My pain is now a mystery!

Posted by dennismm @dennismm, 13 hours ago

For 3 months I’ve had terrible lumbar pain.
The mystery? Not one of 6 physicians know why!

Had MRI’S, CT Scans, nothing!
Pain specialist/orthopedic surgeon looked at the MRI results and saw nothing. He said I can’t treat you because there is nothing to treat

No spine issue, disks or anything else. He said how can I treat someone when I don’t know what’s causing such intense lumbar/lower back pain?

Saw psychiatrist, neurologist, GP, rheumatologist, even gastroenterologist!
No no no!

Every single dr. I see says “I don’t know!”
Not only that but for 3 months I’ve hardly slept due to the fact that when I’m in a supine or prone position the pain is so bad it would not allow me to fall asleep!!!

Do what’s the next thing they all tell me:
“Take naps and you’ll feel better.”
Guess what, when I lie down the pain manifests itself even more. Tried sitting up in a recliner and sleeping that way, nope, way too much pain!

One physician said try strong opiate, MAY HELP, and of course I refused that type of treatment.

So here I am what the Drs. call a mystery case, however meanwhile, I’m totally miserable with no solution in sight and a lot of pain!!

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Maybe an MRI with 3D rendering would show something. Posssible something impinging on your cluneal nerve. Would MRI with you lying prone matter?

If it hurts then there's something wrong.

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Thanks for the courtesy of the response.
Out of 6 physicians no one can give me a reason as to why I have this excruciating pain!

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