Hello, I had the same pain on the right side for years and talked with 3 different surgeons about the continuous pain.

My GP sent me to a pain management doctor for my ilium area pain, and he gave me steroid injections, which took the edge off a bit, but the pain came back after a few months. Then he did an ablation, but decided to go up one vertebra…and bingo, we discovered my ilium pain was stemming out of my L3.

I also was seeing a lumbar surgeon for very complex back issue. He recommended a fusion of the L3- S1, and some other surgical procedures. He is an extraordinary surgeon and fixed all of my issues causing back pain.

I’m 3 1/2 months out from the back surgery, and recovering was difficult, but I am thrilled to say I am no longer living in pain!

My nerve pain after surgery was overwhelming but now they are almost healed. I still take 2400 mg of Gabapentin daily but expect to be off of it ( gradually) within a few more months.

Everyone has a different experience…so it’s a good idea to be thorough on your research.

All the best!