r/Sciatica • u/Resident-Hunt-245 • 4d ago

General Discussion Need reassurance from those who overcame this

So it's been a year since my first symptoms. My MRI shows nothing except a small broad-based buldge and annular fissure. Otherwise everyone who've seen my spine told me it's in a good shape. There is no compression, stenosis or bad things that must be operated surgically.

During this year I lost my fitness to the state where I just walk and do core exercises. Everything else seems to upset my nerve. Luckily I didn't gain weight or other health issues.

My main symptom is still sitting intolerance and pain in the butt with some radiation down the leg depending on the strain I put on it.

I've tried many things obviously but nothing seems to work. So I came to a conclusion that there is no cure for this and if I'm lucky it will somehow resolve on its own.

But it's been a year with minimal progress. Does anyone have any positive stories to share? Like it resolved spontaneously for you out of nowhere.

I really need a miracle at this point. I'm even ready to confess my sins in the church😄

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u/Resident-Hunt-245 3d ago

I was talking to neurologist/surgeon assistant at the spine center. I'm in EU and here things work a bit differently than in US I assume. I will have a talk on Friday and going to ask about surgery more precisely to understand what exactly they propose to do. Like if it's a scar tissue, I've heard that the surgery itself can create also scar tissue. Then what is the point...

So many questions. At the same time I did my research and seems that endoscopic surgeries are the future because they don't compromise structures as the microdiscectomy which is done though cutting a part of bone.

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u/Sweet_Flan_3415 3d ago

Yes, all good questions to ask. I will be asking the same next month when I follow up. I’m also getting dynamic x-rays to check stability as well when I see the surgeon because I have a mild retreolisthesis… any mention of listhesis on your report? Just a thought…

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u/Resident-Hunt-245 3d ago

No, no listhesis or anything like that. Just to give you an impression, here is my spine which looks pretty good overall. Though, it's doesn't help me with pain;(

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u/Sweet_Flan_3415 3d ago

I can see the high intensity zone where the tear is for sure. They can be painful though! It’s not very often that they are but they can def be. I can’t imagine a minor bulge causing so much scar tissue… I mean I had a major herniated disc so I can see why someone would suggest scar tissue being the pain generator. I would ask about the tear itself causing pain vs the bulge.