Lumbar and Sacral Injury Levels

Hi Norman and welcome to the forum. I would suggest either going straight back to your Dr or straight to the emergency room. I know from experience that this is nothing to mess with, go have it checked as soon as possible. This may be something that has gone from bad to worse, you just never know. But please go get checked out asap.

Norman;

I suspect you have not yet had go to doctors often. is that correct? If the people you saw were vague it is up to you to get them to be specific. Go back- insist they explain and answer all your questions. If you can, take a friend. It is difficult to insist professional people educate us when we feel ignorant about something.

Listen to the other posters- no, your injury should NOT feel worse. Something may have shifted in your back to make things actually worse than they were. The fracture clinic may not be able to identify what it is, which is why others suggest an MRI. Did your initial treatment do one for you? They may have done nothing more than x-ray and that will not tell you enough about your injury.

For the first time in your life you have a problem with your back. hard as this is to accept, it means you will need to be thoughtful for the rest of your life, doing things to protect and strengthen it. Yes, a simple fracture heals, but the healing creates enlargement in the vertebra that then put unbalanced pressure on the discs, etc, etc. Learn all you can and find a doctor who answers your questions well, explains everything, and doesn't brush off your pain. THINGS HURT WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG! Your own instincts are good about this.

Hi. Thanks for yere comments.
I had ( during my week in hospital), a cat scan, an MRI, and x rays.
Everything seemed ok for 2 weeks after discharge from hospital. The morning pains spasms have only occurred since 5 days ago. I was at a fracture clinic a week ago and had an X-ray done there also. The doc said it was early days but these pains had not started yet.
I'll probably contact them after Easter