Hello
Thank you for posting on this topic. I understand your frustration. I have had lumbar pain and b/l feet pain for years. I had a plantar fasciotomy bi lateral operation several years ago. I was a nurse in the hospital for 20 plus years. My point is I have seen so many neurologists and surgeons, some say the foot pain may be relative to the spine being compressed.
I have been diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis and facet joint arthropathy. L4L5. I am visiting my sons in AZ, I am from NJ. I am meeting with neuro orthopedic surgeon at Mayo to discuss if surgery will help. If I don't sit down after 5-6 min my lower lumbar is so burning and aching the pain will travel straight to my feet. I don't really have leg pain. I am being told I need a fusion as my L4L5 vertebrae have slipped 13mm. The pain is literally crippling me. If I go out I need a cushion and portable chair to sit. I am now getting numbness and tingling in my right leg down to my right foot. I had a laminectomy in 2021 to relieve the left sciatica but was told it wouldn't help with my back pain. There is talk that if I have even 4 hours relief from a facet joint injection procedure then I may have back pain relief from surgery.

15 years ago I must have seen 4 different neurologists who said that back pain has nothing to do with foot pain which is why I had plantar fasciotomy. It can be very confusing to know what to do. I really just want relief so I can feel better.

Thank you to everyone who shares their stories on here. As a nurse I believe each person has a bit of a different situation going on but it does help to share with others those individual experiences in an effort to get to the other side of debilitating pain.