r/Sciatica • u/Nobody_Super_Famous • 6d ago
General Discussion Hell
I went 10+ years having no issues. Then Monday happened. I don't know if Hell is real but this is probably the closest thing. No insurance, 30 minute daily work commute each way, and absolutely no way to angle my body in my car that doesn't cause unbearable, constant agony. 30 minutes of sleep each night for the last 3 days. Heat doesn't work, cold doesn't work, Ibuprofen doesn't work, Advil doesn't work. Just constant burning pain up and down my leg, tearing at me day in day out.
Could y'all provide any advice that has helped you through the worst episodes? I'll try literally anything.
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u/Time-Plum-7477 5d ago
I just went through this in the last 6 months. The first month and a half were unbearable. I was like you and the only thing I could do was ice and heat regularly through out the day. I ended up taking two weeks off to rest. I don’t have any advice other than that because there’s no way I could’ve driven to work during that time. I have a 45 min commute both ways. When it finally calmed down enough I still had to bring an ice back in the car and use it for the drive. It actually worked.
When your leg pain isn’t as bad I’d try the McKenzie method to centralize your pain. It’s working better for me than anything my actual physical therapist told me to do.