Hello, I'm new! I developed sciatic pain on my left side last June. I had physical therapy in the fall, and seemed to get a lot better. Starting in December, I started to have tingling in that leg, and it really worried me. The tingling and pain has been increasing, and my doctor prescribed an x-ray and more PT. I got the x-ray results on Friday, and there is an area of the hip that they want to take a look at with a CT scan to rule out a abnormality. Over the weekend, my pain has become so severe I can hardly do anything. I am familiar with Dr. Sarno and Dr. Schubiner's books, and I realize that my worry is most likely increasing my pain. But I currently feel stuck. I have to get the CT scan to rule out anything. I desperately want to fully believe that my mind is causing this pain. I am open to the idea that it's TMS, and that therapy had a placebo effect. My mom died almost 2 years ago and had severe back problems, and all the meds she was on masked her heart attacks. It was very traumatic. I have been so fearful that I would inherit her issues. And now this sciatica is making me think I have. I really want to just dig in and figure out if it's truly TMS but I guess I have to rule out a structural issue. I feel like going crazy being in limbo. Any advice or ideas?