[banhorn]

You're too young for this kind of problem!

-Pain in my back when bending forward/backward and twisting
-Can't sit for more than 45 minutes and it aches in bed
-Tingles come and go in my big toes on both feet
-Tingles down my left glute/hamstring now and then
-Pain sometimes on the front of my left shin

The radicular pain and tingles are certainly not constant and don't come close to the back pain.

I don't know if it's related, but every once in a while my sacroilliac joint gets tight and I have to do some exercises to re-balance it as well as pain/tightness in my left hip/groin. I'm guessing it's all related to the screwed up angles and angry muscles in my lumbar. These issues began with the back pain.

I'm only making guesses at this point as I wait to see a local specialist. I'm taking NSAIDs and can make do right now, but I don't know if I should be trying something more aggressive to become active again.