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.
The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body, going from the pelvis, through the buttocks, down the legs to the feet. Having a slipped disc in the back is a most common cause of sciatica, but sometimes doctors do not find an obvious cause of the pain.ciatica usually affects only one side of the lower body. Often, the pain extends from the lower back all the way through the back of the thigh and down through the leg. Depending on where the sciatic nerve is affected, the pain may also extend to the foot or toes.