MRI, Here I Come

As I mentioned in a previous post, I've been battling some nerve pain in my back/leg/butt on the right side over the past couple of months.  It's progressively gotten worse, and even spread to the left side as well.  It's gotten so bad recently that I can't stand or walk around for much more than 5 minutes without being in pain. I have to stop and sit down or crouch down when walking for extended periods (like while grocery shopping).  If I sit up completely straight, I get a shooting pain in my butt.  If I stretch my leg out completely, I get a shooting pain.  If I stand up to walk after being seated for a while, I start out hunched over because it's too painful to walk completely upright at first.  It's quite frustrating.  It really disrupts so many aspects of my daily life.  I've gone to a few PT appointments, but since it just seems to be getting worse, I decided I needed to do something more.  I have an MRI scheduled for next week, to see if we can try to get to the root of the problem.  I'm a little nervous about what the MRI could potentially uncover, but I have got to figure out how to stop this pain!  I just want to go back to my normal life. 

Side note - My physical therapist did determine that I have diastasis recti, or abdominal separation.  This happened as a result of my pregnancy.  It's not that big of a deal, and might not be related at all to the nerve pain I've been having.  I just think it's kinda gross to look at the picture and see what that means.  Bleh.