@insanepain Hello, I'm sorry to hear about your pain. I have been searching for 3 years now after low back pain turned into chronic back/flank/oblique pain from cramped/spasmed muscles on my right side. I am in pai from when I get up until I go to bed, and no one (I've literally seen more than 30 medical professionals in 3 years) has any idea why.

The reason I'm writing is because I ended up have spinal fusion surgery (L5-S1) last November, so about 7 months post-op right now. My surgeon found I had a collapsed disc on the right side and performed the surgery. About 10 days after the surgery, nerve pain started in both legs, and it was all night long. I did not sleep for four straight nights. The 5th morning I went to the ER to see what was happening. They did ultrasounds on both legs, everything was good there, no blockages.

Then the ER doctor prescribed Lyrica, and my surgeon's PA upped the dose from 25mg to 75mg, three times a day (morning, noon, and night). By the second day, the pain was gone, it worked that quickly. I took the Lyrica for about 2 months (December and January), and I slowly came off of it by going one week on twice a day, then the next week on once a day, and then I stopped (last week of January). The pain has not come back. If you have not heard of this, I would ask your primary about it to see what they feel is the best course of action.