Having severe lower back pain and sciatic nerve pinch since over two weeks now. Pain is excruciating all over my lower back and right leg. Have been using Vicodin, Norco and Methadone until just today one of the emergency doctors gave an injection of a steroid called Medrol and prescribed Medrol Dosepack along with Methadone for now, whilst recommending further diagnosis and analysis. Also suggested accupuncture??? The injection seems to have considerably calm me down leaving "slight" ache. Any take or opinions on this? Thanks.
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DzooBaby30 Jun 2011
Medrol is a steroid medication used for extreme inflammation. If your back has responded to this, it means you have a great deal of inflammation causing your pain. Steroids can not and should not be used on a long term basis so you might want to look into a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to help with inflammation on the long term basis to help reduce your pain. Something like Celebrex may help if your other health issues allow you to be able to take Celebrex. Talk to your primary care doctor about what the best NSAID would be for you.
sherri huff2 Jul 2011
medrol is for inflammaton, it will help with the sciatica pain, which is an inflammed sciatic nerve, have you tried going to the gym, and sitting in the hottub, iI had sciatica so bad I couldn't even walk, the hottub was the only thing that soothed it, it cleared it up in about a week.
DKHAN
2 Jul 2011
Thanks Sherri for your reply. Though I am a regular, I haven't been to gym since I got this pain nearing three weeks now. The doctor at the ER told me to take cold showers and lots of ice-packs. Not sure about the Jacuzzi since the inflammation is associated with heat, yeah? Sounds quite soothing though loosening and relaxing the nerves and muscles all around but I just might try it.
DKHAN
3 Jul 2011
Hey Sherri, went to the gym yesterday and sat in the hot tub for about 30 minutes while slowly stretching/exercising my legs. It sure felt good and the pain was relieved. But then afterwards while taking shower, the pain got back more so and remained for the rest of the day even after taking Methodone. Wonder why? I haven't yet started on the Medrol Dosepack and hoping to get a "kick" out of it starting from tomorrow (ah ha Memorial Day). I just sure hope this will elevate relief of pain. A friend of mine also performed acupuncture last night but that too didn't help much either.
Wishing all here a Happy Memorial Day.
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I do have a lot of inflammation/bulging of my lower right-side of back and increased numbness/tingling/pain effects down my thighs, knees and on to the foot (most of my right leg). The doctor gave me Medrol dosepack 4mg taken 6 tablets from day one down to 1 tablet in succession starting from tomorrow. She did prescribe me Flexaril at first but then changed her mind to Medrol, perhaps due to increased inflammation and pain; along with Methadone HCL 10mg taken twice a day. I do not have a primary care doctor at this time but will be seeing an Orthopedic soon for complete analysis (perhaps an MRI). My back and right leg is "killing" me since over two weeks now and have never felt such excruciating pain.
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FYI, the Medrol injection given this morning did provide calming effects throughout the day though, but am "worried" about taking the steroid which the doctor assured that this was only temporary and should not cause any adverse affects and would certainly relax my inflamed muscles and ease my pain taken in conjunction with other medication. Appreciate any other input. Thanks again.
Hi, after further reading upon my prescribed medications as indicated earlier, I do have couple of other questions that just came to mind and would appreciate anyone's thoughtful replies:
1. The medication Methadone (for pain) indicates one of the side-effects of Insomnia (didn't sleep the whole last night and still awake, CA time) whilst the other medication Medrol dosepack (muscle relaxant) indicates one of the side-effects of drowsiness and dizziness. Can these opposite side-effects cause any problems or concerns? Are there any other known or experienced untoward indications for taking the two simultaneously?
2. One of my friends who is a "retired" acupuncturist, wants to perform his method on me to cure Sciatic Never disorder and muscle spasms. What he does not know is that if he can do it while I am on those medications and should there be any concerns?
Thanks.