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(JD) · Feb 11, 2010, 07:58 PM

I, too, have not considered back surgery; they seem to still be practicing.
However, since your dad had the same issues and was helped by the surgery, that goes well in your favor.
That area of the back is the weakest for all of humans. The L4-L5 area, and it does infringe upon the sciatic nerve(s) at times.
My issue is more than just that though, and I hope you have a full eval for yours as well. One reason surgery won't help me is that the ilia are also involved. Those are the horizontal bones (think sacro-iliac.) I'm sure you know.
When my sacrum goes out, well, it's out most of the time, but when it creeps onto the sciatic nerve or both ... that pain is excruciating. But it isn't just the bone on the nerve itself causing the issue ... often it's the swelling from the bone being that far out ... or more than one being out of place. I take Toradol for the inflammation and the pain lessens considerably. Have you tried anti-inflammatory medicine for this intense pain? I would hate for you to have surgery, yes that scary intrusive, no-guarantee surgery, when maybe it's the additional swelling that is causing it to be unbearable.