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frustrated and hurting

frustrated and hurting

Hi i am new here but thought it might help to see if anybody might have any ideas on some relief from back pain, I have had pt , injections, pain meds .I see a nuerosurgeon on Feb. 3.
pain in lower back that goes down into my legs, been fighting this for along time ,

mri report -L3/4 mild degenerative disc and facet changes, small broad based posterior disc protrusion is present a few mm in thickness

L4/5 a small broad based posterior central disc protrusion is present measuring 4mm in thickness, severe hypertrophic facet and ligamentum flavum changes are present

L5/S1 minimal degenerative spondylolisthesis of L5 relative to S1 is present only a few mm ,there is severe degenerative hypertrophic facet and ligamentum flavum changes , a small left posterolateral disc protrusion or extrusion is present about 4mm in thickness

I just feel like at times  i am made to feel the pain is all in my head and I know its not it is real.
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I posted a couple days ago but got no response  I was just hoping someone could give me any ideas if my mri gives any clues to why my back hurts so bad.
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I'm currently getting radio frequency ablation for my facet issues. I have disk degeneration and arthritis in my facet joints and the RFA is supposed to help with that. I also have the injection and PT and a TENS unit and nothing helps. I had my first RFA last month and I'm getting my second this Friday. So far I do notice a difference. My leg pain is a lot less. I would look into that and maybe ask your doctor if that seems like a good idea or not.
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