Emergency help needed!

Red Squirrel · #11 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 09:40 AM

I'm really sorry to hear about that Fudgey. Must be horrible and frustrating too. The only upside is that it will get better.
Hope you're well soon.
The weather at the show was pretty foul.

Lance Morgan · #12 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 09:41 AM

I've got a dodgy knee and sciatica fortunately only mild but enough to limit my walking. I hope you feel better soon Fudgey.

FUDGEY · #13 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 11:50 AM

I heard it was bad red squirrel so I probably wouldn't have got good shots anyway, ty for kind words also to you lance. Photographing in rain, another thread coming lol

BillyPilgrim · #14 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FUDGEY

Anks Billy, it really is the worst pain ever. I've been up since 430 rolling about the bed, sofa & floor. The Dr said I just have to ride the storm & with a smirk on his face said " you can't be that bad you made it up here" I didn't see the funny side of it. There's a 9 week waiting list for physiotherapy, what a joke. I'm far from being unstable, but I'm getting so depressed with it now and I'm sick of taking pills all day. This forum and learning about my camera is a god send right now, hence why I'm asking so many questions. Thanks mate

I once had it really bad and instead of going away as per usual it didn't. It went on for weeks and showed no sign of improving. The pain was so bad that I couldn't even bend far enough to put my socks on!

I thought I'd mention this as I eventually found my own cure. Although I doubt if your case will be the same....

As I said earlier, my bouts of sciatica usually only last a few days so this one had me really baffled. I was ready to try anything to make it go away so I started to rack my brains to see if I'd done anything different just before the pain started. Then I remembered something that should have been obvious all along.

Just before the pain started and when I had sat down in my favourite old armchair a spring broke. As it was an old chair and due to be chucked out soon I thought nothing of it at the time.

Big mistake! Unknown to me, the slight change in sitting position had caused all my pain. I found this out when I stuck a wooden board under the cushion of the chair. After only a few hours the agony turned to mild pain and then dissapeared altogether the next day!

I've been sat on a firm chair ever since

Hope your pain eases soon!