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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by chester[/i] [br]I have recently had a recurrence of TMS. Four years ago, I had left side pain in my lower back, buttock, and leg. MRI showed a herniated disk and spinal stenosis. I saw a TMS doc, and slowly recovered in 4-5 months. A couple of months ago, I had a kidney stone on my right side. I get them a lot, and the symptoms range a great deal. A CT scan showed a 6mm stone in my right kidney. Fearing that this might be too big to pass, my stress level shot up and the pain started radiating to my lower back on the right side. I thought this new pain might still be the stone, but it soon turned into classic sciatica, which my GP told me could not be caused by a stone. A few weeks later, I passed the stone passed and was greatly relieved on numerous levels. However, the sciatica remains. I have resumed TMS treatment, but once again it is taking a while to click. As it stands now, I have the exact same symptoms on the right side as I had on my left. The pain varies from day to day – sometimes it’s a dull ache, sometimes toothache-like, and sometimes like electric shock. It will also move up and down my leg from day to day. I checked my journal from last time, and it all reads the same. My dilemma is whether or not to get an MRI. I did have my back x-rayed when I had a kidney stone followup, and it was negative. On one hand, I think I should get it as part of due diligence. But on the other, I know that anything “abnormal” that shows up on the MRI will freak me out despite my knowledge of and belief in TMS. At this point, I’m leaning toward not getting it, but I’m still wavering. Any thought would be appreciated. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.