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Pinched nerve. How bad does it hurt?

Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:59 pm
Posted by Col reb 2011
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Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:59 pm
I think I might have a pinched nerve. My lower back to my left leg. Hurts to walk but can move my leg up and down side to side. Can feel the pain though when I put pressure on my left leg or have it resting in a weird way. Never had one before so just wondering what anyone's experience was or had similar issues
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:00 pm to
tell your bf to not be so rough next time
Posted by sassyLSU
Lake Charles, La.
Member since May 2011
2080 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:00 pm to
can be like a fire.

chiropractor is your friend.

CMT may do it.

This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 11:01 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98200 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:01 pm to
It can be a minor nuisance or it can be unbearable. Most of the time it goes away by itself eventually. Sometimes you need surgery.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35501 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:01 pm to
I was diagnosed with a pinched nerve once. I fell asleep sitting up sideways ( if that makes sense) and couldn't feel my legs for a day. No pain, though.
Posted by Isabelle
Member since Jul 2012
2726 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:29 pm to
Could be sciatica. Check the web for exercises for sciatica. I had a pinched nerve in my neck and my mid upper back and left forearm felt like they were on fire 24/7.
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7324 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:47 pm to
It fricking hurts. I'm dealing with one right now. Find a doctor who gives you a scrip for Loratab and muscle relaxers. That will hold you over until they shoot steroids in your spine.
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
14965 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:55 pm to
Not quite enough here to tell you what's going on. What were you doing at the time?

Nerve ("radicular" is the describer that will make Google useful to you) pain is usually very sharp, shooting, and transient. You can lose sensation around the area, too. It's not usually very responsive to opiates or NSAIDs
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117721 posts
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:57 pm to
The doctor said no aggravating your sciatica!
Posted by forksup
Member since Dec 2013
8817 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:01 am to
Every 6 months or so, I'll somehow pinch a nerve in my neck after looking to the left suddenly. It friggin' sucks, and it hurts like hell for 2-3 days.
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
28907 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 3:33 am to
Aren't you the guy who posted the epic rant fail about your girl boning two of your buddies ? Yes you are. Welcome back, glad you didn't jump off the bridge.
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
61968 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 3:57 am to
I had to go to physical therapy for mine
Posted by BatonRougeBuckeye
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2013
1790 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 4:27 am to
Had a pinched nerve in my neck about 6 years ago. Started small and got worse. Shooting pain in my neck and left arm then it eventual started going numb. Doc put me on all the meds but the only thing that really helped was physical therapy.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31092 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 6:18 am to
Sounds like you might have sciatica.
Posted by SundayFunday
Member since Sep 2011
9302 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 6:33 am to
It can vary by a lot. My mother had her sciatic nerve pinched and she was in agonizing pain and could barely walk until she had surgery to correct it. She was walking again with near zero pain minutes after surgery.

For you it could just need a chiropractor.
Posted by TigerFred
Feeding hamsters
Member since Aug 2003
27177 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 7:48 am to
Dam you are dumb. Besides your crappy threads, you don't think about anything.

Every person reacts differently to pain. What is severe pain to you could be minor to someone else. You could have a very small pinched nerve. You may have a ruptured disk.

If you can't walk a doctor should be in your future, but I doubt you see a dr. I will predict this ailment will soon be cured and we will see another crappy thread from you soon.
Posted by Col reb 2011
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Member since Apr 2013
1614 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 7:59 am to
Anytime you would like to stop posting in my threads go for it.. I won't stop you
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:14 am to
If it hurts from your hip down a leg it sounds like an inflamed Sciatic Nerve.

It can be the worst pain ever if bad enough.Pain meds usually don't help with nerve pain.

Take an anti-inflamatory;Alleve(naproxin) or Ibuprophen.

I got stuck in the sciatic nerve with a back injection.Probably the worst pain I've ever experienced,for 49 days.
Posted by FrenchJoe
H 861
Member since Aug 2006
1031 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:00 am to
Yeah, I've been there, done that. Ibuprofen and an ice pack on back works for me. I've been to chiropractors and doctors with varying degrees of success over the years.

Welcome to the world of getting OLD.

Posted by Paige
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Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:05 am to
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