Some questions
Hi im 19F and ive been suffering from sciatica for about 3 years.
My pain was so intense that when it first started I couldn't even take a deeper breath, walk straight without bending forward, look down or get out of bed. It went on for a couple more months and then disappeared. Later it was coming back but the pain was lighter and somehow bearable. This year it fully came back and I genuinely don't know what to do.
I decided to tell my mom about what im experiencing and she advised me to go and see a doctor.
My appointment is in 3 weeks.
I'm a beginner figure skater and falling on a hard surface is a daily thing for me, since the pain is already there, i fear that after each fall it's going to get worse therefore I stopped skating.
I regularly go to the gym where I walk on treadmill but as you can imagine I have to force myself to walk for more than 5 minutes and I end up nearly crying. I also do leg abduction on the machine but Ive seen videos where people say it made their sciatica worse..?
When I'm driving my car the pain down my leg is agonizing.
Im also experiencing something like muscle contractions (??) In my leg and its comparable to the feeling right before you get a cramp in your leg.
I work in an office where I have to sit for 8 hours. Ive tried many sitting positions to ease the pain but after some time none of them seem to work anymore.
Painkillers bring no relief, the only thing that helps me is drinking alcohol which is hella weird but whatever i guess.
Ive read somewhere on the internet that medical Marijuana helps with chronic pain and I thought maybe that would work but is it really true? I thought it was helpful with anxiety and generally stuff connected with mental health, not physical.
So I'd like to ask:
Will i ever get better?
Are there any painkillers that id just simply need to take for the rest of my life to not feel the pain?
Is the medical Marijuana thing real?
Leg abduction worsening sciatica - truth or false?