Some may know I've been dealing with sciatica down the left leg. The severity has diminished, but I'm wobbly on the left leg going down steps. Yesterday, the first day back on the bike since dealing with the sciatica, I felt like I couldn't even start off.
What I posted in the "Did you Ride Today" thread:
Originally Posted by
Bikey Mikey
Rode 11.5 miles today. First time in 2 weeks since the sciatica started up. What was weird was I was real wobbly getting on the bike. Even though I am right handed and favor my right leg, I've always started with the left leg. I'm not sure if it's apprehension, or I need to see the doc, but the left leg seemed to give a bit. Standing up to cycle was weird too. It was like I couldn't get a rhythm and the leg was giving. I did take one 5/500 Vicodin and a 500mg tylenol at 5 am, but if it were the meds, I would think it would be equal, not one sided. Maybe I need to see the doc again...it's weird and a bit disconcerting.
It really was a bit worse than I made it sound. Anyway, the pharmacy couldn't refill my Vicodin because they were having trouble getting stock. I contacted the Doc's office later to see what the status was on an alternative pain med and also commiserated my wobbliness/balance issue. The nurse I talked to was a bit concerned. Today, I did 23½ miles and it seemed a tad better, but it may well have been I was learning a means of compensating. Starting was still wobbly. Anyway, the nurse left a message on my cell phone stating that they were in the process of authorizing and scheduling an MRI and to call back with any questions. I returned the call to ask about biking at this time and was told as long as I was careful and could keep my balance and bike without pain, it was fine. The nurse said the Doc definitely wanted to make sure my problem wasn't due to something more extreme than piriformis syndrome.