I've had many epidurals in my lumbar and the Dr. told me that by burning the nerves in L2, L3, and L4 would give me pain relief for 6 mos to a year but instead it magnified my pain. I am scheduled for a Nerve Test for my lumbar area March 25th and wanted to know what that test can find to relieve me of this awful pain I am in. The Dr. said that it might be possible that a Spine Stimulator my be used but is rarely used in people who have not had prvious back surgery I was also told that I have herniated disc in that area but a Spinal Surgeon said that they did not require surgery. Why then in pervious years getting epidurals did my pain go away? Please help me to understand. Thank you Debi Mabuce