sciatica help please

[omghereistrouble]

About 4 months ago, I started getting pain in my hip. Unfortunately, due to the landlord selling, we had to move, thankfully to a bungalow, but the moving and clearing of the house fell completely to my husband and me. I tried to do as much as I could, as my hubby is 68, I'm nearly 62, and we had no one to help us.
Since moving, the pain has got steadily worse all down my leg. I had X-rays of my pelvis and leg. The results said arthritis in the knee, but the pelvis and hip were clear. The GP has referred me to the osteo trauma clinic, but I know that I won't get much help on my initial visit. I am just expecting an examination, maybe referred to have an MRI
over the last few weeks. The pain has got more than I can cope with and has spread all over my left lower back, it is the left hip and leg as well. I went to the GP, she gave me extra strong Co-Codamol, which I was taking the normal over-the-counter ones and Amitriptyline. They do not help the pain and keep making me fall over a lot, as my balance is rubbish anyway. They make me feel so ill. I just am at the end.
when I sit up in bed when I get up the pain makes me cry. i am trying to keep going but i have not been out for weeks apart from GP. if i go out its uncomfy in the car and no point as i cannot walk round anyway. at home its a good job our loo is now all on same level as I could not manage stairs
people keep say GP included that it usually only lasts a few months. I am wondering if anyone can suggest anything that helps.
would it help to use crutches? i am very open to alternative things we do not have a lot of money but if there was something that will help we will try to get the money. i have to take a lot of pills anyway so do not really want to dose myself on more pills especially if they make me feel ill and do not work.
i just want my life back. as said is my birthday soon and my sister wants to take me for lunch somewhere but as it is at the moment sitting on a chair for lunch and just getting there would be difficult we never used to be close and its only the last few years we have become close so I do not want to call it off really

Try some acupuncture if you can. I had a slipped disc pressing on the sciatic nerve at the beginning of the year and like you say painkillers don’t really touch the sides if it. No idea how acupuncture works but it did for me!

I know at points in my life when I have suffered from sciatica I have found lying flat on the floor really helpful. Also using a lumbar pole gave me great relief. And also doing back stretches
Sciatica is so painful and debilitating OP. I feel for you.

Naproxen helped me way more than cocodamol

Agree with above poster, had it on and off for years (occupational hazard of assisting patients in hospital) and find you need anti inflammatory medication ather than just pain killers like co-codamol, once inflammation reduces there is less pressure on the sciatic nerve. I'm fortunate in that just normal ibruphren works for me but next stage up is naproxen. I'm always surprised that doctors prescribe co-codamol for it in A & E too, sometimes we do give crutches for temporary use as some people find it helps as taking some of their weight through their arms.