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Hi - I'm new at this as well - You mentioned you have a lot of pain on your lower back and both of your legs. Have you had a MRI on your back? I've had burning pain on both of my legs - it started about a year ago with my left calf with pain especially when I went to bed, having pain down my lower back as well. Then this pain started on both of my legs - right thigh and was going to PT. When I went to PT and it hurt so bad - i decided to go to the doctors to find out exactly what the problem was. The MRI shows I have a bulging disk but that I also have about a 3-4 ml sheath tumor on my nerve root on my spine. I'm in the process of going to see a neurosurgeron - Just a suggestion to go to a doctor who will give you a MRI just to make sure what the actually problem is. I've had several x-rays in the past for my back pain but the x-rays never show anything. I'm to go to Mayo Clinic soon because I have polycystic disease as well and have had a liver resection surgery there about 17 years ago - They saved my life!
Hopefully you feel better soon!
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Hi. I went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minn. they are amazing!!
Thanks again for your help. From what you described I am going in the right direction. I do have an MRI scheduled for Monday if my insurance gets their act together. I do not live in Jacksonville but will drive 6 hours to go to Mayo there if I need anything done. I'm already going to Mayo to a neurologist for severe daily headaches. As I said earlier in another post the doctor called me yesterday and told me I have significant arthritis in my lower back. He wants me to have the MRI to see if anything else is going on. Like a bulging disc. He also mentioned to r/o a tumor. I'll keep you posted and let you know what happens. Thanks for responding to my post and letting me know what is going on with you. I hope you feel better really soon. Tallygirl
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Hi....I went to my Internist yesterday. I ended up having a blood test, xray, and urine test. I do have a MRI scheduled for Monday evening. That is the earliest they could get me in. I hope your visit to Mayo Clinic works out. Which Mayo Clinic are you going to? I've been going to Mayo in Jacksonville, Florida for my daily headaches. If infact if I do need to see a neurosurgeon I will go to Mayo for that also. It's a great place. They certainly have brilliant people working there. I'll keep you posted and thanks for taking the time to read my post and post back. 🙂
Tallygirl