@mpar6771 Yea U gotta love these surgeons, like Ur 1st one. Taking lucky guesses and then blowing U off. I said to one it's all fun and games till something goes wrong. Just like in your case. Then they don't want to be bothered. Well there's several procedures for at least free entrapped nerves. With varying degrees of invasiveness. But obviously there less expensive than other procedures and possibly they don't perform that procedure so they seem to be less forthcoming with that idea or suggestion. I've been in this situation for 2.5 years. And chasing a Phantom for 2 of those years... Well I guess we're Both 1%ers... Bcuz I have the same thing it's called a lumbarized S 1 and S2 joint. Where it's normally fused with little or no gap. We've got a small lumbar disc there. It's considered a congenital anomaly so more than likely it'll stay how it is. How long ago were your mri's done. I'm gonna moved to your next response.