been having sciatic pain since beginning of april....went on 2 regimens of steroids (prednisone - 10 mg tabs) 3 pills  for 3 days, then 2 pills for 3 days then 1 pill for 3 days, experienced relief then pain returned, so doctor put me on 3 pills for 7, then 2 pills for 7 (last does this past monday) - woke up today with lower back discomfort and then made a wrong turn and pain is back --- full blown - feels like spasms in left leg -  have taken 5 ibuprofen and 1 hydrocodone and still feels like spasms (worst pain yet)  - have scheduled appt on mon - will attempting to stretch (havent yet due to pain) exacerbate the prob?  have already done ice a bit as well.  whatta pain!
Hi I am Chat Doctor.  Steriods help sometimes in reducing the inflammation but I will suggest if even after 01 weeks of steroid therapy symptoms are there in fact worsened you need to get a MRI done as soon as possible to evaluate your spine and then get a neurosurgical consultation thanks