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Post hemi-laminectomy nerve pain has increased.
Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 12 9:23pm | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
Hi All, I'm only five weeks post laminotomy. The first week and a half was good, but now every day is different. Yesterday, the eclipse day I walked alot and it felt great, then wham! today my legs are twitching and my pelvis feels uneven. I'm having worries that something went wrong in the surgery. I'm trying to get a telehealth appointment with the Surgeon. I really miss being able to exercise, getting fat now from not being able to do any exercise. Any words of reassurance ?
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@annie1 The pelvis can easily go out of alignment, and because muscles connect it to the spine, it can generate some pain and possible sciatic pain. I've had this happen to me, and my physical therapist showed me some exercises to level the pelvis. It can relieve the symptoms immediately. This tends to happen from sitting too much and the hip flexors get tight. Stretching them out and mashing out the tightness helps. You can lay face down on a small ball (like a tennis ball) placed just inside the hip bones. When mine gets tight, it pulls the hip forward, and this gets it back where it should be.
Also when you hit that 5th to 6th week after surgery, the incision is finishing healing and the scar tissue starts to get tight. That can create pain. A physical therapist can help if your surgeon advises it. My PT does myofascial release to stretch out the scar tissue. It helps. All surgery creates scar tissue, so this is a common effect.
Jennifer