<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.No releif from lower back pain for 2 months except in bed, age 83. Physio no help. xray ct lumber spine january 2012: DSH.L23 and L5S1 degenerative disc disease. Cauda equina compression L2 through L5 more prominent on the left at L34. Do i have to live with this pain? Take panadol osteo.  <response>: You have two options remaining. You may go for local injections like Epidural Steroid Injections, Selective Nerve Root Blocks SNRB and Facet Joint Injections, Facet Rhizome and Sacroiliac Joint Block Injections. These are given by specialized anesthetists dealing with pain management. If these fail andor you are apparently healthy to bear an anesthesia as decided by anesthetist you may undergo surgery. You consult a spine specialist andor pain clinic. Do not give hope. 