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Poster: ian edwards
Subject: RE: loss of coordination in leg
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century100 wrote:

I had an MRI and the doctor said that i had a bulged disc. He said that it is pressing against my sciatic nerve which is causing the weakness. BUT, my sciatic nerve showed no signs of irritation.?? So, im not sure if that is te case, but I am getting a epidural shot this coming week which will bring my disc back down to normal size and he said that it should fix the problem. has anyone else talked to a dr about an epidural shot directly in the disc? I bet a lot of you have this problem just not diagnosed.

Did it work for you? I wa supposed to get the shot. Got to the place to get it done and my school insurance wouldnt pay for it. So I just left.

Anyways heres a racing with loss of coordination story.

It was this morning. Distance was 5k. Made my leg give out 2 days ago by pressing hard the last 2 miles of a run. As I was warming up for the race i could already feel my leg not being right. People with the same problem know what I'm talking about.

Well race starts and Im in the lead pack of 4 for the first 400 meters. One guy breaks off so I follow. He seemed to slow a little after 800 so i take the lead. Thats a big mistake. Never do all the work with sciatic problems. It makes it harder. Well he wan't about to take the lead so I kept on trucking. Hit the mile in 5:01 and felt the ame way I did as I started. 2nd place drafting off me still. I didnt mind.

Leg starts to lose coordination at 1.8 miles. It comes on gradually. It was severe by 2.2 miles. I couldnt run worth a shit with my leg just being stiff and not bending back all the way. I tried my hardest to keep going fast. Hit 2 miles in 10:03. I only had to run .2 of mile 2 with a messed up leg though.

Mile 3, I am complete shit. Looking like a damn idiot. Running as hard a I can for a 5:23 or so mile. Not tired at all but my leg won't respond/work/function correctly. 200 meter to go and I'm still in the lead. Ready to start my all out kick o I go ahead and take a peak back. See peeps like 100 meters behind me. Looked evern stupider trying to sprint. Almost fell down a bunch of times because my leg wouldnt bend at all on some strides.

Won the race with 15:52.

Oh and a dog was running most of the race with me but dropped back after 2 miles. I gave him my water after the race lol.

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