Sciatica

[carlton23]

Can you get this in both legs? I have suddenly been getting shooting pains down both legs and especially behind my right thigh.

[Sqad]

Indeed you can carlton, indeed you can.......not as common as unilateral sciatica, but indeed you can.

[ChuckFickens]

Yes, my mother has it in both legs at the moment.

[carlton23]

I keep rubbing Algesal Cream into them, which I find is very good for aches and pains, and a couple of Co-codamol. Thanks sqad, and best wishes to your mum Chuck.

[greenlily]

Definitely - I had it on both sides for over three months once, and was so scared it would never go away. I spent a fortune on heat pads, and had them plastered all over my bottom (!) and thighs, just so I could carry on going to work. I still almost fell over every time I had to get up from my desk though, the pain would just make my legs give way :(
If it is sciatica, hope it goes away for you soon.

[beejaybee]

I get it in both legs quite often.

[Messalina]

Oh yes. I don't think I've felt such pain. But the drugs were fun!

[carlton23]

It`s got worse now and I can only get around with two walking sticks, and then, very slowly. It`s a bug***!!!

[sandyRoe]

If you lie on your back on the floor with the backs of you lower legs resting on a chair it gives some relief from the pain. But only for a short while

[carlton23]

Sandy, I`m 76, if I lay down on the floor I`ll never get up again.

[carlton23]

pixi, I can just remember my wife having the same problem 44 years ago as your daughter has.