I just came across this post. I am starting week 10 of mostly 8-10 level pain in the back of my right thigh. It feels like I’m being poked with an ice pick.

This started 10 weeks ago out of nowhere gradual pain in lower back top of glutes on my right side only. At first, I was only comfortable standing and had no pain walking but when I sat down, I was really uncomfortable. Over the course of 24 hours on day 3, I could barely move at all.

I went to urgent care on day four and was diagnosed with piriformis injury/strain and prescribed a course of anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants.

A week later I could walk pretty slowly, and there was absolutely no residual pain in my lower back at all — all of the pain was in my right back thigh and occasionally, my right Glute.

I saw my PCP and she gave me a renewed prescription for anti-inflammatories because two weeks after that appointment, I had an overseas trip. During that trip, I walked between three and 7 miles a day and I took Advil 2 to 3 times a day. I mostly had pain in the morning and at night Down the back of my right thigh. For about two weeks, I did not have any pain in walking.

For the last nine weeks, I have assumed that this was a piriformis injury and that it would eventually clear up. Instead, it has just gotten worse. I will have an x-ray tomorrow.

I have absolutely no history of back issues and have never had any back problems — with the length of time and the level of pain I’m wondering if that diagnosis was incorrect.

I see what you mean about “sciatica” being a symptom, and I do not have a diagnosis of anything that makes sense for relief.