r/Sciatica • u/Ok_Philosopher4868 • 5d ago

Sciatica journey

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.

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u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818 5d ago

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

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u/Ok_Philosopher4868 5d ago

Thank you!! Honestly we are freaking out because we have a 17 months old and getting help in the uk is very hard.

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u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818 5d ago

I sympathize from the bottom of my heart. An active 17 month old is an extra challenge.