Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hi, I am jp. I have lower back pain, sciatica with NO apparent cause. I had a recent flare that resulted in me going to hospital and finally taking narcotics...which I have refused til now. pain has been ongoing for about 8 years and this flare resulted in me being in wheelchair as I could bare NO weight on that side for weeks....I had an SI injection two days before and the doc thought it was an infection so I got a bone scan. No infection so I got my third mri....no abnormality. I think the worse part for me is having NO IDEA what is causing the pain! I saw an orthopod for a few years who tested me every which way he could and then he referred me to pain management. The selective nerve blocks have worked well for me for l5, s1 but I still cant believe no one can tell me where the pain is originating from? I wonder if I should see a neurosurgeon . perhaps he would see what others cant? I am active - in between pain that is! LOL - have three kids- one of which is severely handicapped so I must stay on top of this! When I flared I could not even reposition my son...not a good position to be in. well thanks for letting me be part of the group and if you have any advice, please let me know! JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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