tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post5593067281330883280..comments2024-03-28T18:27:41.244-07:00Comments on Titere con Bonete: You Will Not Win Sciatica! I Will Survive!Aliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-68432253490153781842016-03-22T07:53:47.503-07:002016-03-22T07:53:47.503-07:00Sextant - I hear ya my friend. That night I gladly...Sextant - I hear ya my friend. That night I gladly would have been willing to go. I've pretty much tried it all when it comes to Sciatica but the TENS unit is the only thing that has ever really worked. I just need to keep working on strengthening my core and eating healthy!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-91518690884804309462016-03-22T07:52:28.809-07:002016-03-22T07:52:28.809-07:00Ankita Shukla - Thank you! I hate to complain and ...Ankita Shukla - Thank you! I hate to complain and to bother people and to have anyone take care of me, so I usually always suffer in silence. But it is better to be like you and to allow others to help you. So you be you because people want to help me and I don't let them!. Thank you much for your comment! :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-43256056976846935072016-03-22T07:51:06.424-07:002016-03-22T07:51:06.424-07:00Dear Pondside, I hopelessly bad at taking medicati...Dear Pondside, I hopelessly bad at taking medications of any kind. Even simple over the counter medications put me to sleep. But I feel much better today and will continue to recuperate with time. Thank you for your kind words :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-78399582505676327712016-03-22T07:44:18.155-07:002016-03-22T07:44:18.155-07:00DUTA - I tried many things. Therapy, stretching ex...DUTA - I tried many things. Therapy, stretching exercises, pain meds, shots, massage..but the only thing that help me back in 2013 was the TENS unit. It's an amazing little machine and I definitely recommend it!<br /><br />You are so correct in that there really is no real relief out there other than surgery and that is not always successful. Try the TENS unit and I hope you will find that it helps you as much as it does me. Best wishes to you, I feel your pain.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-12973161615041254982016-03-22T04:26:13.664-07:002016-03-22T04:26:13.664-07:00Sorry to hear about your sciatica returning. Have...Sorry to hear about your sciatica returning. Have you ever looked into yoga or hot yoga to see if there are any benefits for sciatica? I am not saying there is, just something that jumped into my mind. I hope you get it back under control. <br /><br />I am sort of in the getting old sucks camp, myself. Bad lower back and bad knees are just a way of life any longer. Oh well, it makes the grave more palatable. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-26139554806885869982016-03-22T01:12:03.293-07:002016-03-22T01:12:03.293-07:00I salute your fighting spirit. I can't even to...I salute your fighting spirit. I can't even tolerate a simple cough and cold. When I am down with fever, I turn whole world upside down. After reading your motivational story, I am ashamed of myself. All the very best! I'm sure Sciatica can't claim victory over you. It will surrender.Our Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116696119690450186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-13043334827210956052016-03-21T17:59:34.825-07:002016-03-21T17:59:34.825-07:00I am so sorry to read this, Alicia. You have had ...I am so sorry to read this, Alicia. You have had a terrible time of it. I hope that by now you have had a little more relief and I hope that a doctor can prescribe a medication that is effective and doesn't make you so ill. Sending hugs and best wishes for relief....Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567723504977931374.post-78468926786356881292016-03-21T16:33:22.868-07:002016-03-21T16:33:22.868-07:00I had sciatica when I was younger (around 30 years...I had sciatica when I was younger (around 30 years of age). It left me with a sort of dull pain in the low back, but this pain didn't interfere with my daily functioning at all, so I ignored it.<br /><br />During the last two years, however, I feel things are getting worse in the low back area. Perhaps I should get myself a TENSE device too as I don't take pills and physioteraphy has little to offer. From forums on the subject I've learnt two main things: everyone has an X-ray and an MRI to precisely diagnose the problem; surgery is recommended only when it affects the bladder and the legs. In all the other cases one had better learn to live with the pain. Hot packs and baths help relax the muscles, naturopathy might also help (turmeric, boswellia, etc..).<br /><br />Anyway, you should refrain from lifting heavy loads or doing hard yard work. Even intense walking might arouse the devil from its sleep.<br /><br />Feel better soon! I greatly love the song in the video. DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.com