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@texastee59

I live in a suburb of Austin, TX. I JUST came up with sciatica, right before we started virtual Dr. visits. My pain doctor told me it was from Piriformis Syndrome. She was wrong. I ended up in the ER , due to unrelenting pain. I had tried SO hard to stay away from there but felt I had no choice. They gave me 4 days of Prednisone, a steroid, and 4 days of Valium 5mg every 8 hrs. That seemed to ease the pain until I woke up the next morning ( I slept for 4 hours straight) and Cried for the few feet I had to walk to go to relieve myself. I, then, had to call EMS to come get me and take me back. I got an MRI that time which shows 2herniated discs causing the pain. I’m supposed to be able to see my pain Dr. virtually. I had to go to a separate lab to have my blood checked. It’s stable. I am blessed. My chemo is by mouth. My prayers go out to those who have more horrible disease wracking their bodies and who must go in for treatments. God bless us all. Here’s hoping I can get some more medication for the terrible pain I’m going tho, but it’s nothing compared to the dilemma others are facing. Godspeed every last one of you.

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Hi @texastee59, may I ask what cancer you're taking treatment for? Are the spine issues cancer-related or unrelated?