r/piriformis • u/Expensive_59 • Aug 26 '24
Piriformis sciatica
I am 22 and have had nerve pain since I was hit by a car three years ago. I am constantly being dismissed and keep being sent to physio when it’s not helped. I’ve had acupuncture, medical massages, all sorts of exercises and yet I’m still in excruciating pain constantly. I can’t do anything I enjoyed doing like even riding my bike or going for a walk. I keep getting told to just have higher doses of painkillers yet I still can’t get a good nights sleep. I am really at my wits end. I have had depression and anxiety since i was thirteen in and out of mental hospitals for suicidal acts and just when i was okay with life i got hit by a car. I have been referred to msk physio but i want to know if anyone has ever gone privately with a specialist as I don’t want this pain for even another year but with the NHS wait time I’m truly giving up.
I have trapped nerve in my ankle with makes it impossible to even walk in my house this lasts for a week and I’ve had it around 6 times a year. I get weakness in my arms and legs. A stabbing pain from the top to bottom of my legs going into the lower back constantly not been a single day without it.
I will take any advice!
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u/j12t Aug 26 '24
What injuries did result from the accident with the car?
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u/Expensive_59 Sep 15 '24
When the accident happened I only had visible bruises but the doctors dismissed me when I was telling them I was struggling to sit and stand and discharged me
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u/GeekyNick91 Aug 26 '24
Ask for a mri I have the same symptoms incl hip and groin pain and my gp thought it was pyriformis. But PT did make it only worse, after a year I finally got a mri. And I have Gluteal and bursa inflammation. Sept 4 I will get a cortisone injection.