Scared the pain won't go away
25M. I've had sciataca for more than a year now. It started off not that bad, so I thought it would go away. But over the next few months it's been getting worse. I was first screened on an xray where they didn't see anything. So I was just referred to PT where I had to do leg stretches. However after a month of PT it got worse.
I finally went to the doctor for MRI when my toe started buzzing and feeling numb.
My MRI shows a really small herniation and very slight narrowing canal (doctor didn't call it stenosis) so the doctors aren't sure why the symptoms are so strong. I got an epidural last week. But even with that, my leg pain is really bad. I'd say the epidural didn't do anything significant. And I'm almost bedridden or stuck in my home since walking and sitting is so painful.
It's really annoying I feel like there's something that's not being accounted for. I don't know if this is going to be lifelong. Since it's been more than a year and I haven't seen any indication of this reversing course or healing.