Diane Hearty, you might want to get an MRI. You might have spinal stenosis or a disc problem. Don't let it get worse, there's relief to be had. God Bless

My lower back has hurt for years but lately my lower back has been hurting so bad i can hardly stand the pain is going down both sides of my legs i get this stabbing pain

I also have lower back pain. I was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease several years ago, and just this year, a x-ray showed that I had it in my upper back as well. Last August (2016) I injured my back and got a herniated disk, which was excruciating. I had very bad sciatica that hadn't let up until about a month or so ago. I believe that when you have fibromyalgia, any other diagnosis that includes pain just makes it that much more difficult. We are extra-sensitive to pain and I believe it may take us longer to heal depending upon the severity of our illness. First, there is the back pain that comes with the fibromyalgia, then if you have any spinal problems on top of that, well, it's a double whammy - American speak for having a trouble layered upon top of another trouble. Anyone going through these things should get the best help they can to manage their pain from a good doctor or a pain clinic.

Thanks for the help! My gp doesnt believe my fibro or rsd is an existing disease so she wont cooperate with bloodwork...... Besides that it is always a risk to get bloodwork done because it can cause a bad flare up with losing even more moving capabilities than i already have, so im trying to avoid that. Gp has been talking about physiotherapy but i wont do that right now. Once we are moved to a new apartment with nursinghome care and physio is in the building and come to you, i will consider it again. But for now decline.

Hi MaryLou51 I have a very painful low back muscle pain constantly. I do have problems in L5/S1 but what I've been feeling is a pinching pain (very painful) above the buttocks left side around to the fleshy part of the hip. I don't know if you can relate to that region It's hard to translate the area into words! My Dr gave me a script for phys therapy but I'll bet yoga would be better for me & I would save $30/visit. I hope you feel better❣️🌺🌸🌼🍀🎈