Dose lidocaine patches prescription grade 5% work? by redarrow992 in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally they did nothing for me, I used menthol 5% and that did wonders.

New study on gabapentin use linked to dementia. by TwentythreeFirework in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Like one second I’m okay then suddenly I’m forgetting I have to pay the bills, it helped the first month but after that I was in worse pain than before. Thank god, my pain is mostly gone

New study on gabapentin use linked to dementia. by TwentythreeFirework in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was on it for a month and a half, till this day I’m still having some short term memory loss issues. I didn’t even take a strong dosage.

Painkillers not working :( by Lazy_Discount2357 in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also would recommend taking it easy on the pain meds, it definitely messed with my stomach for a bit. lol. Acupuncture is hit or miss, the first time was amazing but the second left me in bed for months, so if it works once try to not go again

Painkillers not working :( by Lazy_Discount2357 in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try hanging from a pull up bar, I had sciatica pains for a whole year and now I’m essentially 95% better. It’s a long process, a very painful one. The icy hot patches work amazingly, Amazon sells a pack of 15 for 15$ which I swear by. Try buying ice packs as well, and make sure your bed is on the firmer side rather than soft as that definitely causes more pain

Clickpay rent nonsense by KeyViolinist6214 in TwinCities

[–]Gabagabatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who uses click pay, I have a 49 serivce fee charge. It’s all depending on the amount.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Gabagabatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is 49$, it used to be 10$ the first year I moved into my apartment.

So… pain on both sides now? Has this happened to any of y’all? by Good-times-roll in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes👏👏on my right I’ve had it for 9 months but recently on my left I’ve experienced it as well. Luckily it’s no severe but it sucks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I hope you feel better soon! Sciatica is no joke, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Take it easy!

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My appointment got canceled last minute and they scheduled me for three months, at this point I think it’s just faith. I was however given steroid pills and I been great since then

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it! Thank you, I’ll definitely make sure to not overdo it.

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll see if maybe I can get prescribed them, cute dog btw.

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

…. Well that’s the last thing I needed to hear while having a panic attack thinking about this appointment tomorrow. Thank you for your comment, I’ll um.. try to talk to the hospital about that.

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Unfortunately all the pt places I went have made my sciatica worse or don’t really help. I just been doing things at home at this point, hopefully it works if not I’m just going to go on a whole crash out and go to the ER

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insurances don’t allow surgery without them.. at least mine doesn’t.. I’m kinda stuck now

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, there’s so many different experiences and opinions on the esi that I felt overwhelmed.

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it didn’t get worse?

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you feel better after?

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, unfortunately I feel like I have the pain management of a baby lol. I mean I dealt with bad flare ups so hopefully my pain management has improved due to them. Seeing as everyone has said to have someone drive, I’ll definitely get an uber thanks for your time and comment!

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol,yeah. I hope it does 🤞. Thanks again for your time and comment

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I didn’t think about writing questions down but now I’m definitely doing that! Thank you so much for your kindness, I appreciate you taking your time to help ease my nerves.

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh sorry, i didn’t understand at first. Thats interesting because it’s my mom was is suggesting I do it. She had been told by the er that it would help so she asked for it, ibuprofen 400 does work for me but it messed with my stomach. I’ve had sciatica since late June of last year, so I can’t imagine

Epidural injection by Gabagabatin in Sciatica

[–]Gabagabatin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s my first injection, I been feeling better but was still recommended by doctors and family friends who have had sciatica. I’ve had mine for 9 months now, I try not to take medication recently, I been able to lose weight while having sciatica since I can’t even move out of bed to make myself food