13 days ago, after having some pain in my right hip down to ankle for a few days that was managed by simply walking around until it stopped, I sneezed and instantly had the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I had an MRI about a week later that showed an l5/s1 herniation. The pain subsided almost completely after about 4 days but I still have pain down my leg first thing in the morning that gets a little worse during my hour long drive to work. Once I get out of the car the pain dies down within 30 minutes to an hour. I still walk with a limp because my calf feels week and tight and it hurts a little if I try to walk normally. Also, my 4th and 5th toes are almost constantly numb and seem to go from really numb (feeling like they are swollen or something) to moderately numb (can't really tell they are numb until i try to move them).  I am completely unable to do a heel raise with my right leg which I stupidly googled and was informed that that is a serious issue meaning the nerve is completely pinched off and not able to send the signal to my calf which can become permanent. I've been taking gabapentin and meloxicam along with the occasional muscle relaxer but I'm not sure if i need to continue them and am scared to find out. 

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I will be speaking to my ortho provider on Monday to discuss a steriod injection but I have a vacation planned for next Saturday. I'll be driving about 10 hours and I plan to stop every hour to take a break and stretch my back out a little. My concern is that I won't be able to get the injection for a few more weeks. I was already told not to try pt yet because it could irritate the nerve more and they recommend the injection to relieve the pressure on the nerve and help with the numbing and weakness. I kind of have to do quite a bit if walking and stuff because my kids have been looking forward to this vacation for several months and I've spent a lot of money on it already. I planned to go zip lining and stuff but obviously I doubt that type of thing will happen now. What do you guys think?  

Concerns about my herniated disc 13 days after the sneeze that caused it