question: I have been having lower back pain for two years now. Last year I was diagnosed with degeneration of the spine, arthritis of the spine & herniated disc. Due to having to unload a delivery truck at work I have been miserable for the last two weeks. Exreme pain in lower back down to buttocks and legs. I have very sharp shooting pains down my legs. I have recently started being unable to hold my bladder sometimes. I even had an accident at work and had to change. I read tonight on the net that at that point it is a medical emergency. Am I correct to be scared and worried? Should I immediately go to the er or call my doc first thing in the am?