Re: Pain this morning

[Guest guest]

Cheryl wrote:

> Also, remember that sciatica is just a symptom, not a condition. What's the

actual underlying condition causing this pain? Is it a bulging disc? In this

case, heat would be bad, but ice would be good. Is it spinal stenosis? Same

thing with heat/ice. Do you have an actual diagnosis, or just a description of

your symptom? It would be beneficial to know the cause so that you can apply

the safest treatment.

Good morning Cheryl (AZ.),

I was diagnosed with both herniated and bulging disc's plus lumbar spinal

stenosis to go along with Cervical and thoracic spinal stenosis.

I don't know why it is, that the moist heat works on killing that pain, but it

does.

There are other occassions when only ice works but those are few and far

between.

New York

[Guest guest]

S,

Thanks for reminding me I have an appointment with the Anesthesiologist's next

month for another epidural to my right side again. I had the first one done last

year, in Feb. and it lasted until May of this year. I think I got my money's

worth on that shot,lol.

New York

In chronic_pain , Schafer wrote:

I have sciatica that wakes me up in the middle of the night and is hell in the

morning too. Heat works for me too. I can't wait until

my facet injections on the 7th. It helps my sciatica pain for a couple months.

[Guest guest]

Yeah , I can't wait. That is all the shots do to help, but that sciatica

pain is a biggy! Keeps ya up all night. Good luck with yours also.

S

> New York wrote:

S,

>Thanks for reminding me I have an appointment with the Anesthesiologist's next

month for another epidural to my

right side again. I had the first one done last year, in Feb.

and it lasted until May of this year. I think I got my money's

worth on that shot,lol.