thanks for ur reply...I knwo I do have trigger points as I can feel them, I just feel they were caused from all the muscle tightening and stress from all this pain that was there before the trigger points...I just really dont think that is my main pain source! thanks for the info

The feeling of water running down your legs is part of peripheral neuropathy. I have that too, and have had it for 26 years. Many of us have that feeling along with tingliing, burning, zapping. We use medication to help control those feelings -- the medication was originally used for epilepsy patients, but they found that it worked well for neuropathic patients. i've been taking meds for that for many years. i do NOT have arachnoiditis.

I know of your concern. I think they probably would have seen it on the MRi if you had it.

God bless & take care. Hugs, Lee

I have had the same pain doc for almost 13 years now. Mutual trust was established a long time ago. It does take some time. One thing that does help is that I try not to play doctor with him. I keep a pain journal and take that in each appt. He appreciates that sort of documetation. When things change and the pain gets rugged, I tell him that what WE are doing is no longer working and that I need him to reach down into his bag of tricks and please try something new. That generally gets a laugh out of him. That also elicates the desired response for me.