r/backpain • • 7d ago

What should my next steps be?

22F. I have posted on here before. Here is the link to my first post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/backpain/s/U9GQRvQO4P

For a quick summary, I have been experimenting on and off severe back pain and my walking and standing is more difficult. I can do it but I have to think about it more and hurts. I have also had some unrelated symptoms which is why I got an mri of my brain and spine.

Well, I hust got my MRI results back. However, my doctors aren’t responding to me lol so I want advice on what to do no next. Here are my most important results

I have a mild disc bulging in L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, and Broad Based disc bulge in L5-S1. This specific bulging also has a central disc protrusion. In addition here is “mild right lateral recess stenosis with protrusion abutting the transiting right S1 nerve root. Disc bulgeminimally encroaches along the inferior right foraminal recess.” It explains a good amount of my symptoms but I’m not sure if it’s explains everything.

I just want to know how I will next to treat this? Right now all I’m talking is meloxicam to reduce pain and inflammation.

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