Hi,

If anyone is still on this message board, I need advice please. I am in my 20s and started having lumbar and sacral back pain about 6 months ago. At first it was mild. In addition to the pain, I have had a strange crawling sensation in the same area too. The pain has waxed and waned since then but now is almost always there. Most of the time it feels like I have a tight band around my back, pelvis and low abdomen. About 2 months ago, I began having spasms and feeling like I needed to pee all the time. About 2 weeks ago, I started spasming really badly in all my pelvic muscles while still having the back pain and now am barely able to have a bowel movement because my muscles won't relax. I also have terrible vibrating/tingling in my sacral/pelvic area every time I sit down. I had an MRI of my entire spine that was normal about a month ago. I've also had numerous normal labs. Believe me, I've had almost everything checked. Acute phase reactants have been normal 3 times. I don't know what to do at this point. Does anything know what this could possibly be? Does it sound like arachnoiditis? I have no obvious known triggers like any spinal surgeries. I did have myself tested for HSV-2 and tested borderline positive for antibodies but have never had any obvious outbreaks that I've ever noticed.