Pain in my right buttock, pain goes down my leg

My first thought question is whether you have been evaluated for sciatica? If not Google sciatica and see if it matches your symptoms.

@dleejoy3899
I’m so sorry for what you and your son endured. I hope you were able to file insurance claims against other driver and a lawsuit for your injuries that could have been prevented. You should have never been expected to walk in an unsafe area just to get a license. Your car should have been safely moved to the shoulder with a tow truck.

Is the pain in your buttock and leg the same side or opposite side of the knee that was injured? Have you had MRIs of your lumbar spine and both hips/pelvis to see if there is any disc issues, spinal canal/nerve root compression or soft tissue injury/inflammation? Have you done any physical therapy or spine injections for pain? Be careful with ibuprofen because into too much too long and then diagnosed with esophagitis and gastritis erosions.

Wow I'm so sorry for what you've been through.

There's a lot to unpack from the multiple incidents you were involved in. All I can say is that severe, shooting pain in the buttock, hamstrings, and/or calf can be caused by a pinched sciatic nerve, located in your lower, lumbar spine.

I'm assuming you've been treated by a medical professional. what is their opinion?

If it is sciatica, it's better to apply ice to the source of the pain, the lower back. You can try that, but I'd get an MRI to find out what is going on in your lower back.

I've been through sciatica twice and I know the intense pain it produces. All the best to you and your son.

Joe

Thanks Hope,

It's not good to take NSAIDs for chronic pain. In addition to the GI issues, it is also hard on the kidneys. I only found this out after taking diclofenac for several months, first for a hip that was replaced, followed months later by a shoulder replacement.

Your response was spot on, especially the legal aspects. The cops should not have allowed this person to walk on a busy highway to get anything! It's a very unfortunate situation.

Joe

How awful for your experience. I hope by now you have had a full evaluation and definitely an MRI for your back. The pain going down your leg and in your buttocks is likely coming from your lower back and caused by nerve impingement. You need the lumbar and sacrum MRIs.

Holy cow! Sounds like it's lucky you're alive! I'm so sorry. It could be sciatica for sure but also could be issue with the SI joint and or nerve pain called sacrolilitis which I am also currently being evaluated for and that is also an autoimmune condition that can cause a type of spinal arthritis. There's a genetic marker in the blood that can also indicate that could be the issue.

Jeez, what a horror show of getting wiped out. I can see why your son thought you might be dead. That is so much at once. Sounds like sciatic pain when the butt hurts & a leg is involved. Same side? When I had those symptoms it ended up a couple discs mucked up & surgery was done. Lower lumbar discs. Less butt which was the location of an initial 'ping zap' like a pinprick of electricity. Essentially that's what it is when it's nerve pain. The surgery was successful. If you haven't been tested for such potential sources of your pain, try that route. Please update as you go along. It really helps to learn what goes on for you. Sure hope you find the source & get on the road to healing. All the best.

I had buttock pain and it was the piriformis muscle. Connects lower back to hip but the neurologist found it with an emg I get Botox injections for it.

Sciatica can cause this symptom.
My doctor told me there are physical therapy exercises online that will help with it . Either that or physical therapy visits.