You assumed correctly!
I WAS just checked out a few days ago by my orthopaedic surgeon and he believes the same.
No weakness in buttocks or ankle.
Noticed that the uneffected leg would set off nerve pain in The effected side!
Odd.
Also, I barely caught it, but he was orally dictating his notes to an assistant and during the straight leg raise tests, he noted them as “C-SLR”.
Not sure what that could mean.
I mentioned wanting to see a Chiro and he shot me a look that basically said “don’t do it.”
So that’s that, lol.
I’m going to get another MRI and we’ll take it from there.
Anyways, looks like you’re dead on the money, as usual.