@heisenberg34
Don’t give up and keep pressing for answers and advocate for yourself. Doctors aren’t perfect and make mistakes. I read through all medical reports and looked up medical terms so I fully understood what my MRIs showed. I would then ask a lot of questions. Doctors should not just be relying on tests but also physical exam and fully listening to all of your symptoms and how they are affecting your quality of life.

What I recently learned from my spine specialist is EMGs should not be relied upon to explain pain/numbness/weakness radiating from spine/lower back to hips/buttocks and legs.

Demand you get answers or referrals to get to the bottom of what may be causing your spine/hip/buttock pain. You can’t treat pain if you do not know the real source of it. Injections, pain pumps/stimulators, medications, etc. won’t really work if you don’t know if it is spine/joint or soft tissue/tendon/muscle pain.