Laid down & heard "thunk" come from lower back

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FootNY, well, I found out that at L4L5, the fascia of two vertebra are rubbing together. No wonder the pain was excruciating! They immediately wanted an xray and MRI done and I did get the xray but between the 3rd floor and the 1st floor the authorization for the MRI got "lost" so we had to reschedule for Tuesday (the soonest) at 7:30am. Then the doc tells me that they don't prescribe pain meRAB until after surgery! I wanted to cry. But I asked if she could at least prescribe some 15mgs. oxycondone and she did. I have to be very careful with them they are all I've got. The 15's don't last too long but I have to make do. Thank you for asking and, how are you doing? -Sunny
 
How do they know the L4-L5 are rubbing together without an MRI?

TWO of my doctors were calling this neurosurgeon to get me an appt and still no word on when I will get an appt. It's been a week! I feel like crap :(
 
Hello Everyone, I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced a similiar situation. Yesterday, I woke up stiff from sleeping the entire night through (I hadn't done that in weeks because of pain). I thought I just needed to warm up by doing light housework. Well, perhaps 2 hours later, I felt like I needed to lay down and upon doing so, I heard an audible thunk come from my lower back area and with it a stab of pain. I don't know if it could be heard from just inside my head or if it was out loud, but regardless I have been in more pain than usual ever since. I feel "unhinged" if that makes sense to anyone. Pain radiates from the center of my lower back down and into my thighs and the back of the left knee. I have been taking my pain meRAB sparingly because I don't have very many but they just take the edge off. I've applied ice and then heat and that helps for a little while. Has this ever happened to you?
-Sunny:(
 
Yes, I have this pain. Go see a spine specialist. I had 3 bad foot surgeries and from walking wrong I had this pain. The MRI showed spinal stenosis and a disc fragment in the L2-L3. A word of advice, the radiologist read my MRI wrong, so when you go for your MRI on your low back, make sure you get a copy of the disc.
 
FootNY, they were looking at an MRI from August. So it's been since then that this has been going on and has only gotten worse. The MRI's are now online and that's how they had it at this appt. Something that's been troubling me is they also said the herniation w/ a buldging disc "fixed" itself?!! Doesn't feel like it. Have you ever heard of that? I'm so sorry that you feel so bad. I've been praying for footny (God knows who you are I suppose). ;) -Sunny
 
Footny, thanks for you response. May I ask, how the MRI was read wrong and what resulted from that? Have you had surgery to correct the lurabar problem? I wish you all the best.
-Sunny
 
A pain management doctor sent me for the MRI and the report said I had stenosis/degenerative disc disease. I showed the MRI results to a few doctors, who said there is no way stenosis would be causing the severe pain down my leg. I can't keep my knee bent. I had a foot surgery that has caused me nothing but problems, I went to another podiatrist, who told me to see a spine specialist for my back. The Spine Specialist read the MRI, the CD and that is how he found the fragment in the L2-3. I have had 3 epidurals with no relief. I have read online the longer you wait for epidurals, the worse it is. I have to go see a neurosurgeon now.
 
FootNY, It's too bad that because of the incompetance of others you had to suffer so long. I go to see the neurosurgeon today. I have been having a horrible time of it these past few days. I describe it to others as, "bone on bone". That's what it feels like. I went back to the urgent care that I went to last week, and asked for an xray and after he checked me out he old me that I had to go to the emergency room. He asked if I had driven myself, he'd have to call an arabulance! He couldn't prescribe any meRAB and I didn't get my xray, but I paid 35 dollars and went home. I'll see my doctor today and he'll tell me what's up. I had the epidural shots to no avail. They didn't help at all. I wish you the best of luck. I haven't gone to work in days I hurt so bad! Hopefully, I'll get sme relief today. -Sunny
 
FootNY, I have no idea what it means either. The next step is a new MRI tomorrow morning. I can barely move here so I am glad that it is soon. Then, I don't know what step the NS will take but I really need to find a new doc and soon. I need something that's ER (extended release). The IR's don't last too long and it's hard especially here at work. Talk to you later. -Sunny
 
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