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Old 01-24-2012, 07:37 PM #1
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Hello, I have been having lower back pain for 25 years. Now the pain is going down my left leg and it is becoming weak and numb. I have had 2 MRI's CAT Scans, x-rays, today a Meylogram and now the Doctor wants to do a discogram. I was told that my L5-S1 is a "shot" "black disc" and this is the cause for my pain, so why so many test. I am told that my pain should be down the right side instead of the left side...not sure what that means. Has anyone gone through all these tests and are they really necessary?
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Smile Hello Zahaaa
Welcome to NT

My first thought on this is - you must have good insurance
I know how very frustrating this is, and still not getting any straight answers. It sounds as tho your Dr is trying hard to pin down a cause for your pain.
You might try looking into the Spinal forum - here is the shortcut link to get you there:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...sprune=-1&f=22

Hopefully you can get some good information there.

There is plenty of support and understanding here. Please feel at home - you're among friends.

I hope things will get sorted out for you soon and that your pain can be managed properly.

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zahaaa,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. As you can see we have a great number and caring fellow members here, welcome to a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Check into the following forum for some assistance on back pain:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Hello Zahaaa and WELCOME to NeuroTalk!

I see that Rae and Darlene have both offered great information

I just wanted to add.. that if you should have any questions or need any information or need any assistance with anything, please do not hesitate to ask, someone will always be around shortly to help in any way that we are able.

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