After a few weeks, I realized my nerve was quieter at night. The first time I lay down to sleep and didn’t feel my sciatic nerve pulsing, I was so excited I nearly cried.
Tag: sciatica
Stan’s Story: From Aspiring Nomad to Homebody to Sciatica Cheerleader
Stan moved to Miami to enjoy the outdoors and fix up a van. Instead, he got sciatica, and saw the inside of his house.
The Salt Vampire
The reason I drink watered-down soy sauce is…for my health.
I Could Tell You What My Sitting Pain Feels Like, But You Wouldn’t Understand
Every time I’ve tried to explain what my sciatica feels like, I walk away from the conversation feeling like I’ve failed.
“Sciatica” Is a Sexy Topic for Search. For Research, Not So Much.
“Sciatica” is a subject of great interest to the public, but for researchers, it’s barely an afterthought. Scientific interest in sciatica is dwarfed by that in the broad but nebulous “low back pain.” And interest in low back pain is in turn dwarfed by that in other neurological conditions.
Shannon’s Story: The Test of a Sunny Disposition
It was like he had stepped on a lightning rod. The current curved from his back through his left hip and reached down through his leg and ankle. “It was just the most painful thing I’ve ever felt,” Shannon said. “It was so painful I couldn’t speak. All you can do in moments like that is hang on for dear life.”
Epidural Injections: The Weakness in My Bones
So did the epidural injections accelerate the bone density loss in my lumbar spine? I couldn’t prove it in a court of law. Since I didn’t have a DXA scan until seven months after my last injection, I don’t know for sure if the injections were correlated with bone loss. Even if I could prove causation, I don’t think any doctor knows for sure what effect that will have on my fracture risk thirty years from now.
An Unwanted Constant in a Time of Change
While Amelia U.’s young adulthood included all the adventures and growth opportunities you’d expect, she also dragged an unwanted companion named “sciatica” around with her.
Sciatica: Scourge of Holy Men
I love the story in the article about the Roman physician who connected sciatica with Jacob and told Cardinal Bergoglio he was destined to change his name. I’m sure his comment was a little bit tongue-in-cheek, and surely not everyone with sciatica received it from an angel’s touch. Still, it’s a delightful story.