Sciatica caused by herniated disc

A mate of mine in NZ has had a trapped sciatic nerve since he was hit by a drunk driver while on is motorbike about 35 years ago. He's in constant pain, but the only op to relive it is severing his sciatic nerve, which would leave him unable to walk.n He's put up with the pain so he's had he mobility to get around, but I don't now how he manages it (oh yeah, 400ml of tramadol a day and various other pain killers)
My mam had it for a number of years in the late 70s and early 80s. I didn't appreciate how much pain she was in at the time (stoic sort), but now have even more respect for her living through it and bringing up us little swines at the same time.
I feel for you Conq, and good luck with the op
 
Can't get to kip, but at least I got the internet on my phone and tablet.

I've got low blood pressure and have something, like shackles around both ankles, laid on my back. I can't really look down at my legs but there's a couple of what appears to be blood pressure measurement balloons/sacks which I presume are checking blood pressure, alternating between my calf muscles every other minute or so, and making gushing sounds.

The gave me 'compression socks' for theatre which I've still got on. I have no idea what they're for but I'll guess to avoid thrombosis.

I have my own private room with an en-suite and motorised bed and a couple of papier-mache pish bottles cos I'm shackled to the bed.

I must have drank about 7 litres of water since waking up, but hardly want to pish. I forced one out, but it took an half an hour to fill and had to twist my spine all over the shop, inorder to lay on my side. It was only after I'd pished that I'd no realised I should have put the bed flat, D'oh!

I'm going to Google compression sock now. Thanks guys for giving me the opportunity to whinge 👍
 
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The things on your legs are compression devices to avoid DVTs whilst you're immobilised.
Mind you say you're fastened to a bed with shackles on your ankles whilst wearing stockings. Are you sure it's a hospital? The nurses aren't wearing black leather are they?😊

The elderly night nurse just came in with a new jug of water and asked me how my night was, as she'd noticed I was on my phone most of it.

I started to tell her as she placed it down on the bedside table, told me to not cross my legs and turned round and left before I finished my sentence.

II didn't realise I wasn't meant to answer her and she was on auto pilot 🖐

Another nurse then came in and took my blood pressure and, when asked, told me there's a slight improvement.
 
The elderly night nurse just came in with a new jug of water and asked me how my night was, as she'd noticed I was on my phone most of it.

I started to tell her as she placed it down on the bedside table, told me to not cross my legs and turned round and left before I finished my sentence.

II didn't realise I wasn't meant to answer her and she was on auto pilot 🖐

Another nurse then came in and took my blood pressure and, when asked, told me there's a slight improvement.
It's when they say you're getting a prostate exam you need to worry, I think you might be on the Frank Bough ward. :)

Joking aside hope you're on the mend soon. I'm nursing a hernia (my second) at the moment that appeared last year. Need to see the doc to get it sorted but in the current circumstacnces I've been putting it off.
 
They checked my prostrate at the outset, but I also got my balls, then perenium, then ring piece tickled... which was nice.

Seriously, I think it's to identify whether I had CES...

Cauda Equina Syndrome is a rare and severe type of spinal stenosis where all of the nerves in the lower back suddenly become severely compressed. Symptoms include: sciatica on both sides. weakness or numbness in both legs that is severe or getting worse.

If you have loss of sensation/control in the saddle area, then you need to call 999 immediately.
 
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I've been given the green light by the physios. It seems my sciatica is fixed, but as an added bonus, my knees both feel 30 years younger. I had had the early stages of arthritis diagnosed donkeys back by a knee specialist in Paris, so just put my knee knack down to being degenerative and incurable.

Mebbees it was the disc compression also 👍

Should be back in Banbury to watch the match if our lass gets here.

UTB
 
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