Herniated disk-sciatica-did pain radiate down your leg?

I'm having some complications from the delivery of my baby. On top of that they have found I have a herniated disk. I was doing fine with it, but for about 6 weeks I have this horrible pain radiating down my right leg, especially into the front of my knee. It makes driving nearly impossible as that motion is the wrost for the pain.

Anybody have this? I think it's from the sciatica, but not sure if I should go back to my regular dr to try to figure it out.

Re: Herniated disk-sciatica-did pain radiate down your leg?

I would go to a chiropractor but that's just me. Some may suggest an orthopedist.

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Re: Herniated disk-sciatica-did pain radiate down your leg?

Yes, I did. The L5-S1 disk was compressing my nerve that ran down my leg. Even my ankle hurt at times.

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My father was laid out with sciatica for 6 months ... and he definitely has had the pain you are describing. That was 22 years ago, and he now has mostly good days ... with some occasional really rough ones. He swears by going to a Chiropractor.

The way he looks at life is that he is "entitled" to a certain amount of steps / standing per day before he will suffer the following day for it. As long as he doesn't over do it, he is usually ok.

I have a herniated disc in my neck, and had numbness and tingling down my left arm. I tried Acupressure. I tried the Chiropractic route with Acupuncture. I tried PT. What ended up working for me was seeing a Neurologist and taking an oral course of steroids.

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SIL has a bad back with multiple herniated discs and has a few surgeries for it. She would complain of pain that would radiate down her leg and make it impossible almost to function normally. I saw her suffer with this, I hope you have some relief soon!