What is sciatica? Dennis is sick of this
@cacay1 (83505)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
July 11, 2017 7:27am CST
Dennis messaged me this evening Ph time informing me that he is diagnosed with a sciatica. I was so afraid when he told me the pain he feels start from his waist down. That is the reason why he cannot drive his car . He also has difficulty to sit and stand.
I Goggle search that sickness and one cause of it is his previous health history like his urethra opeation. After he was operated with his bleeding urethra,sciatica attacked him. He has many health issues this time from Parkinson's disease to sciatica. . I told Dennis to stay positive and strong. I pity him so much. I hope his doctor can find remedy to his sickness.
I offered him my service, yet he refused, but good news , he invited me to visit him in April to June first week in 2018. I pray God to give him some years to live.
Is this also your first time to hear about siatica? This is the first to hear about this kind of sickness, so sickening reality. But this is life!
Photo of Dennis.
Is this also your first time to hear about siatica? This is the first to hear about this kind of sickness, so sickening reality. But this is life!
Photo of Dennis.18 people like this
22 responses
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
11 Jul 17
siatica is quite common. Know a lot of people who have or had it. For me walking helped and I longer suffer from it. A good physiotherapist can also help.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
11 Jul 17
@cacay1 No problem. Hope he can get dome relief
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@Freelanzer ,Thank you, I hope he would have a short exercise daily even stop steps walk around his yard.
@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@Freelanzer, Oh, thank you. I will message Dennis to have some short walk around his yard.I will also tell him to hire a Physiotherapist, Thanks.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
11 Jul 17
I have heard of scatia. I am not sure of all the symptoms. Where is Dennis?
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
11 Jul 17
@cacay1 Oh yes NZ this is your friend then.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView , yes friend, thanks. The photo shown here is Dennis taken in 2014.He weighed 203 pounds this year and this year, he only weighs 87 pounds, very far difference.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView,thanks friend. Dennis is in Auckland, New Zealand.
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
12 Jul 17
@cacay1 As correctly @RasmaSandra says, sciatica is not a disease, is the name given to the pain caused by the sciatic nerve.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@LadyDuck , Thanks friend for your kind and inspiring words. I do tell Dennis not to worry about his physical condition.He must spend some minutes walk around his yard.He cannot anymore bike from his home to their lovely park because of his Parkinson's D.
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@RasmaSandra (79907)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jul 17
Sciatica is not a disease it is a condition. I have had problems with my sciatica for lots of years. Some days I don't feel it at all and other due to weather conditions it is very bad. I am overall healthy and even with it when things are good I can run, dance and such. Here is a link that might explain things better to you.
Sciatica describes leg pain, numbness or weakness that starts in the low back and travels down the sciatic nerve in the leg causing sciatica pain.
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@RasmaSandra (79907)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jul 17
@cacay1 having problems with my sciatica I certainly sympathize.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@RasmaSandra, Thank you so much, at least I feel some ease when learned from you that Sciatica is not a disease but a condition. I hope Dennis will be inspired of this. I will send this link to him. Thank you so much for being so nice and kind.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@RasmaSandra , Oh, sorry dear to hear about it, but you can treat it through your own initiative unlike Dennis, he keeps on relying on his doctors.I hope you are doing fine this time, no pain to feel.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Jul 17
i hope he does some leg exercises like abduction, adduction, and also back exercises. i think our good friend @Shavkat can give us some pieces of advice regarding better back posture and alleviation of sciatica.
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
13 Jul 17
@ridingbet @cacay1 Well, I think therapeutic massage is not essential for patient's suffering from sciatica. It is a condition that can lead to lower limb paralysis if it was not treated. I hope it is not a severe case.
There are so many conventional treatments that are available in PT facilities. But it should be done by the PTs since some of them administered machines such as lumbar traction, heating modalities, etc. But then, I think @cacay1 your friend needs to consult the Physiotherapist or Physiatrist or Orthopaedist. It is better to be in safe side.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jul 17
@ridingbet , I will tell Dennis to hire @Shavkat to do the physio massage to Dennis. What do you think? Is it right? Thank you.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
11 Jul 17
Yes I got this pain once, it's hell I say. I didn't sleep the whole night. Walking helps. We should not give much stress to the body, no running, jogging, no sitting for long hours. Simple exercises work.
I am taking such precautions.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@prashu228 ,That is why Dennis told me that sciatica is a devil. I know now the reason from you that is like driving the person restless and helpless. I do tell him to have simple exercises to relieve his condition.Thank you so much for sharing this, very much appreciated.
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
12 Jul 17
I know what it is, and it is quite painful
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
15 Jul 17
@cacay1 oh it is bad, yes, very painful, hopefully he is doing better.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Jul 17
@CookieMonster46 , I hope his doctor has given Dennis idea what to do to ease his body pans like doing some short distance walk or around the backyard walk.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jul 17
@CookieMonster46 , That is what Dennis keeps on saying, sciatica so painful and devil pain, lol.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@just4him , maybe because you always do a lot of swimming exercise in the pool. That exercise helps fight that body condition.Sciatica is not a sickness a Mylotter shared me here, it is a body condition, not a sickness. I am so positive Dennis could handle this to relieve his painful waist.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Jul 17
Good thing your communication with Dennis is back after a long silence.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Jul 17
@sunrisefan, that is true when he was in Australia.This time we only spend 15 minutes chat, he always feels sleepy and cannot withstand many hours sitting due to his sciatica.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Jul 17
@sunrisefan , You are right, better the 15 minutes than long months to wait.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
16 Jul 17
@cacay1 15 minutes is very much better than the long silence before. Hope your trip to NZ pushes through next year.
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@YrNemo (20255)
•
14 Jul 17
Dennis looks quite good looking (and healthy) there. Never noticed of this Sciatica before, but as everyone has pointed out to you (and so is wiki), that it is a temporary ailment, goes away if Dennis takes proper rest. The guy is lucky to have you as his loving partner. 
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Jul 17
@YrNemo, yes, true, he is a good and healthy looking guy, but when he was diagnosed with having a Parkinson's Disease, he felt down and many complications entered his body like urethra complication, so he was operated for it bled, mild stroke, and this time sciatica. How nice if all reached old age and remained healthy.
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@YrNemo (20255)
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15 Jul 17
@cacay1 If aging means healthy and beautiful looking forever, there would be too many people refuse to leave this earth. God is smart enough to devise of ways and means to make people WANTING to leave voluntarily & readily, so that the younger generations could have some rooms to move around...
Am I right? 
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@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
12 Jul 17
The sciatic nerve is affected. Treatment would be pain relievers, a regular visit to you physiotherapist. Another way to help ease the pain is to apply warm and cold compress to the area with pain.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jul 17
@Neiltarquin , Thank you so much, Neil. I will tell my partner in NZ.
@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jul 17
@Neiltarquin Oh, no, you are a Filipino and a Saudi Boy? Nice meeting you here Neil.My bro is also working there in KSA.Take care there.
Nice meeting you here Neil.My bro is also working there in KSA.Take care there.
@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
11 Jul 17
My sister has that but hers is not terribly servere. It does cause her discomfort though.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Jul 17
@snowy22315, that is why Dennis looks so discomfort every time we chat in Skype. He can only endure a chat for 15 minutes.He keeps on saying his waist down so painful.
@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
15 Jul 17
@cacay1 As we grow older, our systems decreased its functions and same as through with the bones. Once the joint is worn out, it cannot be repaired. Unless we sort for the last option which is surgery. Most of the treatment for this kind of condition is palliative treatment. The effect is temporary.
