About 5 months ago I had surgery to repair 2 herniated discs (L5-S1 and L4-L5) A simple microdiscectomy. The right side, for which the surgery was meant to repair, is feeling much better. Unfortunately, the left side is now giving me problems. I went to see my surgeon, and he said the pain I'm feeling in the left is due to an irritation of the sacral-illiac joint and should resolve itself.
The pain has somewhat lessened, although today it seems to be back for more. It hurts mainly on the illiac crest , although today it is actually bothering me farther towards the outside of my hip and seems to worsen when walking or bending backwards.
I am concerned that the doctor's diagnosis is incorrect. My orthopedic originally diagnosed my original herniated discs as the same type of irritation.
HELP!!! I don't know why there is so much pain on the left side. I want my doctor to do an MRI, but I also want to trust his diagnosis. I am getting very frustrated with this situation and I just want to return to normal.
What should I do?!! Does his diagnosis sound right?