Before I got pregnant, I already knew I had a herniated disc at L5-S1. When I learned I was expecting, I naturally wanted to know how the two conditions would interact.
Tag: sciatica
My Upright Birth Story, Part 2
There’s a difference between making a medically sound decision, and being okay.
My Upright Birth Story, Part 1
I wasn’t sure how giving birth would affect my sciatica, or how I would manage when I couldn’t sit down. This is my labor story.
For Microdiscectomy Success, Does the Type of Herniation Matter?
As I was investigating reherniation rates and the effectiveness of microdiscectomies, I came across a paper that sought to answer a question I hadn’t thought to ask – does the type of herniation matter?
Why Does Using the Elliptical Make My Sciatica Worse?
Although I knew the elliptical made my sciatica worse, I didn’t know why. How exactly was it different from walking? Why did walking improve my pain, while the elliptical made it worse?
Microdiscectomy vs. Conservative Care for Sciatica: How Do They Measure Up?
For years, I wondered whether a microdiscectomy would have fixed my sciatica. To find out, I turned to the data.
Can Antidepressants Treat Sciatica?
The practice of prescribing antidepressants to treat sciatica is widespread. But is it effective? A new review considers the evidence.
What Does Sciatica Feel Like?
In order to properly describe what sciatica feels like, I surveyed other sciatica sufferers about their experiences.
I Am Now “The Woman Who Never Sits”
Last week, I gave Caleb Wilemon an earful about my experiences with sciatica and sitting disabilities. He didn’t seem to mind too much, though, since he hosts the ConverSapiens Podcast and the whole thing was being recorded. Our conversation was published this morning, in an episode entitled, “Krista Thom: The Woman Who Never Sits.” Caleb knows a thing or two about strange medical conditions. In a previous episode, he spoke about his issues with minimal change disease, a kidney disorder in which his kidneys mistakenly started filtering protein out of his blood. Fortunately, minimal change disease is easily treatable with…
New Study Asks, “How Well Do Epidural Injections Treat Sciatica?”
Before I got my first epidural injection, my doctor confidently predicted that they would wipe out my sciatica…Eleven shots later, I was seriously questioning whether these shots were capable of curing anyone.