Anyone have tips on sleeping with sciatica?

I’ve been trying to read websites since last night when I couldn’t sleep because my back hurt so badly, and they all say the same things about pillows between or under the knees, etc. Unfortunately for me, they all say absolutely no sleeping on the stomach.

It was so bad this morning that I couldn’t get out of bed… I had to call out of work and if my roommate hadn’t come home right when he did, I would’ve called an ambulance. It was that bad. And of course, when I finally fell asleep on my side with the pillow between my knees, I woke up on my stomach and couldn’t roll over or move below my arms.

So does anyone know a way I can safely sleep on my stomach and not wake up with crippling pain in the morning? Unless the pain wakes me up while I’m sleeping and moving, I WILL wake up on my stomach. If I could do it safely, it would save me a lot of grief.

Edit/Note: I know about seeing a doctor… I’m on a waiting list for an orthopedist. I have two herniated discs and have had bouts of sciatica since I was 15. The question here is about how to sleep until I have a solution to treat the pain.