I have always had back pain all my life i woke up one day and i thought i was going to die the pain in my legs and hip areas was so bad i couldnt sleep i couldnt eat i couldnt stand lay turn nothing this went on for bout 8 months then i had my first back surgery on l4 l5 disks no fusions just clipping  i woke of from surgery and new right then something was wrong my left leg foot was numb and i still have the numbness and now bad pains in my foot as well i am back to not sleeping and no  positions  give me any comfort! i was rear ended a few weeks ago and my right side is now hurtting my right leg gets tingles and sharp pains and of coarse now my left side is even worse i go to the doctor only to be told well you will never get feeling back in your left side to much nerve damage from before but we can send you to a pain doctor to try and help the pain thats all we can do and get an mri again so i did well the pain is way not under management and the mri says i now have the l3 bulging but he isnt going to do surgery??? it is what it is for now! i cant take this pain and have young children im 34 years old and shouldnt have to live this way thats what doctors are supposed to be for what the heck is going on!! im sorry your going through this i know what it feels like i cant run play with my kids i can barley clean my own house sometimes. i dont go any where i stay home :( god bless the backs! ive thought about going to a news place or talk show to put it on tv to see if i can get some help from a speicalist because its not fare.