Trapped sciatic nerve/disc bulge

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Hello out there peeps - can anyone give me any information or advice on the thread for disc damage that I have just started:

Just four weeks ago now I had a critical episode that put me in the A & E (this was a severe muscle spasm in my lower back and right leg) which they are currently treating with some heavyweight drugs for pain management and swelling reduction.

I am still not walking independently without a stick as I have no balance and I drag my right leg. I have nightly spasms and get stuck in bed so without the help of my other half can't even get up for the loo!

Apparantly, with this kind of thing, they won't even refer you to a specialist until between 4-6 weeks because they want to try and get any swelling down.

I have had three chiropractic treatments and my chiropractor has advised that I should get a referral asap as I am not responding to treatment. I visit my GP again on Thurs this week.

What might this mean? and how long might it be before I can ride again?:eek:

Can't even walk outside at present without OH's help so can't go to stables, can't drive, can't walk dog, or do housework so can't do much at all really other than DVD's reading, jigsaw's etc etc (Sounds good:rolleyes: at first but after 4 weeks of not being able to do the most menial of tasks even housework;) the pleasure of enforced rest and just walking around every 5 mins with a stick to keep the circulation going seems to pall at bit!!!

Has anyone out there experienced anything similar? I am starting to get frightened that my balance will never come back and I will be taking this awful medication for a long time.

Any suggestions/info anyone? )...
 
I went through something similar, about 16 years ago., I ended up in a wheelchair.

It was agony, I couldn't muster the strength to flush the loo, the pain was so great.

An osteopath got me moving again.

The chair you sit in too is vital. I bought a Banana Chair Butterfly recliner chair just after I found I coudln't sit in squashy chairs , Frances too has just bought one. You can give yourself DIY traction with it too as it turns you upside down when you are really suffering.

It takes a long time to become pain free, mine did recover well with Osteopathy and time.....and sitting in a chair that makes you sit properly, not slumped.
 
Where can I see one of these chairs on the internet Wally? I live in a small village miles from anywhere really (Cambridge is my nearest town) so I rely on the internet a lot for shopping.

With not being able to drive now, OH has all the chores to do including his horse & the dog plus the housework so I want to try to be as independent as possible.

How long before you saw a neurologist and what did they advise? & what's the difference between the chiropractor and the osteo?

My chiropractor say's there is little more she can do for me and my GP has little specialist knowledge and is very young. I wonder whether massage would help but of course its getting the right person and as I haven't even had a scan yet do you think that would be wise? O...
 
Hi, Really sorry to hear about your problem. I am surprised your chiropracter/doctor has not been able to sort this out for you. If its any help, I know of a great physio, and to date I have never known anyone to need more than 2 visits to be sorted out whatever their problem is!! Before we found him, my husband had been having regular appointments with another physio for the last ten years and was still needing to go back. This chaps says you should only really need one appointment and a follow up if your problem is really bad. He was horrified that my husband had been treated for so many years without the actual problem being sorted out. Might be worth a try. He is in East Anglia - like you - albeit in Essex. Come back to me if you would like his no.

Really hope you get better soon!!
 
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I am surprised your chiropracter/doctor has not been able to sort this out for you. Come back to me if you would like his no.
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Thanks Daisy Lady, what I meant was that the Chiropractor thinks I need more than manipulation and to be referred to a nuerologist (spelled wrong I think!) as there is more damage than she can sort. My GP will only refer at the 4-6 week point because I think thats the protocol for backs etc as most backs heal in that period. (Not that she was being unhelpful - its just the protocol I suppose)

It would be good to have the name and number though just in case.

Thanks again. O...
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Banana Chairs - I have googled and found The Original Banana Chair Company. I've also got a Banana Chair and I find it very comfortable once I've got into it as mine is one of the floor-level ones - I didnt know the company still existed but I do recommend one and I have emailed the owner and had a quick reply.

(There are some very "odd" chairs calling themselves Banana Chairs - what you need to look at is the Original Banana Chair Company - you can also see Wally's Butterfly chair there as well. )

(I want a Stokke Gravity chair next...)
 
They are in Cambs. now, Warboys? does that mean anything to you?

I have a Butterfly recliner and a foldup floor level one, as does Frances.
What I love about the recliner is you can go upside down and feel the nerve having the pressure taken off it. BLISS!

I'm off to Google them!
 
oumbagirl said:
Daisy Lady said:
I am surprised your chiropracter/doctor has not been able to sort this out for you. Come back to me if you would like his no.
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Thanks Daisy Lady, what I meant was that the Chiropractor thinks I need more than manipulation and to be referred to a nuerologist (spelled wrong I think!) as there is more damage than she can sort. My GP will only refer at the 4-6 week point because I think thats the protocol for backs etc as most backs heal in that period. (Not that she was being unhelpful - its just the protocol I suppose)

It would be good to have the name and number though just in case.

Thanks again. O...
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Hi, I have sent you his details in a private message.

I really hope you get something sorted out soon.
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Thank you so much everyone!

Thanks so much for the information guys, will go and have a look at Banana chair company. OH may be able to take me Sat if they have one to look at. (He is doing Silverstone Half Marathon on Sunday so we won't be able to go then!) Do they have a showroom?

I don't think Warboys is too far from us probably about 35 miles or so.

Elaine what was that other chair you mentioned? Stokke?
 
He has mine there ATM it's being reupholstered. It's had a very hard life, and is plain worn out. Only the material, the frame is 100%

I can really appreciate what you are going through, it is myserable, truly myserable.
 
Upside down?

Wally when you say 'upside down' on the chair is that literal? I have thoughts of falling out and also how do you get back upright? I have so much difficulty getting up at all out of any chair without help atm.

Also, do you think its worth looking at both the Stokke and Banana if they are both the same? Can you tell me what the main differences are please?

Had really bad night last night as lots of spasms, so if I could get one this weekend that would be really good? but I suspect you have to order them?

Also, am not cash rich atm - what are the prices of these? don't want to get my hopes up too much if they are hundreds and hundreds of pounds.

Thanks E...
 
Hiya - I used to do stress management training and part of that was concerned with correct posture and it is possible to replicate the position achieved with this type of kneeling chair - http://www.backchairs-direct.co.uk/Posture_Kneeler_1430_-_Online_purchase_only_.html using an ordinary dining chair and a cushion.

Place the cushion on the front edge of the chair and sit on it so that the front edge of the chair is under the top of your thigh - tuck your legs under the chair so that you thighs are at about 45 degrees to the horizontal. Lift your shoulders & ribcage and feel your spine take up a gentle curve.

This is the effect you get from the kneelers - they are just more comfortable over a period of time because they spread the weight over a greater area and take some of it on your shins.
 
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Oh Elaine, no advice at all I'm afraid but loads of sympathy :eek: I don't usually look on this forum so have only just seen this. You poor thing .... sending lots of good Reiki vibes for a speedy recovery x
 
Thanks motorbike... have had one of bioflow's bracelets for years which I know helps with ongoing circulation probs, unfortunately on this occasion I don't think its going to work, could well be an operation jobby this time around so my chiropractor tells me. Have to wait and see on scan.

Sue...How unlucky is this? Will probably be out of riding for anything between 6-12 months - and after all that hard work we put in too! How are you getting on - got cantering on your girlie yet? E...
 
Look at my posts on 'soon to be in your tack room and backmobiliser.

I sympathise, I have had my problems from 21yrs to 46yrs. Never goes, just waxes and wanes with my activity and stupid things I do. Then back in bed again.

Hopefully yours wont be permanently with you, but I find everytime I do a new injury it never goes completely, there will always be a weakness to watch for.

Lots of bed rest, and I strongly suggest you try to get to the stables and do some grooming sitting in between of course. I spend hours with my pony, they are such good therapy. There is a thread about that too.

My dog sleeps behind my back at night. I can lean on him a little and the warmth is wonderful.. Dogs are good therapy too they are always happy and lift the mood. My cats sit with me when I am in bed for a long time too.

When I am using a stick and limping, my pony walks ever so slow next to me to the stable, I hold his rug if we are going up hill in the mud. He pulls me up.

Of course when I am OK he is the littlest monster for shuving and pushing, pushes me up hill from behind to hurry me up. Knocks me out of his way with his head. But as soon as I have a stick and limp he goes into slow mode. I suppose they know we are 'lame' like them and act accordingly. If I have flu that is different, he takes advantage and takes over pushing and shoving them because he sees me as weak! He seems to know the differenc.e

Get some cats, dogs and a pony in your life. (You may still need some painkillers though)
 
I use hand held massage machine, microwave bean bag, large and small coke bottles with hot water, hot baths, painpills, anti inflamitories, sleeping pills.

When all else fails REACH FOR THE ICE PACK. Always wrap it in a cloth, II always leave it till last because it is so unpleasand. Have something warm ready for afterwards or not bath.

It reduces the swelling and always seems to work. It is not nice though. Frozen veg will do if you dont have one. You get them at the pharmacy.

Sleep on your side so you dont put weight on the discs, have a dog or pillow behind you. Dogs are very comforting!

ICE ICE ICE
 
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