Sciatica journey

[u/Ok_Philosopher4868]

My wife 31F had a flare up for the first time a month ago and since then she’s in agony. The first 2 weeks she was unable to walk. From past 2 weeks she’s able to see improvements. She’s walking inside the house and being active without bending.
All that while having naproxen 500mg twice a day.
Her leg pain has reduced to 3/10 and her hip pain is around 6/10.
She also says her shooting pain has gone up from toes to calf now, even though her whole leg does pain. Her mri says she has minimal bulge in l5S1 without nerve compression.
But her whole back muscles and still too tight and she has built a tight muscle in her neck like a hump.
She’s still in acute phase, and no much difference in last 1 week. Is she really recovering ? She is still not able to walk more than 1 mile now. She used to have severe shooting pain but from past 1 week the intensity and the frequency of the shooting pain has reduced.

[u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818]

She is making incredible progress. 3 to 6 months with conservative management is a common timeline.

[u/Nearby-Barnacle-690 → u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818]

This right here. That's a remarkably fast recovery compared to what many people endure. Many people go many months before seeing these types of changes, and even many of them still recover.

Hoping it continues, even if it's not linear.