sciatica

hi guys/gals

any 1 here had or have sciatica pain?

i had it about a year a go and it hit hard, i passed out with the pain and was ambulance to the hospital on strong pain killers which made me throw up green fluid for days.

well it was mostly gone except my left leg upper had slight pain, the outer side of my quad is half numb but sensitive, and my knee area feels like its tight.

well i got back into training and all was awesome and then bam yesterday it got all bad again but not as bad as before.

lower back pain all muscular and leg and knee pain increased.

any 1 here has similar stuff? if so has it fixed and what did it for you ?

Had it bad, surgery fixed it. You may want to get this moved to the injury/rehab forum.

jacked up L5, feel it down my left leg.. sucks ass

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Originally Posted by roidboyjnr

hi guys/gals

any 1 here had or have sciatica pain?

i had it about a year a go and it hit hard, i passed out with the pain and was ambulance to the hospital on strong pain killers which made me throw up green fluid for days.

well it was mostly gone except my left leg upper had slight pain, the outer side of my quad is half numb but sensitive, and my knee area feels like its tight.

well i got back into training and all was awesome and then bam yesterday it got all bad again but not as bad as before.

lower back pain all muscular and leg and knee pain increased.

any 1 here has similar stuff? if so has it fixed and what did it for you ?

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I would try a good chiropractor and maybe even some acupuncture.

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Originally Posted by jamyjamjr

jacked up L5, feel it down my left leg.. sucks ass

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Yep, L5/S1 here. Tried chiro and everything you can think of for years then finally had it cut on and fixed it right up.

did alotta core strengthening... it's subsided alot since then... i jacked it up doing a 450lbs squat in high school.. my squats been shit up untill recently (iv been to scared to do em)

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Originally Posted by FireGuy1

Had it bad, surgery fixed it. You may want to get this moved to the injury/rehab forum.

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thanks for moving it ,

what surgery did you have ?

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Originally Posted by FireGuy1

Yep, L5/S1 here. Tried chiro and everything you can think of for years then finally had it cut on and fixed it right up.

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what do you mean by had it cut ?

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Originally Posted by FireGuy1

Had it bad, surgery fixed it. You may want to get this moved to the injury/rehab forum.

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what surgery did you have ?
fusion ?

thanks guys :7up:

L5/S1 microdiscectomy (shaving of the bulging disk) but also have fusion at C6/C7. Both were day surgeries and I was doing cardio the following day each time.

two herniated discs, several spiral fractures and spinal stenosi (plural of stenosis) here

lots of shooting pains up and down my legs from my sciatica and stenosi

that's some crazy stuff right there, shaving discs no sir not for me...

well i seen a spinal surgeon and he sent me for MRI's which came back to be clear, where the nerve runs through it was inflamed and caused the so called attack, i don't understand why im still numb on only half of the quad and why i get pain across my knee. like its taped up and cant move freely. im going for some acupuncture tomorrow if i can get in and see if it helps thanks for replies thus far .....

i dont believe in back surgery.. i will avoid it at all costs

well had acupuncture 2 sessions did make me feel better , BUT booked for a neurologist for nerve testing, if that shows the cause in l4/5 i will get an injection into the spinal cord to kill the pain, booked for 24 this month, keep u posted
thanks a heap for all the info guys