Anybody out there ever have severe sciatica?

[dweller]

32. Had a herniated disc in my back L5/S1

Dr wanted to operate, Insurance wouldn’t approve, so put me in PT
Had pretty bad sciatica the whole time, so PT put me in traction, and the hernia ruptured and my left leg went stone cold numb.
Surgeon operated without Insurance approval as he feared I’d be eventually be permanently paralyzed in that leg. No pain after surgery and the feeling came back slowly in my leg, but not my foot which is still partially permanently numb.
I was put into PT back rehab for strength training and blew out the disc again ☹️
2nd surgery fixed it again, and was given a permanent partial disability rating of my back and left leg … but no more pain afterwards and that’s been since 1995, so as long as I don’t lift too much, I’m good to go.

You probably need the MRI to look at Spinal discs, we are all susceptible to back injury as we age … I don’t think we were meant to be upright our whole life 😐

Good luck

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