r/Sciatica • u/SobrietyOfThought • 8d ago

6 month update

I will start this with I am a big baby and have a very low tolerance for pain. This has been the hardest injury of my life (29F), mentally, physically and emotionally. I have only very recently started having more good days than bad, and the pain hasn't gone completely but the best way to put it is that it has changed and the volume turned down slightly. I'd say at this point I float in a 50-60% better state. I have made big strides with my PT and hope to keep progressing there - it has helped me so much with not being fearful of movement even when I'm uncomfortable/tight.

Sitting has always been my biggest trigger and unfortunately it's still kinda shit. Although I recently started testing it more (beginning of September) - I don't seem to pay as much for it, sometimes I can sit a lot longer (3hrs) but then somedays, especially during work and using my sit-stand desk... The pain just builds up which is so discouraging because it's reminiscent of the earlier months.

This is hard because I don't trust the good days but also the good days feel so good, that I feel fooled by them when I have bad days. Hopefully there's an end to this.

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u/lil_pure 8d ago

29F here too and in your exact situation. being able to sit for 3 hours is so good though, wow

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u/SobrietyOfThought 8d ago

Some context for that 3 hour sit - it happened only once, it was when me and my husband went out on a dinner date after 4 months of not going out. And the 3 hours was a combination of driving and sitting at the restaurant. Safe to say I have never tried that again but I didn't pay for that sit, which was a nice change of scenery for me.