Right leg nerve damage

@debmccaff: Your post tonight seems to mimic my painful leg situation. I have been experiencing nerve pain in my right leg for over 2 months with no specific cause. Initial pain running from lower back down right leg to foot we named sciatica; however, I am questioning now. The lumbar x-ray showed no fracture or change in prior bulging vertebrae. The venous ultrasound was negative for blood clots. MRI Abd/Pelvis is scheduled for 1/2/25. Muscle relaxants and Tramadol 40mg does not touch the pain and walking is excruciating after several steps. I have tried heat, ice, forced walking with high pain, rest with leg elevated, massage, etc. Any ideas?
I fear becoming immobile or bed-bound. Can you shed some treatment suggestions or what tests, or diagnosis to help me? Bette

Hello @debmccaff, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Bette @dbmos1945 and others. There is another discussion that sometimes gets overlooked for neuropathy type symptoms in the legs that you might find helpful:
-- Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a list of complementary and alternative treatments for neuropathy that others have found helpful - https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised-2020-final.-1.pdf

Other members have also shared what has helped them in other discussions that you might want to scan through. Here's a search link of Connect for "neuropathy leg pain what helps" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=neuropathy%20leg%20pain%20what%20helps.

You mentioned you have been dealing with the symptoms for over 4 years and the medication has not helped. Can you share a little more about your neuropathy diagnosis? Have you talked with your doctor on any alternatives that might help?

in reply to @debmccaff I too have nerve pain, but so far the opinion is mixed on the cause, but I am seeing a back surgeon in three weeks. My problem is either due to weight loss and I am sitting on a nerve, I have a medtronic implant in my sacral spine and I have Tarlov cysts. If I sit for more than 30 minutes both of my legs go numb, which is probably why my watch tells me I am averaging "standing time " of 15 plus hours. The donut pillow I bought helps, but I feel like a fool taking it to restaurants, church, meetings etc. I know, "no one cares," but I care...vanity has ruined me. Best of luck

look into IVIG it happened to me a week after my first covid 19 vaccine. The Neurologist At ucla said he is seeing more and more of it. I had 44 treatments but not until after 2 years of thee loss of feeling and strength in my legs. I got better for awhile and then a change in the manufacture or lack of hydration caused some ill affects and loss of some vision in my right eye. A friend had the same thing happen to him after his first buster shot. the next day he was paralyzed and went on a ventilator for two weeks. They gave him 5 infusions for a week a and he walked home two weeks later, Seems to me that it needs to be gotten to sooner than later,.
Next week i start on Vyvgart and am hoping for the best.
Thats just my take on it after 4 years now of different trails of things.