[ellied]

I've had sciatica a few times the first I was just putting something on the fire and when I stood up I nearly fell over with the pain   It was a good few weeks before I was pain free again but after the first few days it was significantly improved. 

I still get twinges sometimes and an odd occasion the pain just shoots up my leg for no reason I can think of but I find a sports/remedial massage therapist can keep me moving and that gentle activity is necessary tho if you've been told to rest up first then that's the thing to do obviously..

Look after yourself - I'm glad you have someone to help out with the chores as I reckon I did the longer term damage through having to feed ponies on my own throughout

[faith0504]

been to see a back specialist today she thinks i have ruptured my disc inbetween my third and fourth vertabre, so got to take it easy for about 12weeks, and stay on the meds, feeling a bit down tonight im feeling so helpless, try to potter and help with my horses as best i can bless my OH he is not horsey at all but he is doing his best and not moaning,
Least im out of bed so i suppose that is an improvement on 10 days ago,
Positive thinking needed i think

[robert waddell]

what about horse liniment worked with lillian years ago

[faith0504]

hey thats a good idea thanks, had acupuncture this aft, that was very strange, will have a rummage through my horses first aid kit

[egglady]

faith, i did something similar in the summer and, like you, even getting to the loo was a major undertaking!  had to use the back of a folded up garden chair like a zimmer frame as no way i could get there on my own!

i found that the anti inflammatories didnt really help and after a couple of weeks my doctor prescribed diazapam.  i was really, and i mean really, reluctant to take them as i thought of them as "drugs", but i was in so much pain that i did take them in the end and they helped enormously. like others have said, they acted as a muscle relaxant and once the muscles relaxed a bit, things started to settle down. it still took weeks for me to get better (to a degree) but they did at least allow me to move around a bit more freely.

i also found some hypnotherapy relaxation helped as well.  sometimes it's hard to relax the body on your own but if you have someone who can take oyu through a guided visualisation it makes a lot of difference.

hope you find something that works for you and you are able to enjoy xmas.  mine was in the summer so although i missed weeks and weeks of garden time and riding, it wasnt quite so awful as i think it would be at this time of year.

keep yer chin up doll!

laura

[faith0504]

thanks laura,

im alot better today i have got my head round what i was told yesterday,

OH thinks its great he got his woman in bed alday christmas ha ha ha ha the jokes have started im seein the funny side now, and im planning for when im back to full fitness.

There are alot of folk alot worse off than me in the world, im very lucky,


Hope you have a great christmas all the best to you and your family 

[princesspiggy]

my back went once, can be quite scary aswell as painful. i was just sat on floor watching tv, then all of a sudden i couldnt move! took me 20 mins to stand up. had to collect kids from school and was excrutiating trying to pick up baby and put in car. exercise is key im sure, ie swimming. i later did a health and safety course and what they say you can lift is way below what we need to do looking after farm. take it easy.