Hi all,
i am new to the forum and need advice please.Will try to keep my story brief!.
It was 3 yrs and following an MRI i was diagnosed with an annular tear L5 S1.My neurosurgeon decided it did not warrent i microdiscectomy and i was referred to pain management.
Soooooooo here we are 3 yrs later with lower right sided back pain,affected by sitting,driving,walking and lying.I get alot of foot pain and lower limb pain.It is very disabling all of the time.
I guess what i want to know, is this normal to be almost as bad now as i was 3 yrs ago?
Do we need to look at what has happened to the disc itself after 3 yrs?.
Should i get referred to an orthopaedic surgeon who can investigate the disc(they put the dye through n then xray)i think this may show a clearer picture rather than MRI.
SO fed up and confused,any advice please.
Take care all
Justine