(February 5, 2017 at 12:10 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(February 5, 2017 at 9:33 am)pool the great Wrote: Thanks.
The kind of pain you said going down on your leg - did you have it every time you walked or only when you did something intense? Because the pain I described going down on my leg from my back I got when I played an intense football game (not to brag: P we won the game 2-1 , both goals me ^_^). That pain seemed to have gone after some rest but I can feel from the way my body's responding that I need more rest. I've also started to walk a bit because I've read too much rest can actually weaken my back.
The pain in my hip and leg was always present but the symptoms/pain level would vary. Sometimes minor, sometimes debilitating, sometimes only back and hip, sometimes all the way down to the ankle. It all depended on how much I tweeked by back. When I got a flair it would take at least a week to subside, and that was usually with ice paks and oral corticosteroids.
That KKT treatment mentioned, run away. Stay away from chiropractors.
I was given the option of a course of spinal/epidural steroid injections as conservative/nonsurgical therapy. I opted for surgery after looking at the long term success rate of surgery vs injections. The injection process is not a pleasant experience.
I'd suggest that you not start an exercise/strengthening program until you see the neurologist/neurosurgeon.
You've been very helpful. Thank you very much. After seeing the responses I've definitely made up my mind to go to the doctor's as soon as possible. Thanks everyone <3
