Low Back Pain Going into Hip and Leg

@1kay2 So did you ever think of surgery.

yes. We can offer ideas. I have had several spine surgeries from top to bottom. Find an MFR therapist - try a few. It is WELL WORTH THE MONEY!!! I will be seeing one for the rest of my life. A lot of your pain can be coming from the nerves along the route of your spine. You need attention to stay in alignment. You also need to help yourself. You CAN exercise through the pain! There are other things which can be helpful like figuring out if you have complications from what appears unrelated. I had gout and insulin resistance. Getting on medication for both reduced my pain and inflammation by 75% AFTER 30 years of being on this degeneration ride. Learn to LOVE your pain. Accepting that you can't do anything about it at a particular moment is critical. I have been on low-dose Percocet for 25 years. It is a lifesaver! Figuring out what triggers my pain - INDISPENSABLE! Having doctors who are supportive - CRITICAL! Realizing that EVERYONE struggles in this life is important too. Its maybe your cross to bear and helps you in some way which you have to figure out.

For some people (I’m one) pain is a part of life and mitigation to a tolerable level is my goal. I have accepted I will never be pain free and refuse to live my life in a zombie state due to over medication ( which is where I would be if I took everything the doc put me on). There is a familial component to pain: oa is responsible for most of mine as well as fibromyalgia. I get some relief through gentle stretching exercises, massage,water exercise, relaxation protocols but most important prayer.

Yes, marijuana is legal for both medicinal and recreational use. For me, it does nothing for pain, and I just sit there like a bowl of cream of wheat.

I've had pain in my left hip and thigh for 5 or 6 years and have been to multiple doctors. All they can say is "physical therapy, physical therapy, physical therapy". After thousands of clam shells, bridges and planks, I'm no better than when I started. I take hydrocodone when it gets too bad. I just quit PT again after only 2 sessions because it took 3 days afterwards until I could function again. It seems like my young therapist thought I was a college athlete not a 78 year old woman with fibromyalgia. I also just stopped low dose naltrexone because there was no improvement of my pain after 9 weeks. It also made me somewhat nauseous. My PCP told me I would just have to live with it.

@ellece same for me. I tried utilizing medical marijuana but it makes me feel horrible and doesn’t do anything for my pain. Maybe I wasn’t patient enough to try and figure out what strain would work for me. I just couldn’t get past the horrible feeling (like a vice around my head.)

@1kay2 So did you ever think of surgery.

I've had pain in my left hip and thigh for 5 or 6 years and have been to multiple doctors. All they can say is "physical therapy, physical therapy, physical therapy". After thousands of clam shells, bridges and planks, I'm no better than when I started. I take hydrocodone when it gets too bad. I just quit PT again after only 2 sessions because it took 3 days afterwards until I could function again. It seems like my young therapist thought I was a college athlete not a 78 year old woman with fibromyalgia. I also just stopped low dose naltrexone because there was no improvement of my pain after 9 weeks. It also made me somewhat nauseous. My PCP told me I would just have to live with it.