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What Could Be The Reason For The Pain In The Sciatica Nerve, Having Taken The Steroids And Muscle Relaxers Have Not Helped?
I went to the er with what i thought was sciatica but the pain is all in my left leg. they gave me a steroid shot and a pain shot and sent me home with muscle relaxers. the pain has not gotten in better i havent slept in 36 hours and im running a fever now. I am on a lot of meds. I have RA. what else could be causing my pain. its like a charlie horse from my buttock to my foot.
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
hi
for sciatica one should have pain radiating from buttock to the foot /below knee on the back side of limb.this pain increases on walking and associated with numbness or tingling sensation in limb.To relieve sciatica pain drugs like gabapentine/pregablin are given in adequate dose under medical supervision.
wish you good health and take care.
for sciatica one should have pain radiating from buttock to the foot /below knee on the back side of limb.this pain increases on walking and associated with numbness or tingling sensation in limb.To relieve sciatica pain drugs like gabapentine/pregablin are given in adequate dose under medical supervision.
wish you good health and take care.
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