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A member asked:

Sciatic nerve or pulled muscle? it's one leg hurt from my butt to my top calf. hurt to start moving around, hurt to bend, feel brused been 2 days now.

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Sciatica?: Your symptoms sound consistent with that of sciatica. Talk to your doctor to help sort this out.

Answered 8/7/2016

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Call your doctor: With symptoms this complex, you owe it to yourself to call your doctor to help you make sense out of them.

Answered 5/22/2018

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