[WILLIAM]

I had ADR surgery six months ago which has not worked. A clearly degenerated looking disc was replaced and my pain is exactly the same now as it was before the operation. Apart from the possibility of the facet joints, (which look fine on film) and a different disc (all of which also look fine) surgeons don't seem to have an idea what the pain source is. I am surprised my description of the pain.....ie location, causes and nature.......do not give them a better chance of knowing where it is coming from. In other words it seems that the nature of facet joint pain and disc pain is very similar........is there any resource which attempts to describe the placement and kind of pain associated with these two different pain sources..........and have I overlooked any other possible pain sources to account for the hot, burning pain next to my buttock and coxcyx (right hand side) which is fine when walking but awful on sitting and not good when lying or standing ?