If your sciatic nerve was hit would you know it?

Hi everyone,

quick question-- I have a lot of Psych patients who refuse the VEntrogluteal site. I have no choice but to give them these 2ml injections in the dorso which I hate hate hate doing! My question is if it was hit would they feel it? And would the pain be constant? Or go and come? I'm just trying to understand this patients pain. He's never complained that my injections hurt. I'm reading descriptions of people getting hit in the sciatic and they describe it as an electric shock. I've never had that any complain of that-- most I hear is " ouch that's stinging" and heck I expect ability to sting a little. I'm just trying to figure out if I would have known from their reaction had I hit their nerve ( which frankly I have no idea how it would happen! I basically give it up in the top top almost hip area!) any guidance? Thank you