L4-L5 DDD, cannot sit, burning feet

[james]

Thanks for your attention!

I live in San Diego. My MRI shows disc tear, degenerated disc and slightly degenerated facet joint.

I was unlucky w.r.t to the doctor and the physical therapist, I met at the start of my problem. No one told me what to do and how to treat my problem.

At the start of my back pain, doctors basically told me "you do not need surgery now, go and come back when we can operate you!".

By the time I realize what to do and how one should treat back pain, it was too late. Now I am here with pain and disability.

The last doctor I met (Ramin Bagheri, San Diego), basically said he is interested in patients that he can operate on, if I don't want to be operated on, better not to waste his time!

I have had epidural injections and take pain medication, but they don't help much other than making me sleepy. I also feel disconnected to my environment, when I take them.

I will have my 4th MRI soon.

My back is extremely fragile. Any sudden or harsh movement puts me into pain, which lasts for months. Recently, I have started using ice pack.