Thread: Folfox or Xeloda. Folfox or Xeloda My oncologist has recommended Folfox-4, twice a month for 6 months. I know someone with the same diagnosis as me who is taking Xeloda, which according to her has fewer side effects and is easier to tolerate.
Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated disk, bone spur on the spine or narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis) compresses part of the nerve. This causes inflammation, pain and often some numbness in the affected leg.
A hamstring injury and sciatica are often confused. Sciatica originates at the outer side of the thigh, while a hamstring injury occurs in the center of the thigh. When the sciatic nerve is pinched it produces mild to severe pain in the hip, lower pack, buttocks and potentially down to the feet.