i had a car crash in May. A couple of days later i was crippled with pain in my lower spine. i couldnt sit, stand etc. My husband took me to hospital and they said i had inflamation around the disc. Gave me pain killers and told me to see my doctor in 3 days time (which i did). he also confirmed that my disc was swollen and that i had the siatic nerve trapped as the pain was shooting down my legs into my feet. He refered me to physio where i am undergoing Traction treatment and heat treatment etc. I feel like i’m being crusified with pain. The embarresing thing is that i am finding it hard to control my bladder and have leakage before i manage to get to the toilet as my legs and knees are that sore if i walk that i cant get to the toilet quick enough. I had to see an independant doctor and he kept on and on at me about why i havent had one of those M.R.I scans. I told him that i dont know. all i know is that the physio said i have problems with my L5 disc.
Nobody is really explaining anything to me about what is going on. All they said is that i will be off work for at least 6 months if not longer. Why havent i been given one of those scans? When i ask the doctor, he said its because they know what the problem is without one. Why cant they just tell me whats going on. How can they tell just like that what is wrong?

A week ago something happened to me with my back and ever since then, my right leg hurts. But, my lower back hurts in one spot. Does that mean my Siatic Nerve is pinched and I may have a slipped disc in my back? I was told that a siatic nerve means you have a slipped disc?
Please help on this.
It hurt like H*ll when my back went out on my last saturday. I could not sit or stand.
I do have arthritis and a some narrowing between two bones in my lower back region.