Congratulations, you have sciatica. It is the prize that no one wants to win. It can turn the smallest things like vacuuming, stairs, even getting off the couch into a torture fest. It hurts. And not in the 'ouch' way. It hurts in the 'holy mother, I will consider selling my first born if you can just make it stop' kind of way.
Things like sitting in a chair at work are not as simple as they once were. What kind of support does that chair have? How much cushion does it have? Can I really last 8 hours on this thing? These questions are the 'new norm' for someone with sciatic pain.
Medicine, oh sweet medicine. Your doctor gives you this great little bottle and hopefully it will work. Hopefully it will make everything better, or at least bearable.
But any relief medicine gives you is not enough to forget about the pain. So you talk to your doctor some more and pray that you can find a way for this pain to just end already.
Finally you learn about lumbar injections. The needle is painless, the pain relief can last for months or longer. Eureeka, surely this is the end of your nasty battle with the sciatic beast.
Are lumbar injections really the best treatment for sciatica?
The ultimate decision is really up to you. It is kinda a 'lesser of two evils' battle, which makes it a personal choice. So I will tell you what to expect and you choose what is best for you.
The injection is painless. People always seem to push this. Yes, it is true, the actual needle is painless. But after the needle things take a turn.
The medicine that they put into the needle will quickly shoot down your body and it hurts. Not 'childbirth' pain, but at the very least 'closing your eyes and taking deep breaths' pain. And the pain is different for everyone, because we all feel pain differently.
Then you will be sore. Not necessarily that day, but the following day will be uncomfortable, and so will the next 2-3 days.
But none of this really matters if it stops the pain. So does it stop the pain?
This is your 'light at the end of the tunnel' moment. Yes, it does stop the pain. How long you will be pain free is different for everyone. Some people go months without an injection. Others only find relief for a few short weeks. And some super ultra lucky people will go through all of this and still need surgery.
The choice is yours. Only you know what you have been through in your war on sciatica.
Until you find a treatment, your pain will return.
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