My back has been hurting for a little while now (nothing major but it was sore) On Saturday it started hurting really bad so on Sunday I went to Urgent Care. They told me pretty much what I suspected I has sciatica. They gave me some percocet and told me to rest for a few days. They also mentioned possibly getting an x-ray. Now if I get an x-ray it will cost me at least $400 even with my insurance cause I have a deductible that has not been met yet. I did some research online and it seems that people are split on whether or not x-rays do any good for sciatica type back pain. So I am torn I need to go back to work tomorrow and my back is still sore. Do I go and pay the money to get a x-ray that maybe do me no good or do I try and give it a few more days to see if the pain gets better? So anyways I was wondering if anyone here happened to have any experience or knowledge about sciatica back pain and x-rays?
Question about backs and x-rays
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The X-Ray is to see what is causing the Sciatica. Somewhere you have a nerve under pressure, and the Doctor will need to know how to treat your symptoms.
Sciatica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I always thought Sciatica was a fake condition like Lumbago.
Well I went in for the x-ray and they didn't find anything with the x-ray which is good in the sense that it is not a tumor,bone spurts,etc but it also means the x-ray was pretty much a waste of money. The pain is most likely being caused by muscles pushing on the sciatic nerve and that type of thing doesn't show up on x-rays. But on the good side the doctor gave me some anti-inflammatory steroids and some more pain medicine and gave me some stretches to do to help alleviate the pain. And I am back at work so that is good (except for the fact that I am 2 days behind on work)
It's actually good news that the X-ray came back negative for an operable problem. It saved you a few nights in the hospital and a butterfly-fillet of your ass. Do your stretches and take your muscle relaxers as prescribed.
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