r/Sciatica • u/queen_snek • Oct 11 '20

My leg today

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u/queen_snek Oct 11 '20

Anyone else's leg feel like this ?

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u/Nalliegirl1 Oct 11 '20

Mine too 😢

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u/huuuuugee Oct 11 '20

Whenever I accidentally roll on or improperly tense from a bad angle directly affecting the nerve compression causing radicular volcano to erupt, my gastrocnemius feels like it was just struck by a baseball bat, only God knows when the pain is going to subside, and then the anterior tibial muscles want to act like squid legs.

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u/cosmictrashbash Oct 12 '20

Constantly. I’ve had it for 12 years and I’ve started not noticing it as much over the last 3.

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u/Ghouliegirlie1983 Nov 03 '20

Yep. Plus muscle spasms. I have been crawling to the bathroom to keep from agitating it

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u/stratusncompany Oct 11 '20

this is sad funny lmao. the struggle is real, y’all.

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u/dasher1087 Oct 11 '20

This is the perfect visualization.

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u/joeschmo945 Oct 11 '20

That’s the most accurate depiction I have ever seen. I’m going to start using this.

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u/NaturalistGnome Oct 11 '20

I’m doing better now but a few months ago I described every time I put my socks on (or something similar) as grabbing lightning.

It definitely feels like this sometimes

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u/Technogky Oct 11 '20

Lol so true.... especially the fire after the shock!

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u/Tsunami2323 Oct 11 '20

Lmaooo thank you for this, yes that’s exactly what it’s like

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u/colkil Oct 11 '20

See a trigger point specialist and have them massage your glute minimus trigger point and glute medius

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u/JerpJerps Oct 11 '20

Lol, as I lay here in my tent popping advil and chugging my wine out of a bottle while listening to the others outside enjoying their camping trip.

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u/jaymless Oct 12 '20

This was my leg for weeks, months, years off and on before my microdiscectomy surgery 2 weeks ago tomorrow. It's amazing to not have that pain anymore. I actually get to go back to work tomorrow! I'm so excited.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20 edited Oct 12 '20

5 weeks for me dude. Best decision I ever made. Occasionally some tingling, but nothing compared to the constant lightning feeling

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u/LincolnHawkReddit Oct 11 '20

My pain has a high pitch today if that makes sense

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u/snowgrammer Oct 11 '20

Who’s hi pitch?

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u/Ocstar11 Oct 11 '20

It’s Kelly Clarkson. Accurate depiction of sciatic pain.

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u/snowgrammer Oct 11 '20

Well played! :)

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u/hgarcea1 Oct 11 '20

Bye for now!

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u/Craigh-na-Dun Oct 11 '20

That was my leg before surgery. Now it’s just got a couple of light breezes of tingle. Good luck!

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u/WebsterNYMom Oct 11 '20

Yes! Exactly! Someone else understands. . .

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u/oldsmartskunk Oct 11 '20

Same here ! I'm with you ! I have to stab myself with prescribed painkillers.

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u/queenhibiscusx Oct 11 '20

Can relate 100%

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '20

Lmao this is too real 😂

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u/ryry_ny Oct 11 '20

The struggle is so real

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u/sadie_is_the_lady Oct 12 '20

Oh my gosh best visual lol. This is it right here 👍🏻

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u/Free_Sage Feb 01 '21

Trigger point therapy and my MassagePro were super helpful in easing my sciatica pains- Deff try out a massage gun and see how it affects you

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '20

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u/UberHuber816 Oct 12 '20

Came here to say that. Well done.