been having sciatic pain since beginning of april....went on 2 regimens of steroids (prednisone - 10 mg tabs) 3 pills for 3 days, then 2 pills for 3 days then 1 pill for 3 days, experienced relief then pain returned, so doctor put me on 3 pills for 7, then 2 pills for 7 (last does this past monday) - woke up today with lower back discomfort and then made a wrong turn and pain is back --- full blown - feels like spasms in left leg - have taken 5 ibuprofen and 1 hydrocodone and still feels like spasms (worst pain yet) - have scheduled appt on mon - will attempting to stretch (haven't yet due to pain) exacerbate the prob? have already done ice a bit as well. whatta pain!