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Ooooops! Make that 2 eight HUNDRED mg. of Motrin daily for a few days Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 12:54 AM Subject: Re: sciatica, back surgery >Jo.... > >Funny you should mention sciatica, 'cause I'm just now getting >over the third or fourth attack of it that I've had in about 2 >years. This bout lasted for 10 days and I took 2 80mg. of Motrin >the first few days, then just said "the heck with it," and >complained to Scooter 'n Buzzy -cats (I tend to do that when I'm >feeling sorry for myself 'cause they're SO empathic) > >I can't say whether it's an actual PD (had the steeeenkin' disease >for almost 25 years) symptom or an aging one (I'm almost 57), of >merely "life" doing it's usual thing to remind us that no matter >how hard we try to be in control of things there's always subtle >reminders that it's mostly the little things that we're bend to >our will. > >An empathic hug to your mom (and one for you, too). > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > >-----Original Message----- >From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 4:05 PM >Subject: sciatica, back surgery > > >>has anyone here with parkinson's experienced sciatica? >> >>if so: >>what did you do for relief? did it work? >>did you have back surgery, and if so did that work for you? >> >>my mom (age 68, diagnosed with pd 5 years ago, taking artane and >selegeline) >>has been diagnosed with sciatica. she has lower back pain and leg >pain that >>is often disabling if she doesn't take a whole lot of motrin (up >to 3200mg >>per day). she's had it for 2 years, but it's gotten much worse >in the past 6 >>months. the mri and ct scan revealed a herneated disc, and they >want to >>operate. we've tried physical therapy, accupuncture and tens >(nerve >>stimulation), but so far nothing has helped. we ofcourse would >prefer to >>avoid surgery if we can. we recently came across a sentence in >an >>informational pamphlet on parkinson's which stated that sometimes >people with >>parkinson's can have lower back and leg pain that mimics >sciatica, but it >>didn't give any more information on it. does anyone know anything >else about >>this, or can point me in the right direction regarding research. >i've been >>doing medline searches but i can't find anything. i'm very >interested in any >>personal anecdotes.