I have pain in L5 lumbar with it radiating into my groin, testicle and my quad. Is this sciatica/nerve pinch?

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Just got back from the Doc. X-rays were negative fo disk, bone spur etc. no hernia. no kidney stone(did another urine sample). So it looks like i will be on prednisone(which I have never been on before) for 12 days. He said the likelihood of it bening anything else is very unlikely (cancer, cyst, etc.) He just stinks because by leg feels so tired like I have been doing endless squats while my left side feels fine.oh well.

Answer 1

possibly or a hernia, go to the doc asap!

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Hi there. I was compelled to answer this because a year-and-a-half ago I had a horrifying pain explode into my hip/groin area... I cried... I could not walk... I used crutches for a while... I went to a hospital and they found nothing (they checked for hernias etc.) and I had a hefty bill after that. I dealt with it, thinking it would go away and I looked up EVERYTHING I could on the matter. The constant I got was sciatic pain but it was in my groin which was weird.

Well, about a month and a half later, I had this horrifying pain in my back and I slept hunched over because I couldn't get comfortable otherwise/... after that I was left with a pinching/stabbing/annoying pain down my leg, in my calf, in my hip etc. And of course, the groin pain as well. I ended up getting insyurance and they eventually did an MRI and found I have a congenital anomaly which with let my vertebra slip into isthmic Spondylolisthesis (L5 over S1) which about 5% of people can have without pain but mine so happens to be causing me a world of pain. I've had transforaminal injections, I've tried chiropractic... my orthopedic surgeon has suggested fusion of this area to stabilize th vertebra, especially since I have a missing piece of bone... I mentioned the groin pain to him and he DID SAY that sometimes nerve pinchings from the lumbar area can refer pain to the groin/hip area... So those were the words of a reputed surgeon...

That, and he's honest.. one of the first things he said to me about the surgery was "when you wake up, you're going to feel like a small nuclear device went off in your back!" I have yet to decide what I'm going to do, but I know he's good if I do make the choice to go ahead with the procedure... I'm currently in pain with the groin/hip area along with radicular pain in my leg... mine is also in the right side...

Answer 5

Usually sciatic nerve pain goes down further into your leg and gluteal muscle. But any type of lumbar pain can affect the lower part of your body. Obviously you have been diagnosed if you know the pain is in L5. Did your doctor give you any exercises or tips on dealing with this? If your pain has increased or is going further into your body, maybe your should go back to the doctor. At least he/she can do something to alleviate the discomfort and pain that you.

Answer 6

Are you able to walk? If you are I can practically guarantee you it isn't a pinched sciatic nerve. I can also say that from your description that it isn't a pinched sciatic nerve.

I have had a pinched sciatic nerve 4 times. I can guarantee that you will have trouble walking. Also the pain starts about the hip and then radiates down the outside of your leg to the knee. It also feels like someone stuck a pipe in your hip and pushed it to your knee then put in a blow torch and set it on high. It takes about 2 to 3 weeks to start to walk normally and then about another 4 to 5 weeks to completely go away.

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I doubt it. I had L4 L5 fusion surgery as a result of chronic sciatica nerve pinch. My pain was restricted to lower back and down the legs with numbness. Pain can play tricks on you, sometimes internal problems in one area can cause pain in another. Call your doctor.

Answer 8

It sounds like sciatica. You really need to get to it checked. You could have a herniated disc or your facet could be inflamed. If you have twisted a little wrong you might have strained your sac-rial joint. which really sux because there is not much more than steroidal injections that can fix that problem.

Get to the Dr and hope you have only damaged a muscle. Good luck to ya.....

Answer 9

It's not the sciatic nerve - that goes down the side of the upper leg, and down the back of the leg into the foot. Usually referal into the testes if from nerves coming out at the mid level of the sacrum. The lateral femoral nerve supplies the quads and exits at L2-4 and the Obturator nerve comes down into the groin and exits at L2-4 as well.

Answer 10

sciatica pain usually radiates down your leg through your butt. it's possibly a pinched nervebut it does sound like a hernia.

Answer 11

Possible sports hernia. Do you twist your alot body at high speeds or under heavy loads?