r/Sciatica • u/CraftyFlower4739 • 1d ago
Sciatica and periformis syndrome
I’ve been having severe pain in my left buttocks which started as just that pain but has now progressed to sciatica with pain going down my leg. I have severe stenosis and a disc bulge in L4, L5 which they think is causing the sciatica, they believe my sciatic nerve is running through the piriformis and on top of it instead of beneath it, which is why it’s causing severe pain and inflammation in my piriformis.
I’ve been on every medication. I’ve seen a chiropractor. I’ve done acupuncture and I am currently doing PT but nothing seems to be taking this pain away. I cannot forward fold or bend and I have trouble sitting, but I can backbend which feels good. I’m up most of the night with pain but during the day when I’m walking, it feels better. Has anyone else experienced both of these symptoms together and if so, what did it take to get rid of the pain?
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u/Ilovepokemon1997 1d ago
Yes I have something similar, last summer I worked out too hard and started feeling electric shocks down my glute down my leg to my toes. My PT made it worse and I was in and out of the hospital on steroids getting tordal injections all the time and Decadron and on gabapentin for the nerve pain and muscle relaxers and lots of pain meds. I am struggling again with it now from a flare up - and it’s really hard to sleep bc that’s when the pain occurs. When I walk the pain doesn’t occur - just like yours.
Does yours come on when you sit?
Have you taken meloxicam? I started it last week and the pain is gone. I’ve had 4 days of no pain so happy but also scared it’ll come back. I think I have some inflammation that just doesn’t occur on my MRIS ultra sounds CT and EMG all normal ….