Damn that Sciatica can be painful. Aspirin or OTC pain killers won't help. My chiropractor helped me though. Knock on wood, I haven't had it for years. I have (may be had) a bulging disc. L4 or 5. I saw it on the x ray years ago and it was just a wedge. Bone on bone on one side and bulged out on the other. It was just irritating the hell out of the nerve.