Julie Rell
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For the last two days, I have had severe leg pains in my left leg. I went to the doctor yesterday, and she said that I have a pinched sciatic nerve. She gave me a muscle relaxant, and nothing more. She was pressed for time, so I have some unanswered questions. Apparently, my disc is degenerative and putting pressure on the nerve. Is there anything else that I can do to relieve the pain? Before I go to bed, I take the muscle relaxant which allows me to sleep. After it wears off, I have some pain, and would like to diminish the pain througout the day. Please let me know if you have any suggestions about pain relief. I will see her in two weeks, and would like to ask her some questions as to why I have a weakened disc (is it age?) and will I periodically get this pain in my leg? To those of you who have this condition, kindly let me know what questions I should pose to my doctor. Thank you so much.