Your best bet is to find a doctor to determine what your pain is caused from. Sounds,as if you may have a pinched nerve. Follow up with any doctors advise, and maybe find a pain management doctor. It took me years to find out what your type of pain I was experiencing.
It is a shame it takes so long to find out what the root cause is. I wish you well .

Hello @pedaboo, welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself with the other members of the Chronic Pain group.

A lot of members have talked about herniated discs, but no discussion has been started about this issue specifically. It would be a great idea, and help to the community, if you would take the honor of doing so. Here is what I suggest:

1. Go to the Bones, Joints & Muscles group here, http://mayocl.in/2cpjGMC
2. Click on the grey START A DISCUSSION box
3. Type a brief and descriptive title, such as: Herniated Disc & Pain. What helps?
4. Type a description of your issue and post!

@pedaboo, if you do this, I could help bring members who have discussed herniated discs all across Mayo Clinic Connect to one specific discussion. If you have questions, feel free to send me a personal message. Here is how you can do that:

1. Click the member's @username.
2. Click the envelope icon in their profile.
3. Write a subject and your message.
4. Click Send Message.

Thank you Justin. I don't see a  grey START A DISCUSSION box in the bones, joints & muscles group. I must be doing something wrong! If you can help me find it, I'd be glad to carry out your suggestion. Again, thank you so very much. @pedaboo

@pedaboo Do you take any pain meds? I'm hoping to get a spinal cord stimulator, which helps with back pain. Your doctor could refer you to a person who works with these.

jim

Thank you. I'll look into it