saw the doctor

there was a time in my life when my chiro rated up there almost with God--almost!
hugs!

Hope you feel better soon.  I'd be using ice tho.

Annette,
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Terri

Hello Annette... so sorry to hear of your pain. You deserve better, darn it!! You are such a caring person, great grandma, tolerant--um, I mean loving wife to your husband... who better be at least trying to baby you a little right now...

Feel better soon, friend.

Oh our sweet Annette, I know the pain of sciatica well...only to well at that. It does get better but beware that it most likely will return now and then. But then again, you will know what it is and what to do. I am sending love and hugs to you and lots of prayers that the pain leaves soon.

Oh Nettie,

Sciatica is not fun, it's one of those things that comes out of nowhere, and leaves when it choses to and I think I'm having a bout of it too.  Not to mention this rainy weather seems to be making me ache where I never had aches before, hoping the new bed that arrives tomorrow will help some. . .

Hope you had a good night's rest.

Sending you hugs and positive thoughts, Laureen

Annette honey, I feel so sorry for you. I know what it is like. I have chronic sciatica.

There are times when I have had it sooo bad that I threw up every time I moved. I could not keep anything down, which made my diabetes go haywire....with blood sugars of 300 to 500.....which astonished my husband as he said how can that be when I know personally she can't even keep a pill down.

He had to take me to the Urgent Care clinic everyday for almost a week for a shot of morphine and 2000 liters of fluids. He got real upset with the nurses because they couldn't get a needle into me and it took 4 people trying and that did it for him....he said  "Get someone in here that knows what the hell they are doing"......I said "Oh honey it is not their fault, I am so dehydrated it is really hard."

It flared up again with both of my knees using the machine to exercise....Thank God for my Chiropractor.....it takes him almost a week to get me straightened out again.

Don't worry it will get better and now you will know when you have to get to the Chiropractor right away....

That is the cure....rest, ice and the doc.
Love, Marti

Oh, Annette,
I've done the sciatica thing, and I know it's not fun at all (except the feel-good drugs!).
Seriously, do what the doc says and be patient.
FWIW, I found ice packs gave much more relief than heat, but check with your doc.
Hugs & Sympathy!