And can give me some ideas on how to cope with and manage the pain during a flare up? I've had mysterious lower back pain at various intervals for the past year, usually it lasts for about a week and then disappears for several weeks. The GP put it down to 'mechanical back pain'. In Feb I had a two week long episode, the worst one so far, and I phoned the GP and begged for further investigations because I just knew it was an actual problem and not simply mechanical back pain.
They begrudgingly sent me for an MRI and low and behold, the report came back full of long complex words that I don't understand, (and neither did the nurse who phoned me the other day with the report) and right at the bottom it gives a summary saying I have Degenerative Disc Disease plus more long and complex words. I'm being referred to a neuro team so hopefully I hear something from them soon!
But in the meantime, any tips will be gratefully received!