Originally Posted by allen L

erin, I dont know much about anything, but from past experiences Ive had.
Both in 94 and 96 I had disk surgeries.
The pain in my buttocks, almost like someone is shoving a screwdriver into it, and then radiated down my legs, and numbness in the toes, foot, leg.
Everyone is different, but often relief from disk pain is not easily obtained.
Your description sounded so similar, but so many disk bulging patients have the same exact pain in buttocks and radiating down. When you said numbness , wow, it sounds so familiar to me.
I opted for surgery both times only because I was working fulltime 6 days a week, and didnt have time to try to work anything out. Ive been basically back pain free ever since, besides the usual overdoing it and pain stuff.
Please contact your physician, a little therapy and you may be feeling better in a week.