SI JOINT PAIN,DYSFUNCTION

[BrandyF]

DOES ANYONE HAVE SI JOINT PAIN, DYSFUNCTION??I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS,& HAD SI JOINT BLOCKS LAST WEEK,NOT REALLY ANY NOTICABLE IMPROVEMENT!!????

[tblizz]

yes i have had pain in my lower back since 1999 when i had a really bad car wreck, well since then the last six months the pain has gotten really bad, well in the last 2 months its gotten to were i can not go to work or lift my 1 year old in and out of her bed, sometimes are better than others. i have been to the doctor about a month ago and he said the pain is in my si joints, he did a lupus test on me and all my numbers for it were high but 3 so he said he was going to test every 6 months, well i had to go back friday since the pain is getting worse it seems like i have been having lots of swelling in my hands and feet i have started in the last month and 1 week have been having cramps all along my lower abdomen, and so i went in to see him and he had me go get an mri and some more blood work for lupus, im not sure what is wrong with me and it kinda sounds like he isnt for sure either, he finally gave me some steroids to take and they are makin it feel alittle better but not much. please help im only 26 and need some advice thanks blizz

[BrandyF]

hi, thanks for talking with me! Well, on Sept. 19th i had 2 disc removed from the lumbar region of my spine,then on Oct 31st i had a extremely large cervical disc removed with fushion. I hadn't had anymore pain in my lower back though scince 2 wks after my lower back surgery, that is until about 2-3 wks ago. as i said last week i was diagnosed with severe si joint pain,dysfunction. i have a great amount of pain in my lower back again, my hips,my butt,down both legs at times-all the way to my feet.but mainly(& the most severe)in my left side of my hip, all the way down my left leg-severe sciatic pain! my surgeon ordered another lumbar mri,but i haven't recived it yet. the thing is I'm not sure if this is SI alone because when i had my back surgery the mri also showed 2 other disc herniations there, they just took care of the worst 2! Now my insurance doesn't want to pay for me another mri for maybe 2 more months,scince all this stuff has been so recent...JERKS!!! I go back for another SI block next week. I'm in so much pain everyday!!!  well, that's pretty much thae basics,         thanks!!

[Caliber2005]

Hi Brandy,
Sacroiliac joint pain is discomfort in the lower back in the area where the base of the spine meets the pelvis. This pain is simply a symptom that may come from a number of conditions or diseases.
The sacroiliac joint has many nerve endings, which send pain signals to the brain. Pain in this region may be caused by many factors:
Twisting, bending, or moving in a way that triggers sacroiliac joint pain, Infection of the joint,
Osteoarthritis of the joint (more common in older adults), Trauma, such as auto accidents, Stress fractures in athletes, Inflammation of the joint, such as with ankylosing spondylitis.
Can you tell me little more detail about this pain?
What pathology has doctor said is causing this?
Bye.