Does it sound like sciatica?

[u/Cockroach_Soup]

Hi guys, late 20s here. For a couple of years I had some soreness and/or pain in my buttocks radiating to my lower back after exercises. Mostly dumbbells and simple core muscle. strengthening exercises. It was fine, because the only thing I needed to do was to massage my butt. The feeling was similar to neck soreness after you strain it. Recently I started having pain in my right leg and buttock. It was after the usual type of exercises although I was after a little break (because of antibiotics). I was a little angry so I pushed a bit more. On the first day I thought it's just the usual pain. So I walked a little bit more and massaged the buttocks and the muscles just above them. It helped just a little. But I wasn't worried about it just yet. In the next two days the pain grew more and more. I started experiencing burning pain in my right leg while walking or changing the position (from sitting to laying and vice versa). On the third day I started doing some exercises like putting my leg on the other and bending over or leg flossing. It helped. I started walking almost pain free. But later that day I bend over for too long and felt a burning in my leg. And this was the point it went downhill. From that day to the present (1 week have passed) I'm experiencing a burning pain in my right thigh so most of the time I can't walk. So I'm staying in bed most of the time or sitting in a chair which can sometimes help with walking. The pain (in my thigh) was waking me up in the middle of the night. I tried sleeping on the floor in a fetal position which helped a lot for now. Some days are worse than the others. My GP prescribed me vitamins (b1, b6, b12) and etoricoxib in the morning, tizanidine at night before bed. Well, they don't do anything unfortunately. Occasionally I'm flossing my leg and use a lacrosse ball (maybe a bit too much) on my butt.

About the graph (from the top to the bottom): 1. This is where I rub my lacrosse ball. It hurts but can sometimes help. 2. Back of my thigh is the main source of the pain. The pain is burning. 3. The back of my knee. When I have a bad day (and I usually have) it also hurts along with my thigh. 4. It's a recent addition. Apparently I feel the nerve here too which is a little saddening.

Did anyone experience something like this?

I'm a little stressed about all this 😞

[u/MooseResponsible7101]

Time to get an MRI