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Leg pain/weakness
Posted on 8/7/18 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 8/7/18 at 8:30 pm
I have been experiencing a lot of pain in the back of my right leg. It started over 2 months ago and has progressively gotten worse. I can deal with the pain, but I can’t deal with a recent development where my right leg now feels like it’s weak. The pain is constant while sitting and I often have to make frequent pauses while driving to walk around now. Is this sciatica? Or could it be worse?
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Posted on 8/8/18 at 7:52 am to jnethe1
I am on my feet a lot and experience differing levels of pain in my back, my feet and my legs. One of the things that I've noticed is pain will increase with different shoes I wear. I've had some luck with Altra, the only zero-drop shoes I've tried, though there are many others. It's been mostly trial and error. I wish you luck as I know how brutal it can be.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 9:13 am to shana
Thank you for your advice, and yes it is undoubtedly a brutal journey.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:06 am to jnethe1
Sounds like sciatica but if it’s been going on this long you need to find out what’s compressing the nerve.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 1:05 pm to jnethe1
You need to go to a doctor- spine ortho or neuro
Posted on 8/8/18 at 1:34 pm to gizmothepug
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Sounds like sciatica but if it’s been going on this long you need to find out what’s compressing the nerve.
This. Something, maybe a disc, is compressing the nerve. The longer you wait, the more permanent damage you do to the nerve. I speak from experience. My right calf is now smaller than my left since I waited a year to have back surgery 20 years ago.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 4:27 pm to Zappas Stache
Well I went to a neurologist and he assured me it’s nothong chronic, but he did say that it sounds like sciatica.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 4:30 pm to jnethe1
He said I should try a chiropractor first and then go from there.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:51 am to jnethe1
If you haven’t had a MRI you need to get one scheduled just to be sure it isn’t serious. I’ll take the results from a MRI over someone’s opinion.
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