A member asked:

I got my seatic nerve hit from a shot, was in the er last night because of pain and swelling in my leg, shots didn't work and am still in pain.

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Dr. Dimitri Novitzky answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Sciatic nerve injury: You mean a bullet injury of the nerve?, can you move the foot, or the leg? if the answer is yes, the nerve was not injured directly, but a pressure wave induced injury. If you cannot move the foot, leg or feel at the same level the bullet injured the nerve with a direct impact. In the first event, the pain will go away, you have an inflammatory response, which may last for a month or two. Be treated by a Dr. and undergo physiotherapy, for the second option you also will need a counselor .

Answered 5/17/2016

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