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Post hemi-laminectomy nerve pain has increased.

Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 12 9:23pm | Replies (28)
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@joelhoward1092 - Healing from almost every type back surgery has two frustrating aspects - in my experience.

#1 - Progress as you return to normal can be very slow. Pain levels may fluctuate up and down for quite some time and I was told to expect slow improvement for 9-12 months. So far - that time estimate has been spot-on.

#2 - Sometimes you unexpectedly take a step backward on the road to recovery. That can be very frustrating! Just when you think, "I'm so glad that is behind me..." - that pain or that symptom reappears for a while.

Have you tried some minor PT with a well-trained person just to see how that affects you?

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joelhoward1092 | @joelhoward1092 | Apr 2 9:03am

Thank you for the feedback! It is very helpful to hear from people who have been through this and come out ok.

I really like & trust my surgeon, but he acted like I would be all better in no time, Which, I was briefly after surgery.

I am getting a “caudal injection”next week in hopes of calming the inflammation and irritation down around my tailbone and sacrum. At the moment that is the worst part.

My intention is to start PT the following week. I spoke to the physical therapist and she agreed that I should wait until after the injection.

So what type of surgery did you have? How are you now ?

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