hot knives and sushi rolls

I've been laid up in bed with sciatic pain.  This is pretty annoying since I've recommitted to exercising and excited to go to the pool everyday.  I've experienced this pain, to a much lesser degree, in the back of my leg for years, but I always thought it was a pulled muscle from yoga. A yoga injury! And it would just act up from time to time.  Then within the last year I've had trouble getting in and out of the car, and sitting for long periods of time becomes excruciating.  I thought it was just the evils of having to sit for work.  Also, the pain was just in my leg, and I always thought sciatic was in the back/hip so it never occurred to me.  But this past week it's definitely made itself known in my back and hip.

I read that exercise is better for it than laying around, so I did my regular swim yesterday.  But then last night and today it felt like a hot knife was slicing the back of my thigh, so I decided to lay in bed today and not move and give it a little rest. 

I've been compiling questions to ask Dr. G on Monday.  Three more full days until I meet with him!  I was going to post my questions, but as I read over them, they seem kind of dumb and self-explanatory.  For example: Will I be able to eat the rice on my beloved salmon sushi roll?  Does miso soup count as a clear broth? 

Maybe I won't ask those questions after all.