Having suffered from acute sciatica I received emergency back surgery only to find that my lower back pain went through the roof when I came out of anaesthetic. I ended up on morphine just to cope with the terrible spasms. A few people commented rather unhelpfully that it was all in my mind. I have done so much research to find a lasting cure. Being told it is in the mind when the physical pain is so real is so patrionising and unhelpful. We need to be considerate and open to all ...