I think my sciatic nerve is bothering me 😶

My lower left side of my back was hurting when I woke up which I didn't pay attention to because sometimes I sleep wrong. But then all of a sudden the pain quickly increased until I couldn't tolerate it 😭 I had my gf massage it out really hard, which helped a ton.

Then we were at the store & it started coming back. I was hoping it wouldn't be as bad but it quickly got worse. Next thing I knew, I was in the car trying everything I could to make it stop. I put the AC on ice cold at full blast & I still kept sweating from the pain. I felt like I was gonna puke & I NEVER cry from pain.. but I felt like I wanted to cry. I didn't but I just kept moaning & groaning like "ahhh idk WTF to do"

When we got home I noticed I could feel it more in every step I took with my left leg. I couldn't even walk right, it felt like I couldn't walk in full motion.

My gf ran a hot bath for me, I took 2 muscle relaxers, an anti-inflammatory pill, & a strong ibuprofen. I never take pills for pain but I did this time.
The hot bath helped calm the pain down pretty quickly & thankfully I feel okay rn 🙏 I might've been okay with just 1 muscle relaxer because they were prescription grade & now I feel super floaty... but when I was young I used to pop anywhere from 4 to 13 of them all while still smoking & drinking so I just assumed my tolerance would still be high 🤷

All I know is that even breaking my bones never hurt as bad as this pain did 😶 I've heard about sciatic pain before but never knew it felt like this

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LadyGrace · 80-89

Honey, I had that same thing and it was kidney stones. Get yourself some organic Ginger capsules and take that, and it will break up the stones but it may be get worse before it gets better. I think you need to go to emergency, seriously. This is nothing to mess with.

ChiefJustWalks · 26-30

@LadyGrace yeah I guess you were right 😅 mine might've been mild but damn did that reeeaally hurt. I wanted to die

LadyGrace · 80-89

@ChiefJustWalks those just don't go away. You mean you haven't been to the doctor yet with all that pain? I'm surprised. I was thinking about you this morning. Please update me about your pain.

ChiefJustWalks · 26-30

@LadyGrace I passed the stone yesterday. It was small but I could feel it before it came out & I saw it when it did 😶 so I'm hoping that means it's good for now

LadyGrace · 80-89

@ChiefJustWalks oh I'm so thankful. To keep those away drink apple cider vinegar and organic Ginger capsules. I have dissolved mine that way and also vitamin C helps and especially organic garlic capsules. I would take those often if you're prone to stones. Boy I know how bad that hurt cuz I had to go in on emergency and was operated on, Christmas Day last year. I'm so glad you're feeling better and you're alright now. Sounds like you got them all out. You're very fortunate you didn't have to have an operation.