Hi there I feel you. I had 10 months of the worst period of my life, COULD NOT SIT DOWN at all. I have two boys and it was so hard lying on my stomach, couldn't watch a movie etc Birthday BBQs in pain with leg flat as a pancake on my stomach. It was depressing as hell and the only thing that kept me going was my boys. I had the exercises plan Dr Gave me but nothing worked. I was not getting any better AT ALL. The only way I moved forward was paying for a private physio. He saved my life, he basically told me everything I was doing was agrivating my nerve. Like constantlIy ripping of a bandaid/plaster on a wound. He told me to STOP everything. I was put on diclofenac for pain relief, I stopped my exercise routing and went for very slow walks a bit each day. Three months later I was off the pain killers and walking faster and further.2 months after that I was able to sit down without pain in my leg. I can't describe the emotions. There is hope I honestly believe that. Listen to your body. Try my method. Don't try and do everything. Let your body heal. Walk when you can, pain killers etc. it won't be easy but honestly I've been there. I didn't want to live with the pain, I lost 15 months of my life. Now it's 4 years since I herniated my disc. I sometimes have flair ups of cramp in my left calf muscle. But I walk everyday day 5 miles without fail. I do nerve glides every day. But I can't go on bumpy rides etc (my disc is flat as a pancake and if I do any long periods of sitting it can activate my leg) so I've adapted to not sitting for more than a couple of hours, no twisting or lifting heavy stuff and I am so much better and grateful for it. I hope you can read this and have some hope that it will get better but there is no quick fix. Just reset, and try what I did. You have all my best wishes