies and explore those.
Sadly, most of us aren't heading towards great things in old age.
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10 years ago it was criminal for them to leave you in pain. Now they’re scared to death to prescribe anything.
“Do yoga” is the biggest bunch of horseshit.
They act like that shit is going to beat Father Time.
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There are stretches that can help. Also massages on the lower back. Often it's to do with the alignment of the hips...which can be fixed.
On your back. Knee of the side that's hurting to the opposite shoukder grab foot and yank till it feels like its pulling the nerve straight.
Also tiger balm.
The more sedentary you become the worse itll get and it's a spiral that's hard to get out of.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: pineninja]
#26383912 - 12/15/19 06:47 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I know weight loss helps me. As well as moving.
Sciatica is caused by back problems. So there must be an injury. Unfortunately back injuries are difficult to mend.
When I was in highschool I went to a party. I stood on a picknick table bench to hand soneobe a lighter. The bench flipped and hit my back. I had stretch marks on my back from the hit. No idea what injuries I have.
Doctors can be so rude not even evaluating a patient. They see you and think you are ypung, assuming a lot. Medicine might be bullshit like organized religion.
Stretches can help uncompress the spine. Moving should help. Meditation if ypu can let go may also aide in pain killing brain waves. Opiates won't solve the problem,
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: Morel Guy] 1
#26383968 - 12/15/19 07:23 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Since you are in pain, and the nerve and the area around it may be inflamed, I would insist on applying ice. It will reduce the pain and inflammation. Because I have the feeling you can't even do any stretching right now. Once the pain becomes manageable you can start, little by little, with the stretching exercises.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: VP123]
#26383980 - 12/15/19 07:29 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I dealt with it for far to long without seeking proffesional help.
Physio massaged my lower back which released my hips and the pain was greatly reduced. She also gave me specific stretches. Bio mechanics is something you need to maintain...balance through the structure.
I'm rooted after having both shoulders and knees fully reconditioned. Plus lower slipped disc..multiple breaks and strains.
The only option for me is to remain active. If I stop for a week I go too pot. At 37 I fully expect this to be the only solution moving forward.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: pineninja] 1
#26384488 - 12/16/19 04:23 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I had a broken tailbone and 8 breaks in my hip from a car accident prior to my two pregnancies.
The sudden weight gains from pregnancy DESTROYED my nerve and it affected my ability to walk and work.
The only thing that helped with my nerve issues was mental and emotional and physical self care days. I mean it when I say days.
I would specifically pick up an extra 8th of weed, I would buy the epson salts for a bath, I would get the essential oils... find a babysitter for my oldest and take as long as I needed for my body and my nerves to "relax" again to a normal state and then I would carry on with stretching etc.
Once i delivered, my EXTREME symptoms alleviated but I still suffer if I sleep in weird positions or my stress levels get too high.
Stretching and yoga never worked until I relaxed. They almost made it worse... I realized then stress was what was causing the physical symptoms.
hope my story helps or gives an idea on self treatment.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: Jewstress]
#26384513 - 12/16/19 05:24 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thank you all for your advice and info. I've been up for just under 24 hours at this point from the pain. I am so damn tired but I can't lay down or take weight off of my other leg. Unfortunately, I smoked the last of my weed last night, I cannot drive simply because my leg can't operate the pedals at the moment, and there is about 9" of snow here now so I don't think I'll be going anywhere. I tried to knock myself out with some kratom but it doesn't seem to have worked. I concur, that the stretches I have tried to do this far have only made it worse. one of the things that I had read is that since there are multiple causes of sciatic nerve pain that the stretches can do more harm than good for some of those causes, and without an MRI to determine the cause because the doctor refused to do one I can't be sure I'm not causing more damage. I certainly can't sit down in a bath, but I may try a hot shower and see if that helps but standing up straight isn't really an option either. Anti-inflammatory meds don't seem to be doing any noticeable good either. I have today to get better before I have to go back to work tomorrow. I really don't know if that's going to happen. This is by far the worst sciatic pain I have had and has been increasing in intensity for the last 2 days. Really hoping today will be the start of recovery.
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I would uber eats some really expensive really healthy really good salmon meal from a really nice place that probably just harvested it a few days ago.
and get all veggie sides if you cannot stand to cook or shower, if you have a vitamin anything that has a surplus of B's would be a really good bet.
and omega 3s (the fish but if you have fish oil).
see if you can get the nerves to settle a little bit with a boost. then move to next steps like the bath
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Randalf the Grey said: Thank you all for your advice and info. I've been up for just under 24 hours at this point from the pain. I am so damn tired but I can't lay down or take weight off of my other leg. Unfortunately, I smoked the last of my weed last night, I cannot drive simply because my leg can't operate the pedals at the moment, and there is about 9" of snow here now so I don't think I'll be going anywhere. I tried to knock myself out with some kratom but it doesn't seem to have worked. I concur, that the stretches I have tried to do this far have only made it worse. one of the things that I had read is that since there are multiple causes of sciatic nerve pain that the stretches can do more harm than good for some of those causes, and without an MRI to determine the cause because the doctor refused to do one I can't be sure I'm not causing more damage. I certainly can't sit down in a bath, but I may try a hot shower and see if that helps but standing up straight isn't really an option either. Anti-inflammatory meds don't seem to be doing any noticeable good either. I have today to get better before I have to go back to work tomorrow. I really don't know if that's going to happen. This is by far the worst sciatic pain I have had and has been increasing in intensity for the last 2 days. Really hoping today will be the start of recovery.
Even though you already tried urgent care I think if that were me I’d call 911.
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Get your ass to the ER. No fucking salmon or ice pack is gonna alleviate what you got going on here. I had emergency back surgery in 2014 because my nerve was wrapped around 2 herniated disks. The funny thing was that my own mom and my wife thought I was faking it. 5 years later, I still have numbness down to my big toe.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: PopaCap]
#26385166 - 12/16/19 01:29 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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No fucking salmon or ice pack is gonna alleviate what you got going on here.
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Yea I don’t get how a guy who can’t even do basic functions is suppose to sign up and attend yoga classes? If he was in the first phase with just some mild annoyance but with this condition that’s a ridiculous suggestion.
And it is a shame everyone is now forced to suffer in agonizing pain because god forbid a doctor prescribes any type of narcotics.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: Blackbird33]
#26391373 - 12/19/19 07:33 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Update: I'm surviving .... Mobility is slightly improved but still can not stand straight or walk without a significant limp. Went to work today but promptly told to go home. I stayed and worked for 3 hours just to help out and force myself to move a bit more. Slept for 1.5 hours when I got home which is the longest stretch I've had since Saturday. It has been about 5 days since this started and I know a sciatica episode can commonly last a couple days or over a week so I'm still riding it out for now. I will try to get into a chiropractor on Sunday (recommended by colleagueals with similar issues) and see how things go. I know it has the potential of being a very serious complication that may need immediate attention, but it is what it is and I can't afford that kinda of med attention unless I know I have no other choice.
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Eat some salmon in the mean time.
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The not sleeping must be torture.
Some chiro have decompression devices. So the disk can not put pressure on the nerves.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: Morel Guy]
#26393796 - 12/21/19 10:05 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I fucked up. Push myself way too hard at work last night. I can't stand today. Which means missing yet more work, and since it's the weekend it appears I have no choice but to go to the ER.
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Stop torturing yourself do everything you have to get treatment and at this point you can’t work so you might as well work at getting better.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: Blackbird33]
#26401765 - 12/26/19 03:20 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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It has been 14 days now and I still can not stand up straight. Currently "sitting" in the waiting room of a orthopedic urgent care facility to hopefully get taken seriously and fixed this time.
One of the thing they asked if course is if I had x-rays done. When I told them that I had asked for them from the last doctor and was told no, they were a bit taken back. Hopefully this won't go on much longer.
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Maybe you can sue the negligent cunts who failed to treat you properly before.
Get well soon.
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I had to have a discectomy back in 2011. I went to all my doctor's appointments lying in the backseat of my girlfriend's jeep because I couldn't sit up. The day of my surgery I laid on the floor of the waiting room looking crazy as fuck.
X-rays don't show enough for them to make a proper diagnosis. It can indicate a problem but you need an MRI that will show soft tissue damage.
Sciatic pain is no joke.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: mycosis]
#26402173 - 12/26/19 09:03 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah I have an MRI early next week and follow up with spine specialist. Like what you said, I have to ride sort of kneeling I the seat and holding my weight with my arms to go anywhere. Definitely some of the worst pain I've ever dealt with. I'm about to be broke as fuck if I can't get back to work so really hoping they can figure something out.
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The only position I could get in that allowed a slight release from the pain was to lay face down on the bed with my feet hanging off the end of the bed toes down.
At the end snorting 80mgs of OC didn't even help much. 
Surgery completely fixed it though. I could tell immediately in recovery that it was fixed. They removed over 50% of one of my discs but it has been 8.5 years with no serious side issues.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: mycosis]
#26402191 - 12/26/19 09:23 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've been using kratom and Poppy tea to try to manage the pain but really they don't do much for the pain, they just allow me to forget about it long enough to fall asleep for an hour or 2.
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yeah it is totally worth staying away from the pills. They fucked me up worse because I could do a bunch of those old school Oxy's and go to work feeling like Superman and wound up just hurting myself worse.
When the spine doctor looked at my MRI he said, "Well, I guess I have seen worse."
That's not something you want to hear a doctor say. Also he said when he got in with the surgery it was worse than he thought it would be.
It was like 6 weeks recovery where he told me not to lift anything heavier than a dinner plate.
Luckily I had quite a lot of money saved and good insurance so I came out ok in the end.
Good luck buddy!
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: mycosis]
#26412087 - 01/02/20 08:35 AM (4 years, 27 days ago) |
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Had my MRI on Tuesday. Couldn't lay flat on my back long enough to do it. Luckily I'm a skinny fuck, and I'm no wider than I am thick and was able to lay on my side. office was closed yesterday, call him this morning to set up an appointment. while I was on the phone with them the office that did my MRI called and said the doctor who wanted me back in ASAP. I have a appointment tomorrow where I will hopefully find out what is actually wrong with me. Tried to go to work this morning but my battery is dead and battery pack won't jump it. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year
Man after the new doc tells you what’s up you might be able to sue those first dickhole bitches for negligence
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I actually left a very detailed but polite and objective review of the facility online shortly after I got my x-rays from the other place. The owner of the facility reached out to me a few days later, and today I emailed her back with an extremely in-depth and detailed account of everything that led up to my visit and has happened since my visit with their facility. The owner replied back to me a little later saying that she has communicated with management staff at the facility and someone from there will be reaching out to me before long. I kind of feel like this is all just a cover-your-ass tactic, but if it saves one person from having to exacerbate an injury and live in pain because this doctor wouldn't help them, then it's worth doing it. I also, in the email to the owner, included a picture I took on my phone of my spine x-ray. It very clearly shows my spine is messed up. The doctor was shocked that I did not have a lifelong spine injury after looking at them, and I pointed this out in my email. If I had been taken seriously in the very least x-rayed on the first day I went in, everything that has happened since then would have happened 5 or 6 days sooner. That's almost a week of living in pain and potentially making things worse that I didn't have to do all because this doctor didn't want to treat me. I get it, I have long hair. And because of this back injury I can't really stand up straight to shower or brush my hair. I've been giving myself whores baths with a wash cloth, and just leaving my hair pulled up so I know I looked scraggly when I came in there. That does not change a damn thing though.
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Wanted to double check there was no personal info in the photo but this is what the first told me to walk off ... for the record, I have had several scoliosis test throughout my life and always been cleared. My spine did not always look like this
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Ok, finally got taken seriously and seen by a spine specialist. In his words, "you're in bad shape. You're pretty messed up." I have a very large rupture in my L5-S1 disc pinching the holy shit out of my nerve. He recommended surgery due to how long this has been going on without improvement. He said this normally will correct itself in about six weeks, but I am almost at 4 weeks now with no improvement. I wanted to try some more meds and rest before I go with surgery oh, so he put me on gabapentin, a seizure med, and I'm taking another week off to rest. At the end of the week if I'm not able to return to work I'm going to go ahead with the surgery. The problem is my lease is up in February and I don't have enough money saved to get a new place while not working. I could stay with family, but that would mean quiting my job since they are in a different state. If I quit, I lose my insurance. So if I do have surgery, I has to be in the next 2 weeks and then quit and move back immediately after. None of this is a good scenario but it's where I am now so hoping I can get back to work soon before I am broken and homeless.
Once more because I am still pissed about it. THIS is what the first doctor told me to walk off and I why I went back to work and fucked myself up more.

The good news: Doc said the rest of my spine is in perfect shape and great for my age. Which is fantastic consider the amount hiking\biking I have done with a 40lb pack on my back. I am actually really excited and happy to hear that. I was a concern that my whole spine was fuck from that.
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Sorry you have to worry about money too
I know first hand how hard and depressing that can be
Good luck dude
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from this thread
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fluorescent said: Anecdotal evidence, n=1, and all that, but I know someone (actually not me) who has suffered with low back pain and sciatica. For a period of time they were microdosing mushrooms (approx 125mg every other day for around 6 months) and experienced significant relief. Then, following a macrodose and continuation of microdosing, they experienced >90% relief of their back pain symptoms including nearly 100% relief of sciatic pain. The individual has been unable to continue microdosing due to circumstances, but continues to experience reduced discomfort relative to pre macrodose levels.
don't know if this could help you or not but good luck
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I'm back at the doc now. It's been over 6 weeks and still can't stand straight so will likely be scheduling surgery. I was really hoping it would heal up on it own but I have but on gabapentin and treating pain with kratom and later poppy tea when I ran out of kratom and I can barely function around the house, let alone enough to work. However, my employer has reached out to me about possibly changing to a desk position to do essentially data entry but relating to my expertise. So I may be able to at least get a week or 2 of work in before surgery. This would be huge as the house I rent is being sold so when I lease is up at the end of February, I'm out of a place to live. I need some kind of current income to get a new place. Not sure how this will all play out, but we shall see in about a month.
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That’s some really stressful shit man
Being forced to move combined with money problems is rough
Good luck
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yo, good luck buddy. that shit sounds intense, I'm glad to hear your employer is willing and able to make something work for you in the meantime.
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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: trubblesome] 1
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Just got out of surgery w few hours ago. Back feels a lot better but still in significant pain, in somewhat of a new way. I stood up straight today for the first time since December 15th (not a hyperbole). Now just a matter of finishing recovery. Over the course of 6 weeks I should recover to or near 100%.
Thank you all so much for the advice and support. It was honestly way more than I expected and am touched by that. I was so ready for this and am happy to have even a slight bit of relief.nearly 2 months is a long time to live at a 90°angle. I learned new ways to do everyday things and will hopefully never need to know those way again
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Sorry for double post but I am furious about this. The pharmacy is refusing to fill my prescriptions because they feel I don't need both of them. Seriously. I know the risk of pain meds and all but they are forcing my to take oxycodone that will run out Saturday, instead of filling my hydrocodone that I should be using and only take the oxycodone as needed for breakthrough pain.
The doctor prescribed me hydrocodone for base line pain management and oxycodone for breakthrough pain. The insurance company decided those are too close and I don't need both so they only approved the oxycodone until the talk to my doctor. The pharmacy won't let me just pay for it myself until the insurance company either approves or denys. Finally got the doctor's office to submit the form but may stake 72 hours and I have enough oxycodone for 48 hours and no refills. The local anesthesia on my back will wear off sometime Sunday. So I'm trying to get one of these people to listen to the damn surgeon and give me my med by tomorrow, or I'm going to be in a lot more pain on Sunday.
Yes I know pain meds are bad but that is kinda my point. A: the surgeon knows what he is doing. Listen to him. Who the fuck are you to amend his orders. B: the purpose of the hydrocodone is to limit my use of the oxycodone and shorten my potential for habit forming. By approving the oxycodone and not the hydrocodone they have assured that I will either take more than I would have or take nothing for long periods with the occasional pain relief which is not the correct way to manage pain. Why is it even possible for an insurance company to make that call, and why is it possible for a pharmacy to deny me the ability to pay for my own prescribed medications?!
Nothing like being 2 hours out of back surgery and having a pharmacist refuse to fill give what the goddamn surgeon fucking told them to give me. And because they can object for moral reasons, even though the pharmacy websites says I can choose to pay retail put of pocket instead of waiting for the approval, this particular pharmacist refuses to do so.
But at least I will be able to stand tomorrow when I raise hell if it is not settled by then. If not fixed by tomorrow at 5, it won't be.
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TheFakeSunRa
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Ffs man - that’s unbelievable they don’t even have to honor the DOCTOR’s medical decision.
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pineninja
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Glad to hear you're on the mend mate.
You will need the pain meds to help you rehab and push through the pain.
Sounds like bs especially since you offered to pay any way.
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mycosis


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Re: Intense sciatic nerve pain [Re: pineninja]
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I was fortunate to have my back surgery before the medical profession cut back on opiate prescriptions.
Can't remember what all they loaded me up with but it was plenty. During recovery I basically just laid in bed and let my girlfriend feed me pills.
The first doctor I went to did an X-ray and she could tell something was wrong but not how bad it was so she wrote me a prescription for Tylenol 2's. It was so bad I couldn't walk straight and I had a noticeable limp. On my way out of her office I limped toward the door and wadded that prescription up and threw it straight in the trash can.
She said, "Wait! Wait! How long have you been limping like that?!?" 
As soon as the MRI test results came back they loaded me up with enough narcotics to break through my already heavy self prescribed opiate addiction.
It is extremely important to follow the doctor's instructions for recovery. He told me not to lift anything heavier than a dinner plate for at least 6 weeks. I think following his instructions to a tee is what helped with my full and successful recovery.
Good luck!
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