<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My lower back has been hurting. The pain has gotten so bad that I cant lift my six pound Chihuahua. I have also been having leg pains in my right leg. Last week it hurt so bad I limped arond all week. And on too of all this I have recently discovered that when I sit down I go paralized from the waist down. Please help me  <response>: Dear friend ... Welcome to Chat Doctor I read your concern, and it seems like sciatica which imitates nerves and causing pain and feeling of getting paralyzed like sensation . There is nothing to worry ... You can do Spinal X-ray or CT imaging studies to know underlying causative factors involved in triggering pain sensation. I would suggest you to have hot compression at site of pain and NSAIDs will help to ease pain. Regular mild exercise and correct posture during sleeping sitting will prevent further episode of pain. You can ask me if you have more queries... Regards Chat Doctor. Kingston John David 