It's A Real Pain
Over the last few weeks I've been suffering from severe back and leg pain.
This started after I'd been on a bike ride. A couple of days later, the pain began, and two days after that I was literally staggering - needing to hold onto a surface when walking.
Not that I was walking - it was more baby steps; gingerly progressing. Going up and down stairs was slow; I even had to use my hands to help me climb the stairs.
I dosed myself up on painkillers, and eventually ended up in A&E (the emergency room) where I was prescribed much stronger painkillers.
They diagnosed that I have sciatica.
I say 'have' because it is not a condition that actually goes away, but can flare up at will.
It's good to know what it is, and at least next time it appears, I'll be able to manage it a bit better.
But, OMG! This episode was soooo painful.
Back pain is very debilitating.