Spondylolisthesis, Bulging disc and Sciatica
Hello I am a 25 yr old female and for the past 4 years I’ve been struggling with back pain, and throwing my back out at least once a year. All the way back in 2022 I had a lumbar sprain, 2023 did the same thing. Then in 2024/2025 it happened again but I didn’t see a Doctor or anything because it wasn’t super bad. In April of 2026 I threw out my back again, Doctors did X-rays and said I have degeneration in my L5-S1 and a mild curve to my spine. Got in to see a spine specialist in May, they did more X-rays and came back with that I have Spondylolisthesis, and my L5 is completely worn down to wear it’s rubbing on the bone beneath it. Got scheduled for an MRI and found out I also have a bulging disc that’s pushing into my nerves causing pain down my leg. My Doctor said to try injections first into the nerves to see if it helps alleviate my pain but also warned me that the only way to really fix this is with surgery, they want to hold off on surgery because I’m so young. I’m just curious to hear what advice anyone may have, or anything to be cautious of when it comes to nerve injections/surgery.