CHRONICPAIN2000

You had asked me if my symptoms are on my left site. My pain is noticeable in my left hip especially with activity. I have leg pain in my right let down the front to the side of my right leg, which I dont understand. It wakes me up several times during the night and I just cant get relief for it, it is almost like restless leg symdrome. I have pain in my left and right hip. Could this nerve be pressing on the sciatiata on both sides since the MRI. The pain is worse when lying down and not much relieves it. I not have incontinence any more, but I do have frequesncy of urination hourly, but no symptoms of an UTI present. I feel like my back pain in in my low back, hip, legs, and sometimes it seems to radiate to my throacic spine at times. what are your thoughts on that?

The herniation per the MRI report is actually at L4-L5 and encroachment of the moderate fomamina, nad fairly lateral recess. My Orthopedic told me when he reviewed the MRI scan told me he did not think an injection would really help. Since the original post, I have had problems with my bladder in which I could not initiate a void and had to cath mylself. I have already been seen by a urologist and the cath was the treatment as they feel I have a neurogenic bladder. My question is what can suddenly caused me t have a neurogenic bladder. I have noticed low back pain while sitting, and pain while stretching out my left knee at times. It normally wakes me up at night but not every night. I have the hip pain when bending or stooping, and after activity I have pain sometimes in ambulation. My Ortho and PCP told me I have some clinical presentations of fibromyalgia which if I do have that, my symptoms are worse with physical activity especially the next am. Can you define what is meant by a large broad based central disc protrusion— what is a central disc protrusion and what is meant by encroachment of foramin(moderate), and what is moderate lateral recess compromise?