So I've had a long term issue with low back pain that radiates down my right hip through my quads of my right leg, sometimes it's the left. 

MRI's confirmed arthritis and 

Lumbar spinal stenosis around  L3-L5 and other places  along with general inflammation. The current thought is that the nerve root where they exit is being compressed causing a pain sensation.

The doc tried throwing meds at it (neurontin and whetever else) but none of them really seem to help much or have had unwanted side effects.

Regarding the pain, can ignore it during the day, however, I can't at night. I haven't had a decent nights rest with out taking sleep meds that leave me groggy and brain fogged the next day in several years.

Anyways this is really starting to grind on me physically and emotionally.