Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Jo, Sorry it took so long for me to reply to this e-mail...I am hoping you are feeling better since it took me so long to respond. I have herniated discs and too have had sciatica and even got dropped foot from the nerve being pinched...I too opted non surgical ...I got a series of 3 injections of cortizone into the spine. It helped me immensly you can repeat this procedure only once a yr...but it's been almost a yr and a half with no pain. I wonder if this is an option for you. If it is I would highly recommend it as it dd wonders for me..I couldn't walk because of the sciatica and the fact that my whole leg was dragging...the drop foot was also painful...to walking normally with very minimal pain an only when I over do it. Hoping you less pain..Hugs..Ginnyjomal1@... wrote: Lyn, The pain from the herniated discs/sacrum joint (which if I understand correctly is "widening") is different. I have sharp, shooting pains down my leg from my sciatic nerve, in addition to a really achy hip, etc. Some days you can actually see the bulge in my discs.. The biggest problem I have with that is the compressed nerves, which causes numbness and a dull achy pain. I have a huge heating pad that I use on my hip, although it really doesn't help too much, I like the warmth. I also use the hot tub, but that is more for the aching joints, etc. that go with my illnesses. My Dr. wants to operate again, I won't let him right now. The sacrum joint they would try and hold together with pins or something, and until I can't move anymore, I'm just not having it done. It is getting more and more problematic as days go on though. Hugs, Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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