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littlemissmartypants

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8. They really helped me a lot. ...

Reply to Walleye (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 02:58 PM

Feb 2025

I used to have to shuffle across the floor with my knees bent, hunched over with the cane to move around when I had bad flares. I have not had a flare since I started stretching. I hope you find some relief. I know how bad it hurts.

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As you age, you become familiar with this (LANGUAGE WARNING) [View all] True Dough Feb 2025 OP

In long term care most likely bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #1

I'm having so much sciatic pain when I get up in the morning I can barely walk. It brings me to tears. Walleye Feb 2025 #2

OUCH! True Dough Feb 2025 #3

Yes, thank you. Moral support is important and I have worked it out enough to make the bed and so forth. Walleye Feb 2025 #4

I've always heard True Dough Feb 2025 #5

A TENS unit helped me. soldierant Feb 2025 #18

Have you tried stretching? littlemissmartypants Feb 2025 #6

Thank you I'll try and do them. It's been kind of rough. Walleye Feb 2025 #7

They really helped me a lot. ... littlemissmartypants Feb 2025 #8

I had a rough time with sciatica years ago Marthe48 Feb 2025 #14

..... Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #17

My sciatica flared up so bad a few weeks ago I could hardly walk 10 Turtle Day Feb 2025 #19

Thank you I'll ask my doctor for that if it doesn't get any better. I guess I'm not the only one experiencing this. Walleye Feb 2025 #20

The jackass and absolute fuckwaffle were bothering me last weekend Niagara Feb 2025 #9

Some irony there True Dough Feb 2025 #10

Absolutely, True Niagara Feb 2025 #11

Good to hear, Niagara! True Dough Feb 2025 #12

"Roooooaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" Niagara Feb 2025 #13

Post a chart of the P.O.S. lower back Marthe48 Feb 2025 #15

I have got to start doing core strengthening like yesterday! Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #16