Sciatic Nerve Pain who has had it?

[eastover53]

I lost 40 pounds and bought an inversion table. You can find used ones for $50 easy. 5-10 minutes a couple times a week keeps me away from the knife and drugs.

I know and work with a few neurosurgeons, and they always tell me that they look for the statement "I can't go on living like this" before they will opt for surgery.

[Choppa311]

I did these stretches and it worked with mine:

https://www.healthline.com/health/back-pain/sciatic-stretches

[flywise]

Terrible pain

[JES]

I did these stretches and it worked with mine:

https://www.healthline.com/health/ba...atic-stretches

Those are a really good set of stretches, thanks for sharing. It really stinks when you do all these stretches and feel better and the next morning everything is tightened up again, I call it Groundhog Day. Miserable.

[MadHatter]

My dad said it was the only time in his life he thought about killing himself.
Run over twice by a Cadillac, multiple surgeries over the years as a result, and he said none of it hurt anything close to what the sciatica did.
I feel for ya'll going through it.

[Dmck]

I had the shots six times. The shots do not hurt at all, but never lasted. I had a radiofrequency ablation and it helped but, the pain came back. Two surgeries and now I'm out of options. If I am careful with my back it only bothers me at night. I do get relief from muscle relaxers.