Had one serious bout with sciatic pain---it really hurts! My dr. told me that for a first time event, the best thing is to get off my feet and do NOTHING for a week. He made me just lay down; gave me anti-inflammatory (naproxen or advil in larger doses) & some pain meds if I needed. It was one of the most boring weeks of my life but round about the 3rd or 4th day, I could really tell it was getting better. Still have problems but nothing like I woke up to that first morning.
Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 12:02 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: OT: Need advice on herniated disk Hi guys, As always, I trust your opinion. My husband has been having horrible back problems after laying this tile in our house, and he had an MRI last Thursday. The MRI showed herniated disks in L4 and L5. We are visiting a chiropractor right now, as his new health insurance does not kick in for another six weeks, and we need SOMETHING done, as his pain level is quite bad. He is not having pain in his back, but sciatic pain, shooting down from his butt and down his leg to the fold of his knee, all on his left side. Have any of you had any experience, direct or indirect, with herniated disks? Any advice? I am not sold on the chiropractor, and would like a doctor's opinion, but we have to wait six more weeks. The chiropractor is trying to push spinal decompression, but it's not covered by insurance and is several thousand dollars. Also, any advice on pain management for this type of injury? Thanks, Wendy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
