The Sciatica Saga

I hate having health challenges.  I just want to be well.

I had a long, long period of remission and near-remission until 2009 or so, when I went into a long period of asthma attacks caused by a hoarding situation in a house (nobody's particular fault; the stuff was being disturbed in an effort to clean it up and probably a lot of particles got into the air) which I should have known better to enter and I had been duly warned.  That experience set off a cascade of autoimmune problems with both asthma and lupus; the asthma attacks are gone, but the lupus has not abated.  Lung problems can wreak havoc with lupus and I was really getting the wallop.  Since then, it has been really difficult to come back to my health.

Now, something related to lupus that is really bothering me: sciatica caused or exacerbated by bowel impaction (I get one every week now).  When I went to Urgent Care, the doctor said to consume fiber supplements and not worry about it being too much, if I do it moderately.  Well, now I have taken enough supplements to blow out the Holland Tunnel!  I mean, not really--but the regimen is now 2 fiber gummies (like gummi bears, but you dare not eat more than two), two Metamucil apple spice wafers, and two fiber tablets.

My doctor thinks there is definitely a correlation between the intestinal problems and me having such severe bouts of sciatica.  Yesterday, after getting a morphine shot, I realized I can't let things go so far.
So, back to my rheumatologist.

The doctor I saw last night was very knowlegeable about lupus and said it can cause or exacerbate sciactica too.

So, we shall see.

I really am getting tired of this, really hate being in excruciating pain, and hope to find wellness soon.