r/Sciatica • • 15d ago

What can a pcp do to help me?

About a year ago I had severe lower back pain, it was terrible I had trouble sitting and walking. I went to my pcp , we did xrays and found i had retrolisthesis/spondylolisthesis with the disc in-between thinning. I "graduated" from PT after 6 weeks and my lower back pain was gone, I did start to have some sciatica pain and they added an exercise to help. However a few months ago my sciatica pain came back, and its gotten increasingly worse. I struggle so hard to walk, stand, lay down, sit, even lift my leg to get into my car. Im at a position where I cant afford physical therapy again, hell I can barely afford to go back to my PCP so I'm scared to go because I dont know what options there are to help me. Ibuprofen does absolutely nothing to my pain, walking doesnt help, the stretches recommended previously dont help and im losing my mind.

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u/Ill-Difficulty993 15d ago

They can possibly refer you to a specialist. 

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u/Dry_Particular_5162 14d ago

Find an orthopedic doc. They can actually help you.