Back trouble

[cfelton]

I know some of you guys have had back troubles so I'm asking your opinion. I woke up December 9th and couldn't get out of the bed, had terrible pain in my lower back, hip and left leg. I had broke my long handle ratchet pulling on some big bolts and fell on a motor about two weeks before. It hurt some but had gone away in a few days. Had to go to the emergency room and they xrayed me and said nothing was broken but saw some arthritis in my lower back. Went to my Dr. the next day and he thinks I have a bulging disk. I have an appointment with a specialist on the 8th. I'm taking pain pills and something for muscle spasams. Its been three weeks and it still hurts in my left hip and down my leg to my ankle. Something is pinching my sciatic nerve. I guess years of physical abuse working and birthdays have had a toll on my back. Have you fellas had anything similar?