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Burning/cramp like pain in lower back and legs
Hello. I'm 22 and a male. For a long time now I've gotten this weird pain in my lower back and upper and lower back of my legs. I can mostly feel it when I'm trying to lay down and relax. Mostly I feel it at night when I'm trying to sleep. It keeps me up and I can't get comfortable or stay still. It's like a burning cramp like pain in my very lower middle back (around the sacrum joint) and down the backs of my legs all the way to my feet. It's horrible keeps me up and constantly tossing and turning trying to get relief. If I take pain meds it's fine and obiviously I don't feel it but if I don't have anything to take its like a 10 out of 10 pain wise. I had a mri that showed a disc somewhat buldged into the spinal cord. My doctor tried therapy physical and massage and a chiropractor but nothing has fixed it and he refuses pain meds. But they don't seem to be able to find what's causing this. It almost feels like the burning feeing like if you were to tie something around a finger and cut the circulation off that kind of pain. But I need help with this. So far no dr has been any help and this is a constant problem every night if I don't have anything for pain to take. I hope someone can help me figure out what this is because I need some type of direction for help with it. It's really effecting my life in a bad way. Any info will be a great help. Thanks
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You need to see a neurosurgeon. Yes I know you don't have a brain problem. Neurosurgeons' are also the best spinal surgeons. You have a bulging disc into the spinal cord. You may need a spinal fusion. This is where they remove the disc and fuse your spine at that level. My son had that surgery and is now back at work as a Paramedic/Firefighter.
What I suggest is what we did. Not knowing any neurosurgeons and not happy with the orthopedic spinal doctor, we called one of the local trauma centers. We are fortunate in that where we live there are several within in less than an hours drive. We called the patient referral center and they were actually the ones who told us we needed to see a neurosurgeon. We called looking for a neurologist as he was told it was a nerve problem.
We were very fortunate to be referred to the head of neurosurgical recovery for the shock trauma center. Turned out this doctor was one of the top five in the country. As in most trauma centers which is where you will find the best doctors as this is where they will see the most challenging case.
My suggestion is: If there is a level 1 or above trauma center near you or within a reasonable travel distance, Call there patient referral line and ask to be referred to a doctor in the Neurosurgical department. Once you have the appointment call the MRI center where your MRI was done and get a copy of your MRI and bring it with you. IF there not to old it will save you from having to have another one done.
IF the doctor recommends a fusion I would say to go ahead and have it done. IF for some reason it can't be done. Then you will have to find a good Pain Management Center near where you live to help you manage the pain. They have treatments, and injections that can reduce the pain to almost nothing.
These centers are run by Doctors of Anesthesiology and they have more medications to offer that are non narcotic to manage pain with. I know as I am a patient of one of these centers as I suffer from chronic non operable back injury. Without my Doctor at the pain center I would be miserable. My pain once a 10 out of 10 is now a 0 to 3 on any given day and I can live with that.
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Oh thats just awful and im so sorry that your suffering like this.
I am going to back up what the other poster said here about finding another doctor and getting that second opinion. It sounds like the one your with really is doing little to nothing to actually handle the problem other then sending you on down the road to massage therapy or whatever and thats really not doing you justice here at all.
If you told the doctor already that what he said should help and it hasnt then its the doctors obligation to try harder to FIND something else that WILL have at the very last a large impact on your pain.
Also I'd like to ask you about your bed? if you dont have a proper or newer memory foam or partial memory foam, i would invest. I suffer from back pain alot (pinched nerves etc.) and getting an upgraded bed can really make a difference if you havent considered that yet. ((just as an extra thought here)) ; )
good luck!!
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Wow. I can sympathize.I suffered burning legs & at times extreme pain for three years before a doctor found I was type 2 diabetic. I also have sciatica. I'm not sure any of that will do anything to help. If you haven't had blood work done I would have a doctor do that.
Did they not think the bulging disc was a problem? I do know burning is usually...not always, but usually some sort of nerve pain. That may cause your muscle to cramp some too.
I do hope you get some relief soon. If your doctor doesn't find something try another doctor. Bother them until you get an answer. Leg pain is no fun at all.
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