Looking For Miracles For Chronic Sciatica! Posted: 01-09-04 16:02pm
Hi. I am brand new to this site and i'm
hoping to get some answers. I am 30yo,
and I have had chronic sciatica for 8 yrs.
The pain is not in my back, but rather,
in the right buttock going down the back
of my thigh, mostly to the knee,
occasionally to the foot. It often
switches to the left side, too. Sitting
is horrible. Standing is better.
Sometimes when I walk too fast, I get a
shooting pain and have to lie down
immediately. Mri's show degenerative
disc at l-5 s-1, grade 1
spondylolisthesis, and severe spinal
stenosis. Tried all the conservative
treatments known to man. Tried lots of
anti-inflammatories. Tried a tricyclic
antidepressant. Had 1 epidural injection
that didn't work. Had 5 trials of
physical therapy. Also tried
chiropractic care (which didn't work), and
was told I have "sacroiliac syndrome" in
addition to the above (my primary doc
doesn't even believe this syndrome exists
and laughed when I told him). Saw 4
neurosurgeons. The first 3 said if I
want to improve my lifestyle, have spinal
fusion. The last one I went to said "no"
because after 8 yrs, the sciatica would
probably persist, or be worse, or cause
the above discs to collapse. I want to
have a baby soon, but i'm terrified
because i'm already in daily pain.
This whole ordeal has taken a huge
emotional toll on me, and I feel like
there's nothing else to try. Has anyone
out there had a similar experience?
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Venugopal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 192 Location: India
Posted: 01-16-04 13:05pm
Homeopathic medicine has very good
remedies to get rid of your pain in the
hip and that radiating down into the lower
limb. It would relieve the pressure on
the nerve traversing down by reducing hte
inflammation and swelling due to the
pressure of the disc in between the l5-s1
region. I am sure you can go through your
pregnancy undaunted by the pain once you
get relief from it.
It is time you tried homepathy.
Dr.Venugopal gouri
bhms(bachelor of homeopathic medicine
& surgery)
consultant homeopath
drve
nugopal@hotmail.Com
9140-56 27 26 25(mobile)
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lINDAp815
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: atlanta
Find a Physiatrist And Then Hands On Pt 4 Sacroiliac Dysfunc Posted: 03-28-04 14:48pm
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is not a
syndrom....
I'm very aggravated by the medical fields
ignorance and resistance to acknowledging
that it's a vital joint with it's
accompanying ligaments, etc.
Find a physiatrist and simultaneously a
physical therapist who does hands on
treatment.
Read research on www. Kalindra.Com
note some of the studies are written by a
doctor in atlanta, alllan lippett who
specializes on the sijoint
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cwgala
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 1
Sciatica Posted: 06-26-04 18:49pm
I'm hoping someone who's been through this
can help me; i'm having a hard time
finding any information. A little over a
year ago I gave birth to my son and when I
woke up the next morning, I had horrible
pain in my left hip and leg. I didn't
have the sciatic pain during my pregnancy,
but I had a difficult labor. The pain
persisted for 5 months, getting worse, and
one night I could barely walk and finally
went to the doctor. After x-rays and an
mri, I was diagnosed with
spondylolisthesis l5-s1, somewhere between
a grade one and two. I too tried months
of pt, then went to a chiroporator. Vioxx
and epidural injections have helped. My
question is, and I can't find anything
about this, what if I want to have another
child? I'm afraid i'll have debilitating
pain and lose my quality of life. My ob
was alarmed when I told him of my
diagnosis and said he would need opinions
from a neurosurgeon and orthopedist before
I got pregnant in order determine the risk
to my spine. He also said I would
definitely have a c-section if I was to
become pregnant to avoid a difficult labor
again. Can anyone share anything
regarding
spondylolisthesis/pregnancy/sciatica???
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 06-26-04 20:06pm
You should try taking high doses of
choindroitin & glucosamine say 1000 to
1500 mg of each twice a day - but as these
are natural they aren't like pain killers
they take (everyone is different) about
6-12 weeks to get into your body, your
bones & start working so you will need
to use them for at least 3 months before
you know if they're really helping - some
people swear by them others don't (but I
sometimes wonder if the ones that don't
perhaps also don't take them all the
time!!).
Also i'd see the post from drvenugopal
re homeopathy.
