Lipoma did not show on X-ray. Need opinions
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Im making this post purely to see if anyone else has experienced this. To backdate, I worked at Sam’s Club for about a year and (incorrectly obviously) lifted heavy products. So I developed lower back pain which I thought to be sciatica/herniated disc for three years. I was never diagnosed anywhere (no insurance at the time). I always had trouble laying flat on my back and felt this firm (moveable) lump near SI joint.
I recently stumbled across something called “back mice” or episacral lipomas. These are fatty lump resulting from a tear in the fascia that can be from back trauma. Back mice also MIMICS sciatica bc the lump pushes against the cluneal nerves. My pain is in lower back that can radiate to butt. It’s an aching, burning pain that can be triggered from : standing too long, sitting too long, wearing unsupportive shoes, laying flat on back/stomach, etc. I experience all of this. I’ve read multiple articles where it says it is NOT recommended to try to massage it out bc it will further irritate it.
I went to my PCP last week and brought this up to her and she had never heard of back mice so I had to explain to her what it is. I also told her I have a suspicious lump in my lower back which she did NOT do a physical exam in fact she was 120% certain it was just sciatica. I tried explaining that I’m not trying to diagnose myself but had concerns and she simply did not want to hear what I had to say. She gave me an X-ray order and referred me to a chiropractor and sent me on my way. The cray results came back negative meaning they didn’t see any lipomas. I read before this that they are hard to detect with X-rays and an MRI or ultrasound would be better since it is not a super large/dense object. If I don’t have it I will start chiropractor but then why do I feel a nodule in my back. It isnt a knot in muscle either I can feel the difference. It’s right over my SI joint. Has anyone had an experience similar? Did you find another dr?