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I AM A 49 YR OLD W/M WITH AN A/K PROSTESIS. I HAVE BEEN ...
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I AM A 49 YR OLD W/M WITH AN A/K PROSTESIS. I HAVE BEEN AN AMPUTEE FOR 33 YRS. AFTER A LAWNMOWER ACCIDENT. I HAVEN RECENTLY HAD A NEW LEG MADE ABOUT A MONTH NOW WITHIN THE LAST TWO WKS I HAVE DEVELOPED A PINCHED SCIATIC NERVE. I HAVE BEEN OFF MY FEET FOR MORE THAN A WK. THE SCIATIC IS ON MY GOOD LEG SIDE.   I CANT WALK MORE THAN A COUPLE OF STEPS EVEN ON MY OLD PROSTESIS. I NEED TO GO BACK TO WORK. WHAT CAN I DO. THE PAIN IS INSTENSE IN MY HIP ALL THE WAY DOWN MY HIP TO MY CALF MUSCLE. MY BACK DOES NOT HURT ONLY THE SIDE DOWNWARD. PLEASE HELP WITH SOME INPUT

 

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Age: 49

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visit to my orthopaedic doctor , rest and heat on my back and leg

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October 11 3:34 AM (1 hour and 2 minutes and 14 seconds later)
         
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Does the sciatica bother you when sitting?

Have you had your new prosthesis checked to see if something in its design, or fit, might possibly be causing, or at least aggravating, your sciatica?

Have you been seen by a Physiatrist (medical doctor specializing in rehabilitation) and/or a physical therapist to see if adjustments might be made in your gait and/or method of ambulation (such as using a cane) which might reduce the sciatica?

What type of work do you do?

Would it be possible for you to perform at least a portion of your work from a wheelchair -- in order to give the sciatica a chance to resolve, or at least reduce, in intensity?

Thanks in advance.

Steve

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October 11 11:31 PM (19 hours and 56 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to Steve -- a.k.a. Oreport's Post: STEVE RECEIVED YOUR ANSWER. FIRST OF ALL I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACTIVE AND ON THE GO SINCE MY ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS 16. I RECEIVED MY BS DEGREE FROM THE UNIV OF TENN. I WORK IN A BANK AND THE USE OF A WHEELCHAIR IS NOT DUABLE OR WOULD I RESIGN MYSELF TO IT. IF YOU NOTICED IN MY FIRST QUESTION I WAS DOING FINE WITH MY OLD PROSTESIS EXCEPT IT WAS PLAIN WORN OUT. I JUST HAD A NEW ONE MADE OVER A MONTH AGO AND WALKING ON IT I DEVELOPED THIS SCIATICA, SO YES THRE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD SCIATICA PERIOD. I HAVE IT NOW ON MY GOOD LEG SIDE TO THE POINT I CAN'T EVEN WEAR MY OLD LEG. MY GAIT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE WHAT I WANTED EXCEPT MAYBE RUNNING. I HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMATIC BACK PAIN DUE TO SOLOLSIS BUT IT NEVER STOPPED ME FROM WALKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS. I DONT'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO ADD.. THANKS CHARLES
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