Help with back/leg/foot pain left side

I seem to have a pain running from my lower left back, just over from my spine a couple of inches from my butt, through my left butt cheek, down my outer left side of my leg to my foot. It hurts like a mother, I can’t seem to sit in any position that feels better.

I’m used to some lower back pain, as in a couple of times a year from a pulled muscle or whatever, and even a bit of pain in my left leg. This pain just came on this morning and has been here for a few hours and has not let up. I tried to take some Advil, but that hasn’t helped. I also am having a bit of problem walking. I can still walk, but sometimes it hurts.

Some background. I can not think of any time that I have ever injured anything on that side. I did have a motorcycle accident, but that was six years ago and I would think that it would have come about long before now. Anymore I also can not sleep on my left side as my upper thigh falls asleep, much like it feels now. If I take the pressure off it usually goes away pretty quick. I’m also 30, but I didn’t think I was that old, and I haven’t done anything in the last week or so to agrivate anything.

Is this a pinched nerve, or something else. Also is there anything I can do to get rid of the pain? I have a swim meet tomorrow and it would not be good to try and swim like this. If it’s not a nerve what could it be?

Go.To.The.Doctor.

IANAD. It could be anything - a pinched nerve, sciatica, disk problems. But you need to go have it checked out by those who know. And who can prescribe happy pills.

Both my husband and my best friend have this type of pain and numbness because of back problems (One has a herniated disk, the other has a ruptured disk). It is not something to mess with. Please go see a doctor.