Hi there. My name is Jodi.I am a 35 year old mother of four and back pain is really starting to interfere with my enjoyment of life! I have a bulging disc at l5 s1 that is touching the adjacent nerve root that has been verified by MRI. The doc also suspects that i have a similar problem at c6-c7 based on the tingling in my arms and hands. The pain is excruciating at times. Just this morning I awoke with an entirely new pain in the middle of my back, feels similar to the other pains in my back but in a different location. Wondering what is going on here, and why it seems to be happening so rapidly....I am on tramadol for pain, which i am told is not particularly addictive, as well as topamax. As for a root cause of all this, I have not been given an answer. Is there an actual name for what is happening to me?