Advice Please! Repost from Anonymous I have six children, aged 18, 17, 11, 9, 4 and 2; I am a SAHM. Approximately a week and a half ago, I woke up with lower back pain. Having never had any problems with my back in the past, I just assumed that I had slept funny. But now we are almost two weeks past, and my symptoms are progressively getting worse. Symptoms: lower back pain, hip pain, leg pain (both legs) and hands and feet occasionally going numb for no apparent reason. I am in constant pain and am beginning to find my life affected as I am having lots of difficulty and pain in bending over, lifting kids, etc. I have tried ice, heat, flipping mattress, stretching, OTC pain relievers (aspirin, Aleve, etc.) and tried exercising. None of these hurt, but none help either. I went to my family care doctor, who diagnosed me with a pinched sciatic nerve and gave me Flexeril (a muscle relaxer). The med does relax me, but doesnt touch the pain or help with mobility. I was wondering if any of your readers had any helpful advice on ways to relieve this pain and help me in taking care of my family again. I do not want to be put on heavy pain meds as I am alone with my younger kids throughout the day and drive other kids to school, and I wouldnt feel safe doing this if I was on any kind of narcotics (although with the amount of pain Im in, it seems tempting).
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 02:24:58 +0000
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