I had an MRI 1/24/24 which showed an acute compression fracture of L1 Vertebrae. Because I was having so much pain down my butt into my legs, the ortho spine doctor I went to decided that the best plan of action was to let the compression fracture heal on its own but to treat the pain below the waist with a lumbar epidural since MRI also showed stenosis at the L4 and L5 vertebrae. At that time there was no acute pain at the fracture site so this plan of action made sense at the time. After the bad results with the epidural I did get a second opinion from a physical medicine doctor 2 weeks ago. He sent me to get a consult with a spine doctor re: need for a possible kyphoplasty for L1 compression fracture as the last 8 weeks that has been causing a lot of pain also. It's very complicated and possibly now outside the window if kyphoplasty will even be effective for L1 pain. It's been a downhill slide.