About 4-5 weeks ago I had a back problem, it was shooting pain down my right leg. It lasted about a week or so of really bad pain. I started to take some pain killers and Ibuprofren to help. After a week or so with the pain it went away, and the pain was replaced with numbness. So for the past couple weeks the backside of my leg, from my buttocks down to the backside of my knee, has been numb.

I'm currently walking with a little bit of a limp, nothing too bad. About a day or two ago I noticed something that really kinda scared me. I realized I couldn't flex my calf muscle in my right leg. Upon further investigation on this I realized I was unable to stand tip toes on my right leg. Left leg is fine and doesnt seem to have any problems, but my right leg is still numb and I cant stand on my tip toes (which explains my limp).

Currently I live alone while going to college, I dont have any health care nor money to pay for any. I know it isnt good to put off medical problems like this but there is nothing I can do, I would just like to get some opinions on what my problem might be.

Thanks ahead of time.

Chris