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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain And Inflammation Of The Sciatic Nerve
Question: In just over 3 weeks, I've developed an inflammation of the R Sciatic nerve that keeps me in more or less constant pain all the way up to a 8 /10 scale at times. I'm a 68 yo male. Is this something that I may have to just endure or is there effective tx for this? Help plz.
Brief Answer:
There are good treatments available.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and agree that you are almost disabled on account of severe nerve-related pain.
There are good medications available to receive the neuropathic pain, which include pregabalin, gabapentin and duloxetine capsules.
If pain does not subside, and MRI spine should be done to look for nerve compression. Then, physiotherapy with IFT/ultrasound and traction could help.
In very refractory cases, epidural steroid injections are also given.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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There are good treatments available.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and agree that you are almost disabled on account of severe nerve-related pain.
There are good medications available to receive the neuropathic pain, which include pregabalin, gabapentin and duloxetine capsules.
If pain does not subside, and MRI spine should be done to look for nerve compression. Then, physiotherapy with IFT/ultrasound and traction could help.
In very refractory cases, epidural steroid injections are also given.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr XXXXXXX
Thank you for your input. Just this information is a real morale booster. I've never before experienced or appreciated how such chronic pain can alter one's quality of life. An analogy would be the quote from XXXXXXX Clemens - Mark Twain - in the 19th century, "nothing focuses the mind like a tooth ache".
Up until the last week, I thought that the condition would resolve on its own, but no such luck. There definitely is no "toughing it out" at my age. I was hesitant to see an MD because I was told by friends, all laymen, that the only course of action was the series of steroid injections.
Thank you again,
XXXX
Thank you for your input. Just this information is a real morale booster. I've never before experienced or appreciated how such chronic pain can alter one's quality of life. An analogy would be the quote from XXXXXXX Clemens - Mark Twain - in the 19th century, "nothing focuses the mind like a tooth ache".
Up until the last week, I thought that the condition would resolve on its own, but no such luck. There definitely is no "toughing it out" at my age. I was hesitant to see an MD because I was told by friends, all laymen, that the only course of action was the series of steroid injections.
Thank you again,
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Wish you speedy recovery
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
I hope you recover well with medications.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Wish you speedy recovery
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
I hope you recover well with medications.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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