Am I having sciatic pain?

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I fell down the stairs backwarRAB about a year ago, had 3 pelvic fractures. I'm now having sharp pains from the lower back down my butuicks, down my leg to the foot. The pain is extremely painful to the point I can't walk. The only relief is when I sit. It started a week ago. It was periodic at first, now it is constant. I need to sit elevated to get any kind of relief. I take advil, but only seems to relieve the pain somewhat and only for a short period of time. What can I do to relieve the pain to a comfort level?
 
If its that bad i'd goto the dr and get a MRI. SounRAB like a potential herniated disc, the only other 'similar' condition that I know of is pinformis syndrome which deals with a muscle near your hip area, which could go in synch with your healed fractures.
google it n c what you think. also google dermatomes and check the chart for what area of the body co-incides with the pains you get and see which level of the lurabar spine is attributed to it. I believe it is the L4/5 from what you are describing BUT they run similar also to the L5/S1 too.
 
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