severe thight and leg pain L5 S1

hello i am 35 yrs old actually still in the hospital about to be released i woke up saturday morn at 6am and tried to get up to use the bathroom but had a massive pain in my right thigh with a numbness and tingling down to my toes i went to the hospital they gave me vicodin and sent me home. which did nothing i got home and couldnt get out of the car so i called 911 again went to a diff hospital and have been here three days they did a ct scan because i have a bb in my hand my brother shot me 30 yrs ago by my brother so therefore they wont give me an mri they are tellin me to get physical therapy they have me on norco diladdin volume muscle relaxes and perkaset not sure if spelling is right but anyway i need to know if i should go somewhere else or go with this physical therapy i just dont see it helpin myself i cant hardly move unless im drugged so much to make the pain tolerable they do not recomend surgery because of my age also i dont have ins but applied for medicaid today it almost seems thats why there pushing me out the door. i have min or no pain in my back its all in my right thigh and ankle with numbness all the way to my toes i will  add more to this im not feeling so good now any help with this is greatly appreciated they told me it was my l5s1 but couldnt guarntee it without mri only did ct thank you very much

[helenlegs11]

Pt can help so I would go, a lot of other things can help too. Sounds like scaitica (sciatic nerve impingment) which could be L5S1 related. That is the most popular conclusion anyway and because of lack of MRI they are always just going to be able to give that popular diagnosis. A good physiotherapist is often a better bet than having a scan.At least they can check all of you, and hands on stuff where u can go yes that hurts! but that bit hurts more, is v v useful. Ask the physio to check out your piriformis muscle too (at the top of bum) Piriformis syndrome can be a cause of sciatica too.  

[UnBrKaBl]

Ok i will do my first appointment is next wed as of now the pain has went down quite a bit   from when i was released i was actually able to walk around some without the walker today so im feeling much better im am still taking the pain meds to help ease the pain the bad thing is im not able to work and im self employed and myself bein the only income basically because the wife is on unemployment which is not enough to pay the bills so hopefully pt will work they say 4 to 6 weeks of it. Im very thankful of your reply its nice to know there are people out there that can help answer questions thanks again helenlegs11 i will post comments after the session of pt  

[helenlegs11]

I hope the PT works! Don't over do it tho'. I would imagine that some of the inflamation (inflammation) has subsided now , thankfully you have improved slightly. Still ask the physio to check out your piriformis muscle to see if there is any tight,knotted areas. This muscle travels close to the sciatic nerve and can be a cause of sciatica as well as disc and spine problems (unusual and rare however) Hope you feel better soon.