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hi guys - ive had a herniated disc, slip disc, bulging disc, call it what you like but ive had a mri scan 6 months ago i heave a disc bulge in the lower back pressing on a nerve. ive had this sciatica for about a year and half, initially it was bad but after regular exercises and going to gym etc,,it gradually has become less and less painful..up until a week ago it was almost gone and i was hoping to go back to work in a few weeks time as ive been off work for some time. However a few days ago i was doing my normal strectching and cardio exercises in the gym when i managed to pull or twinge a muscle in my back, as you guys probably have pulled a muscle or twinge in the back if you go gym etc.. anyway the next day i could barely get out of bed, was on my hands and knees trying to get out of bed, coughing , sneezing very painful. im not too concerned about the back pain as i have pulled a muscle in my back many times as im a keen gym goer and its part and parcel that you do get the ocassional niglle or pulled muscle in the back, no doubt it will get better in a week or so. My main concern is that my sciatica has returned to almost untolerable level as it was when i first started to get it, cant sit on settee, cant drive , constant pain all the time in my right buttock, running all the way down to calf muscle, but nothing in the foot..have i made my sciatica worse or is this because i have pulled or twinged a muscle in my back? i was hoping to go back to work soon but this has come as a setback. Ive booked an appointment with gp on wednesday, i keep thinking i may have made the disc bulge worse. Can only sit in a certain position if i have my leg also in acertain psition..im dreading the worse as this is not what i wanted. I was thinking of going to A and E as i think its gone really bad, from nearly clearing up to going back to the way it was. Im hoping that this recent pulled or twinged muscle in the back is whats making it feel worse..ive been waiting for a neurosurgeons opinion for nearly 6 months, and finally had an appoitment at QE last saturday, neurosurgeon didnt recommend an operation as i told him it ws getting a lot better, he suggested i see my gp for an epidural sterid injectin in the spine..will see my gp on wednesday..what you guys think..ta