Who ordered your MRI?

How long ago did you have an MRI

Have you seen a spine specialist?

If you have not seen a spine specialist, you need to be evaluated by one for a proper diagnosis.

You need to see either an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spines or a neurosurgeon that specializes in spines only.

As for the MRI being negative, that is a very ambiguous statement. An MRI is only a small tool in the larger picture of diagnosing a spinal problem and spinal pain.

What may appear to be normal on an MRI picture for one person, can create havoc in another person's spine.

A good doctor will use the MRI pics as a tool in helping to diagnose a patient and just say "the MRI is negative" and you still have pain.

That is why it is so important to see a good spinal specialist.

If you have been seeing a spinal specialist, then you need to get a second opinion.

Good luck

Fran

As Fran has suggested, You should see a spine specialist and possibly a second opinion.

I'm suffering the same after a microdiscectomy, to give you a possible clue,

you may have an annular tear in your disc which maybe leaking nucleus protein fluid which aggravates the nerve and gives you reffered leg pain.

It may not necessarily show up on an mri, but is more indicative through a discogram.

This is my opinion only and I'm not a doctor but a sufferer, so please see a professional