Sciatic Pain

My husband has this issue also eleroo. The only thing that helps him when it gets bad is a cortizone shot and pain meds!
Sorry, wish i could help more!
Hope u feel better soon,
Ang

Thanks, Ang. It is awful. I sometimes get cortizone shots, too, but I try to hold off as long as possible. It is just so annoying!

That seems to be the ONLY thing that works for him and he also tries to hold off as long as possible for the shot!
Hope u feel better soon,
Ang

Thank you. :-)

Eleroo, my therapist recommended a tennis ball in a sock and use it against the wall and roll it around. Works for me a little.

Eleroo, my therapist recommended a tennis ball in a sock and use it against the wall and roll it around. Works for me a little.

Thanks Roxy. I'm going to try it. I have been getting by with stretches, and sometimes my husband will press his fist in my lower back really hard. It hurts, but I can feel a little relief. I also have an ice pack on it. I'm hoping that the area is just swollen and pressing on the nerve.

Just put the ball between you and the wall and move it arount to make it roll. My husband will also roll it on my lower back and hip and it helps.

Just put the ball between you and the wall and move it arount to make it roll. My husband will also roll it on my lower back and hip and it helps.

I have no clue why I am posting twice on this thread. I wanted to add that it was given to me by my physical therapist so it should not be harmful or do any additional damage since you control the pressure by how hard you lean into the ball.

So sorry about the pain Eleroo!

My dad & both sisters get it. I never had it until I got pregnant. As soon as I hit the 4th month I got it. Mine is just a sharp pain in the butt. I can bend down-even if I bend at the knees. Sometimes the pain radiates into my mid-thigh & ends as a dull ache.

I find the best relief is my office chair at home. I think its the angle its on that makes it better & takes the pressure off

Lawn, mine cam with pregnancy too and it was one of the wonderful things that did not go away when I had my son. 11 years later and it still bothers me. The massage therapist helped alot while I was preganant...and after. :lol:

Thanks Roxy and LeeLee. I get the pain in my butt, too and it goes down my thigh and makes my calve cramp. I used to do alot of running and step aerobics so that's where it started. I'm going to try the tennis ball trick, Roxy. I will let you know if it works for me. Another thing I heard was to fill a plastic soda bottle with water and put it in the freezer to get it frozen. Then lie down on the floor and roll around on the soda bottle. I haven't tried it yet, but I will and will let you know how it works.

I hope it goes away Roxy!! Its not fun!!

How about a massage Eleroo? Do you have any children in your house? When I was little Dad would have me walk on his lower back to help the muscle.

Roxy, I'm tempted to get a massage, but they are SO expensive here! Its not horrible yet. Good thing about the hospital I'm giving birth in...they have a massage therapist on staff & you get a FREE massage while you are there or a certificate for a free one after!

That one was recommended by my therapist as well. I do not do ice well so I have not tried it. Let me know what happens if you do. I may have to break down when I get back. This car trip has killed me.

I do get them from time to time, but unfortunately, they are very costly here, too. One time I had a deep tissue massage and it worked wonders! If I could afford it, I would get one once per week. I'm not kidding! It was really painful to get, but so worth it in the end. I think I could get used to the pain. :-)

Congratulations on your baby, LeeLee. Do you know what you are having yet? I don't have any children, yet...(hoping for one next year. :-) ) But I have a nephew who is probably weighs just enough to walk on my back to get results without killing me!! That's a good idea, too.

Eleroo, thanks for asking that...I was wondering if LeeLee knew what the baby is but was leery about asking.. Call me nosey...

The walking on the back worked like a charm. Just make sure you have someone there to hold the kid because I remember being unsteady.

Don't know what we are having yet. One more week!!! I'm so anxious for this week to pass so we can go! We'll find out 10/15 about the sex. I just want 10 fingers & 10 toes, Jim wants a girl, but will be happy with whatever we have.

Maybe for Christmas someone will get me a nice pre-natal massage!

I love kids. Everytime one of my friends or family members have a baby, I make a bigger deal over it than they do!! :-)
I don't care for ice very much, either, but the ice packs really do help...at least for a little while. Long car trips trigger mine, too. I think it's something about sitting in the same position for so long. I have to keep stopping for breaks.

My MIL is the same way with sitting for long. She had disk problems & had them fixed & shaved down...I think one exploded...or hernitated? That's how I spent last summer with my hubby...playing nurse-maid. She still has the pain, but not as bad as before. The disks were hurting the sciatic nerve, but there was no big damage.

Yauza, LeeLee. An exploded disk??? That sounds like it hurts!!!
10/15, huh? Well, I can't wait to find out! I'm so excited for you!!!

It did hurt! Started out as just a bad back. By the summer she was laying on the couch nearly 24-7 on pain meds. They didn't figure out what was wrong until September, then October (actually October 16th...our wedding anniversary) she had the surgery!

You are very excited! Makes me feel loved! Don't worry-I'll be in here that night announcing to everyone after we make our phone calls!!

Interesting i never thought of getting a massage for hubby! And he has a b/d coming up next month, think i'll get him one and see if that helps! I'm sure it will since he always begs me to give him one!
Ang
P.S. I have my grand here, she's 4 almost 5 and wow she's a ball of energy! Whewwww.... she makes me tired! I can't keep up with her! But she SO much fun! :D

Awww how cute Ang!!!

I once got a massage for Jim's 30th birthday. The spa was nice, on my way to work, so it'd be a nice day for him. Go get it. He wants the massage 2 weeks later. I call, the message says that they are closed until December due to renovations. December comes. I call. Leave a message. No one calls back. Then the machine is full next time I call. So now its January...turns out the place CLOSED DOWN! Yup! That's why they never answered the phone. Luckily Citicard was great about it. Just had to fill out a form, include a receipt & I got a full refund.

Ok sorry but i had to read this a few times, i kept reading it as "U" got a massage for hubby's b/d!! ha ha LIke u got the gift instead of him finally dawned on em... DOHHHH! I think my lil monster girl made me brain dead! ;)
I love her innocence and how cute she is when she says things! I asked her earlier what mommie's do and she told me, THEY SHOP!!!
:lol:
ANg

Well, it's good you got all of your money back. Too bad for your husband, though. Did he ever end up getting a massage?
I got my mom and dad one for Christmas one year. They loved it. They do make nice gifts. :-)

OH wow i just remembered, i got one last year for x-mas and NEVER used it yet! It's just a chair massage and i forgot all about it! Anyone ever get one of those??
Wow i hope it didn't expire! Doesnt' have an expiration date on it!
Ang

He did! Once we got that cleared up I got him a nice one in town.

That's so cute Ang!! Is she at Grandma's overnight? I always hated staying at Grandma's overnight. The sheets smelled funny. When it was bathtime, she only filled the tub up with maybe 2 inches of water! I was used to maybe 1/2 tub or water or more...and the water was ice cold!

Ha ha!! Now that's funny lawn! She LOVES sleeping at Nana's house! Except she wants to sleep on the floor on her new comforter i bought her today but... she wants ME to sleep with her! ON the FLOOR!! ah ha
Grands are better than ur own!! If i had known this i'da had them first! :lol:
Ang

Ok now i get to sleep on the couch and she sleeps on the floor by me! The things u do for ur grands huh? ;)
Ang

LOL! :-)

LOL!! I used to love sleeping on the floor! other than the bedtime stuff Grandma was really cool & fun. She always had a craft to do with me when I was there for a long time.

Grandma used to push the beds together and let us sleep with her and then we would regret it....she snored so bad.

LeeLee, I never did find out utnil I went to the hospital to have him.....

Well she normally DOES sleep with us in our bed but tonight she wants to sleep on the floor! Lucky me!
ha ha
Ang

Oh no!!! Grandma snored bad too. At home we were allowed to close our doors as both mom & dad snore HORRIBLE & our oldest sister talks in her sleep. Grandma made us keep the bedroom door open!

We debated that. At first I didn't want to know, but Jim was adamant about finding out. He did point out all the good things about knowing. I did finally come around after a nasty fight once over it (before we got pregnant). He pointed out that he NEVER asks me to do anything for him...which is true-he never makes me do anything big if I don't want to. After all that I relented. I'm glad I did. We have the names & it'll be easier to register!

I could NEVER go without knowing! I"m too nosey! ha ha
For my kids, ultrasounds weren't the norm as they are today and although i did have one for my son they couldnt' tell... so they were all surprises!
:D
Ang

That's the only thing I'm worried about is that Baby won't cooperate! When we had an ultrasound for the Nuchal Fold test (for Down's), baby wouldn't cooperate! Took FOREVER to get a good reading!!

Oh and btw have u seen the new 4-d (i think it's 4-d, not sure???) Anyway, those are WAY cool! U can actually see what the baby looks like!
Is that what ur gonna have??
Can't wait to find out! (see how nosey i am? i just met u and i'm already excited to know) :lol:
Ang

You guys are great!

Not having the 4-D. The hospital doesn't offer it & to do it on your own is TOO much! My best friend had it done & it was pretty cool!!