My Sciatica finally sent me to the doctor begging for a miracle drug. At one point I asked the poor man if he could schedule me for surgery and simply yank the nerve out – kinda like a root canal, it’s hurting – remove it. Unfortunately, I learned it’s connected to my spine, and removing it would result in all sorts of problems – darn it.

There’s a throbbing pain  from my ass to my knee, and my calf feels like there are athletes in there playing a game of tug-of-war.

I tried the heating pads, and the ice packs, and yes they helped, but I can’t walk around indefinatly with an  icepack stuffed down my butt can I? Sure it’s fine around the house, but I have to venture outside on occasion.

Over the counter ibruprofen simply wasn’t cutting it, Aleve (even 3 of the suckers) did n-o-t-h-i-n-g, and my visits to the chiropractor were useless. One visit actually resulted in me leaving with pain whereas when I entered there was none.  It’s no longer an annoying pain that comes and goes, it’s  a constant if I do everyday chores.

So I have nabumetone, a muscle relaxer and so far so good. Unlike most drugs, an hours later and I’m still awake with no desire to curl up in a ball and sleep for a week.

Pain has subsided somewhat, well almost, my calf still fells like it’s being stretched, but overall, I’m feeling better. Let’s hope it’ll be completely gone within the next few days, three weeks with this is enough already.