Been dealing with what I believe is a Sciatic

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Shouldn't be a problem, but then again, be careful. It was pulled due to cardiovascular issues. Hope you don't have heart problems.

As an aside, my pet peeve is chronic narcotics for chronic pain. This is how we've been turned into a nation of prescription drug addicts (not that you are). If it were me, I'd go see a good physiatrist (PM&R). They do a residency in Physical medicine and Rehabilitation. I've seen a few of these guys work wonders without narcotics.

Agree. Speaking from experience (as a patient and physician) avoiding narcotics for inflammatory pain will be in your best interest in the long term. Severe pain may require narcotics but I try to get people transitioned to NSAIDS as soon as possible. There are several non-operative (PM&R) spine physicians in the SLC area who do a good job of managing sciatica and back pain with injections/therapy.

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Agree. Speaking from experience (as a patient and physician) avoiding narcotics for inflammatory pain will be in your best interest in the long term. Severe pain may require narcotics but I try to get people transitioned to NSAIDS as soon as possible. There are several non-operative (PM&R) spine physicians in the SLC area who do a good job of managing sciatica and back pain with injections/therapy.

I will probably ask you for those names in January. Does insurance usually cover this kind of thing?

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I will probably ask you for those names in January. Does insurance usually cover this kind of thing?

Insurance should cover most everything involved - therapy, injections, MRI.
Let me know.