← Return to Pain in the butt - Can't sit down

Discussion

Pain in the butt - Can't sit down

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 17 9:37am | Replies (316)
Comment receiving replies
@sbtheplumber1

I almost thought this was a post I had posted a few weeks ago at first. I had L4-S1 fusion my L5 was loose biggest mistake 3 weeks later a neighbor came up behind me and twisted me while I was sitting. The surgeon refuses to leave me in pain and says everything is healed , no pinched nerves , no scar tissue. The front and sides of my left leg are numb it comes and goes on the right. My left leg is on fire from what feels like nerves being ripped apart. Now my right leg is starting too, I use a cane and Walker. Waiting on a pain stimulator since I’ve went to 4 surgeons who have said nothing is wrong . 4th surgeon sent me to a hip specialist who laughed and said it wasn’t my hip. I seen someone mentioned falling they should see a pelvic therapist there’s not many that do men . It’s beginning to help but the nerve pain hasn’t slowed down yet but I can now tell when the tailbone gets out of alignment, bowels won’t move right.

Jump to this post

Replies to "I almost thought this was a post I had posted a few weeks ago at first...."
heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Jun 10 7:01am

I'm so sorry plumber.

Damn, fusion surgery just terrifies me because of these stories. I don't think this is representative of the majority of spinal fusions- that doesn't make it any easier for you or any less scary.

Any orthopedic surgery is gonna involve touching some nerves. And when the spine is involved, well almost all of the body's nerves track through the spinal column. I had laminotomies at S1, L5, and L4 - the least invasive type of back surgery to relieve nerve pain. It worked great, but for the first week after surgery, my leg was weak and it hurt like hell to sit down - I had to lower myself onto a chair.

Next in complexity/nerve involvement is a laminectomy, where a larger portion of the vertebra is removed. And finally, fusion - where the space between fused vertebra is removed and filled with a patient's bone or cadaver bone, and then screws and pins, sometimes rods, are used to make two or more vertebra into one. It even sound awful.

My lumbar spine is held together by a strong core. I've got lumbar stenosis, scoliosis, and degenerative/arthritic disc and vertebra disease. I'm motivated to stay in shape, including keeping my weight normal because I so want to avoid any fusion.

I hope you find an answer and get rid of that pain plumber. All the best friend. Joe

VIEW AND REPLY